I had a dream last night, my psychiatrist would have a field day with. I dreamt there was a beautiful park in the middle of a city. You had to pay a quarter to get in. In the middle of the park were these brick toilets and again you had to pay a quarter to get in.
I thought, Wow those must be really nice toilets. I don’t really need to go, but I’ll pay a quarter to get in and a quarter to use the really nice toilets.
So I sitting there, looking out a half window at the park, and by the way they were really nice toilets, and a woman kept going back and forth. I thought to myself this might be the kind of place someone would vandalize.
So I was sitting there and the entire wall of the toilet was ripped off and I was exposed to the city.
Yeah, thanks vandals.
Remember, this is a dream. Even my dreams have a freaky sense of humor.
My psychiatrist would want to look for deeper meaning, like my Mom’s toilet training techniques. But, me I’m not that brilliant and well-educated and I think my Mom did a fine job.
I think it’s because I’m facing my fear of short stories publicly. Oh by the way the last short story really sucked, so can my freakish dream count instead?
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Ahh, no thanks, I’ll walk… I’ve seen too many of those ‘don’t go in there’ flicks.
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I’ve only been in the subway in Paris and that was enough.
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Your dream has short story “written” all over it. Why not embellish it and leave out,(or save for the ending)the ‘it’s only a dream’ part. And how about a few illustrations? You’ve got my curiosity piqued about those really nice toilets…lol
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I didn’t go into great detail but they looked like high tech gadgets.
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Your last story did not suck and I find your dream analysis could be spot on. I am not a psychiatrist but I have had many a dreams and many interpretations from relatives. Your interpretation would be something my mom or aunt would say. Looking forward to the next SS
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I started a short story about a muse who instead of inspiring, she discouraged artist. It got so boring I couldn’t finish it. Thanks for the encouragement.
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You made me smile with this one!!
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Mission accomplished 🙂
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Great dreams are always “crazy.” I had a dream last night that I had to go to a different world and save a princess using my magic. I could also morph in animals and control fire. What would your psychiatrist say about that dream? 🙂
Don’t worry about your writing, it is wonderful, good luck with everything!
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I think he would be more interested in why you would ask a crazy person to analyze your dreams.
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Great dream vignette! Have you attempted lucid dreaming ? You will generate wonderful material. Also try reading some Lord Dunsany short stories to go “beyond the fields we know”.
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No, but you caught my interest. I’m going to try to find what you’re referring to and give it a try. Thanks.
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I would love to see the dream turn into a story. Yotaki Beautywalk
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I’ll have to give that some real thought. Maybe over a glass of wine or shot of tequila.
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The woman. Describe the woman. Tell me what city? Was it in ruins or was it palatial? Oh I gotta know more. See that? You’re good at this. Keep going. 😉
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I have been in that toilet! It was on the hill, near Maly Buddha (a scrumptious Vietnamese restaurant) and the communist block building I called home. And just a hop skip and a jump away from Prague Castle.
Maybe you got transported there and then political extremists – or teleporter extremists – wanted to kick you out because you just weren’t urinating in the correct manner.
That part didn’t happen to me – though I’m not sure if the manner I urinate is at all acceptable to political/teleporter extremists.
The toilet just ate my coin – which looks like it probably was a good thing.
Thanks for the like on my blog, by the way:)
May all your future toilet dreams be unvandalized.
Caszie
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Thanks and may your quarter be returned to you ten fold.
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The privatizations of parks is bad? And public toilettes are horribly exposed? Okay, serious theory. Did your last short story involve a park at all? Then I’d say bingo bango!
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No demon, flesh pages from a book, fires, explosions, nuns. Anything you can do with that?
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Sounds like a short short to me… 😉
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lol, loved the dream. It was definantly about vulnerability and maybe fear of bad exposure. 😀
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I was expecting it to turn into a nightmare: a quarter to get into the park, a quarter to get into the loo — and then another quarter to get out, only you’ve run out of quarters… 🙂
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Worse than you thought. Not even money can buy your way out of humiliation.
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Another wonderfully written post. A short and well made film on the dream would be terrific.
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Thanks I always imagined my story was a sitcom. Finally, it’s being made into a movie. 🙂
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I love your, “I’m a fiction writer” quote at the top. 🙂
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Thanks, I’m nothing if not for my quirky quotes.
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Where do you get all the picture art? They’re beautiful. Do you do photoshop?
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I’m thinking of taking a class. But I get the pictures I have from artists.
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You find life entertaining and beautiful, and you get it on the cheap, without having to pay a high price, however you run the risk of being exposed, for something you are ashamed off, this dreams have a repetitive quality, with different themes, but essentially the same issue, they will stop once you pay attention to the message and correct whatever you are doing wrong…
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you should look up for those funny Japanese toilet pranks on youtube. You’d realize that your dream is someone else’s reality in that part of the world :).
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You have interesting dreams 🙂
By the way, I like your taste in chosing pictures. Most of them are amazing.
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Very interesting blog–I want to write fiction but I’m afraid to even start, so I understand your worries but definitely admire that you have more courage than me 😛 also, if you’ve been to Paris you’ll probably know that many “public” bathrooms there actually do charge….
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At least you dream about nice toilets.. in my toilet dreams (yes, I have them) they are disgusting, but I don’t have to pay to use them.
I’ve enjoyed your writing – and also these comments.
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I’m really enjoying the wonderful, quirky, twisted fun here. Nice job and keep up the spirited work,
Jeff
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I love the btw, where “the last short story really sucked, so can my freakish dream count instead?” hahaha!
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I have trained myself to move from bad to good dreams when I am sleeping lightly enough. I’m getting better at it, but there are times when the dreams take me hostage. In real life I refuse to feel helpless, which is a big theme in my worst dreams. At the risk of sounding boring, I luv your prose. Thank you for taking the time to share.
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Make sure you figure out this labored appropriate? My partner and i shouldn’t sumit it yet again easily do not need to! Possibly your website glitced out and about or perhaps i will be a fool, the next selection does not amaze me hahah. thank you for a great blog!
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Funny dream – I’ve had similar dreams except I was in the middle of a busy downtown area in the middle of rush hour – I’m sitting on a toilet in the middle of this mad rush watching everyone go by – nobody notices me – I woke up and I thought I was weird – maybe we are weird or maybe we’re just normal and everyone else is weird!
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I like to think I’m ‘weird’. Then I special.
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Thank you for the “like” on my blog. 🙂 I’ve browsed through your writing and find it quite talented. Hope you keep up the wonderful work!
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Thanks to this blog, I intend to expand on my writing. Thank you.
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