That dream! Boy-oh-boy was it intriguing! Hey, it was a
perfect original story. A few alterations, sure, but on the whole - spot on.
Must write it down as soon as possible. Right . . .
First I have to be awake!
Uh-huh?
So . . . WAKE already!
But it's cold dark and
unbelievingly uninviting out there in wake-world.
What? This could make me
rich.
Hardly rich.
Well, logic does become
warped in Noddyland - you know?
Noddyland?
Forget I said that -
sleep-land then.
NODDYLAND?
Look, drop it . . . okay?
Hmmm, okay.
I still think it's a
brilliant story - seriously.
All right then, if it will
get me some peace . . . . Snore.
Here's the plan then.
Eh! Huh! Huzzat?
To record the dream, before
the memory goes.
Ah yes, quite so . . . What
dream?
You've forgotten!
Well . .
You have forgotten. It
starts blah, blah . .
Oh yes, got it now . . . er
. . How does it go?
Blether, blah, blathety
blah, and then the delicate twist at the end blah-boom!
Gads, how did I dream that
up? It's wonderful!
Sure is! Well, the plan is
as soon as the eyes open, hands grab pen and paper, then print like billy-oh!
Right on ol' bud and partner
- where's the pen?
Just above you when you wake
- very, very handy!
And the paper?
Beside it - the hardback
book!
Oh, yeah.
Now we're going to have to
be fast - before the memory fades, or goes! Okay, I'll just rest momentarily to
build up the energy for the task.
Seems reasonable, as long as
we're careful not to slip . . . back . .into...dreammmm...
clever & well written dialogue...have you read Eyes of a Blue dog by Marquez?
ReplyDeleteI just had a look at it and read the first section in full before skimming the rest. It's a stream of consciousness piece. The format is not user-friendly (I've a headache now) :D I see the connection.
ReplyDeleteI wish I'd been able to hold on to as much of the dream I'd really had. However, the notion to formulate a story from the actual forgetting amused me, so...
It stayed in that hard-back book for 8 years and a house-move before I entered it into Acorns Competition in 1996 and was placed.
This was the story of three that I least thought to be accepted.
Thanks for commenting and the reference.