Where Keri is offered “Three Choices” in a dream, for how to move on with her life from here.
“So. I hear you really fucked things up.” I open my eyes to see a glass set before me, slowly being filled with a strong scented liquor. “Your lackadaisical attitude finally roasted your ass this time.” He continued speaking as he filled a second glass and placed it beside the first.
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(This post written for Sunday Scribblings #315: “Wealth”.)
“Hey, Old Woman! Wake up! Time to pay the fee!”
When their yelling didn’t rouse her, they roughly pushed and shook her. She flailed to keep her balance as she awoke in mid-tilt. To no avail as the youths only pulled her harshly forward. They laughed as she fell on the remnants of her lunch.
3,126 words.
Oh, I need a vacation. I really need a vacation. I’ve been running around the Worlds so much, Home doesn’t feel much like home. I’ve been stepping from the Waking into so many different places. Like now, for instance. One moment I was in my bed at home, now I’m wearing another business suit waiting to be called into the office of my new (temporary) manager.
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I was quite tired last night. So tired, moving from my chair seemed daunting. But not so tired, that I couldn’t move and click the mouse. So, as it was, I spent a few hours longer than I should reveling in the maddening faire called Tumblr. So it should be no surprise that I wound up dreaming I was sitting back at the computer, reveling and engaging in Tumblr anew.
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Where Keri is inspired by another person’s dream, and writes 250 words of what the satyr said to him.
Warning: Keri is full on bitching and ranting. Proceed at your own risk.
“If you don’t want your sacred cow roasted, don’t let it wander the Internet.”
“There will always be someone that claims to know more than you do, is eager to show how much more, and will do their damndest to convince you that orb of polished shit is really gold.”
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44 words is all I remember of a dream.
It was a lazy weekend. No chores to do. Nothing pressing to attend to. We would normally be in pajamas, but today I dressed for work. Dter teased me about this. That I was such a businesswoman, I don’t allow myself to relax. Red blouse, black knee-length skirt. I had even donned my jewelry and brushed my hair. I smiled and laughed, but felt an instinctual pull. However, to make her feel better, I did start to remove the jewelry.
3,287 words
Where Keri answers “Who is Ravenwoman?” in 1,052 words of speculation and wonder.
“Do you just appear into nowhere or do you have something specific to travel? That is, do you have a specific ritual that helps when traveling or just materialize wherever?”
Keri answers this in 514 words.