[stylist] not a poet, I just blow it

Wed Jan 20 05:16:08 UTC 2010

wow,
Lori this was last night?  dream of writing on a haunted 
typewriter?  sure there's gotta be a couple of key puns  in that one.

yes, dreams can have the sensory experience of fingers 
typing.  usually when a dream has such sensation it is getting closer 
to what's technically called vivid dreaming.  in vivid dreaming, you 
know you are dreaming but continue to dream, and exercise more 
control over yourself in the dream than usual.
Boyd and body?  I would wonder what kind of associations you have 
with the name boyd.

a line of capital Z's, ZZZ is the cartoon quote over somebody 
sleeping.  some people think Z has other symbolic meaning, for 
example it is the end of the alphabet.  thus, it might be a symbol of 
death or completion.
twice you had violence, very intense violence,  so if this is about 
your surgery your subconscious is viewing it in terms of a mugging, a 
street fight.
I also wonder if there's another explanation instead, or as dreams 
go, on another level than your surgery.
your ghost is female?  she can take control of your typewriter.  is 
the typewriter so to speak typing the narrative of your life?  is 
that typewriter, according to your dream, the storypoint of your life?
dreams are complex, and usually the best one to sort out the meaning 
is the dreamer.  anybody who says they have a "system" for figuring 
out dreams is nuts.
dreams are full of symbols.
some time when you're relaxed in a quiet place, try imagining 
yourself as the ghost.  what is it you want to write on Lori's 
typewriter?  why must you take over her typewriter?  how do you feel 
about Lori?

I see why you said "huh?"   kinda surprising I'd write that after 
your dream writing!
not going into detail, but Jung had very detailed theories of all of 
us humans having a collective unconscious, kind of a group species 
subconscious.  he also talked about dreams and their symbols.  to 
make him even more relevant he talked about syncronicity like I 
mention you write from your dreams and you just had a writing dream.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 07:45 PM 1/19/2010, you wrote:
>Huh?   (see Jim's question at the end of this.)
>Last night I was writing a story in my sleep, thinking I had to do a report
>for a class.   I was typing away on my old haunted Olympia Portable
>typewriter (which an antique dealer stole from me.   Don't ask!), 
>and when David
>woke me, I could still feel myself typing.   Here's what I wrote:
>
>Boyd Street
>Lori Stayer
>
>It was not a street I wanted to linger on.   While I sat in the car I
>witnessed two beatings and a robbery...
>i was supposed to be writing a paper defending our armed services for
>social studies, but whatever I wrote came out as fiction, even when 
>I could stay
>on topic.
>
>The handwritten paper for social studies said, "...wiping tears on Dad's
>khaki shirt..."   Fiction!   He was out of the Army by the time I was born.
>I also mentioned my brother and his service record.
>
>In a confrontation with my English teacher to explain why i hadn't done any
>work for her, she asked me what my creative talents were, as it was obvious
>dancing wasn't one of them.   I asked what she wanted.   She said,
>"Ideally, a book!"   Relieved, I told her that I would deliver one 
>of my books to
>her the next day, right before the deadline.
>
>As I tried to type, i realized that the ghost had taken over the keys of my
>Olympia typewriter, and I had to struggle to keep her from adding her own
>stuff.   I said sternly, "No!   I'm not finished!   I have to present this to
>my teacher!"   The ghost had put a line of capital X'es on the page, and I
>had to start over.
>
>I had originally written something bland following an outline.   I realized
>I hadn't fulfilled the assignment, so I started handwriting it in the
>parking lot of the library, then decided to type it.
>
>The book for English was due Monday.   The teacher said she'd gotten stuff
>from others, "And then there's you, Loraine!"
>
>the idea of handing over one of my books filled me with relief.   When she
>told me that's what she wanted, and asked if I could come up with it, I
>said, "Of course.   I'm a writer!"
>
>So what about Boyd street?   I visited it (that is, I started typing it) in
>the middle of the page for English, and saw a body in the doorway to a
>store.   Saw some people, men in their twenties, fighting.   That's 
>when David
>woke me.   I kept my eyes closed a few minutes more, and felt my fingers
>moving on the typewriter keys.
>
>Hmm.   Interesting dream!   The Boyd street part reminds me of a book I
>started reading called "Manhattan love song," written in the 40s, in a genre
>called "Noir."   (N o i r--black)   I had to stop reading it.   Too dense.
>Too dark.
>
>The dream probably refers to my coming surgery (Boyd/Body), and what is in
>store.   I truly wish it weren't necessary.   One of my cousins is trying to
>get me to get a second opinion.   I have.   The operation isn't a terrible
>one, but it's general anesthesia, and I'm a bit nervous about it. (Thursday)
>Lori
>
>In a message dated 1/19/10 7:55:58 PM, n6yr at sunflower.com writes:
>
>
> >
> > maybe you, Lori, need to figure how to get the freedom of sleep when
> > you are awake to write poetry?
> > jc
> >
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