Sleep Is A Curious Thing by Deanna Salser
Sleep is a curious thing. The vulnerability of it is alarming, especially for those who sleep deeply. Unable to awaken without the harshest stimuli, the body can be manipulated or moved with the sleeper unaware that anything has occurred. Our success as a life form is measured in that we can afford to require this extreme liability. Safety lay in numbers when we were no more than apes, and the same holds true for now, if only to sleep. But I had been alone.
Waking, I immediately knew I was no longer in my bed. Despite that, I didn’t want to get up. I was extremely comfortable. I was lying partially reclined, supported, and embraced by a material I was unfamiliar with, but that felt soft and warm against my skin. I turned my head, and a soft light came on near me, illuminating what looked like a round microwave. Inside was a steaming mug. I lifted my arm and a drawer slid out, delivering the mug into my hand. I brought it to my face and sniffed. It was Oolong, my favorite. I could tell from just one sniff. I brought it to my lips and sipped it carefully, but it was exactly the right temperature for drinking. That is almost impossible to do. I know, I am a connoisseur. I sat up, the chair moving with me, and looked around myself. Light bloomed indistinctly from inside the walls, allowing me to see the room I was in. From a chair similar to mine, against the far wall, large, dark, liquid eyes in a pale blue face watched me curiously for my reaction. I gazed back impassively. I knew they were watching me.
“Thanks for the tea,” I said. He laughed, delighted at my response, and took me home.
My name is Deanna Doreen Salser, and I am the Author of Procreation and a Certified Third level Reiki Master and Energy Healer Practitioner. In my previous life, I created technical drawings used to build various types of machine parts as a Mechanical/Civil draftsperson. I have won numerous flash fiction writing contests and have had several of my short stories published by online magazines. My first full-length novel, Procreation, is for sale at Austin MacAulay publishing, I have finished my second novel and am currently writing a sequel for my first. I enjoy making beautiful things, from writing a moving piece of literature to many kinds of artistic projects such as drawing, sculpting, and painting. I reside in a little West Texas town called Gordon in which I have many regulars who come to me for healing. I split my time between them and writing, with the lion’s share going to writing and studying to improve my craft.
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Wow! So amazing you are Deanna! ❤️
Thank you!