Tim Lebbon - horror and dark fantasy author » Dreams http://www.timlebbon.net Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:02:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Danger:Zebras and long drops http://www.timlebbon.net/random-stuff/dangerzebras-and-long-drops/ http://www.timlebbon.net/random-stuff/dangerzebras-and-long-drops/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:46:42 +0000 Tim Lebbon http://www.timlebbon.net/?p=1600 I’m at a wedding party.  It’s taking place in a small valley, with a bar built into one hillside and lots of chairs and tables scattered around the place.   There are lots of people there, including many friends from my old workplace, although I’m not sure whose wedding this is.  The beer’s not too bad, although not great … especially at the price.  I’ve forgotten my wallet so I have to borrow money from a friend.  Some kids are jumping from a small cliff in the opposite valley wall, falling maybe thirty feet, bouncing and laughing as they climb up to do it again.  That’s got to hurt, I think, but no one seems concerned.  When I go to the bar to buy my round, I’m not even halfway there when I fall off my zebra.  I go to the doctor because I’ve hurt my back – there it is, that big scrap of ragged flesh and skin on the couch – and she suggests I should have gone straight to hospital.  I don’t really feel that bad … I can still walk around.  But when the ambulance comes it’s actually a stationwagon, and I’m looking forward to a rest.  My back’s still itching.  They give me some ice cream to keep me calm. I don’t even like ice cream.

That was my dream last night.  Welcome to my world.

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