Posts tagged painting
I do this because of a dream

Sometimes I watch my dogs while they’re sleeping.

They kick their legs and make little barking sounds because in the dream world, they are chasing something.

Their dream world isn’t any less real than this physical world. In the dream world, they are running.

I’ve always been fascinated by dreams and have kept a dream journal since I was a teenager.

Back then, my dreams were often jarring, even violent.

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shepherd your work

It was the first day of writing class.

We were going around the table to introduce ourselves.

“I want to give you two of my stories,” she said. “I want you to tell me if they’re any good or not. If I’ve got no shot at getting published, I don’t want to waste my time with the class.”

She didn’t like my answer.

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