
I’ve been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor in our spare room to keep my mother from wandering down the stairs in the middle of the night. I’m full of thoughts and sleep doesn’t come easily.

I’ve been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor in our spare room to keep my mother from wandering down the stairs in the middle of the night. I’m full of thoughts and sleep doesn’t come easily.

I figured out what they’re for! -The stack of giant quilted pillows that looks nice but is an annoyance most of the time. They’re for when your sweetheart is away and you have the whole queensize bed to luxuriate in, but you still want something to squeeze.

Apparently I was a “Fire-Breathing Garlic Dragon.”


Sometimes, on nights when sleep is slow to come, I imagine myself in a self-contained suit that propels me through space at tremendous speed. It’s not a modern, high-tech device, more like space travel 1890’s style. The low “shoosh"ing sound is very relaxing and one can sense the infinite silence just outside.