by Jim Stitzel | Jun 24, 2026 | General
I am lying in my bed, on my back looking up at the ceiling. The covers are pulled up to my chest, and I am struggling in vain to find my way to sleep. The crack on the ceiling is currently holding my attention, and I am wondering how it got there. But as I watch that...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 11, 2026 | General
I appear suddenly in a crowd of people. Initially, they are all blurry, without faces. I am confused, unsure of where I am. However, I know immediately that I’m outside, standing on a paved brick sidewa- no, a courtyard! There are some booths set up around the area,...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 13, 2025 | General
(Content warning: discussion of death and dreams of bullying and violent behavior) I don’t understand my sleeping mind. I can’t remember the last time I had a true nightmare. But for a number of years now, the kinds of dreams I have feature situations and scenarios...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 14, 2017 | Stories
“Anything?” Bantu asked. “Gimme a sec,” replied Shari. With a gloved hand she reached into the mist hovering before her, dipping a small test tube into it and filling it as best she could. With the other hand she stoppered it before withdrawing...
by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2016 | General
I am struggling today. I woke this morning from a dream I can’t remember still somehow feeling sad and melancholy about it. This has been happening to me a lot lately. One of the side effects of the sleep medication I take (a must, if I hope to actually get a...
