End Dream: Behind The Scenes

"End Dream" is a story that combines two streams of consciousness into one. In one stream, a dream is unfolding, ending as it is. And in the other stream is a contemplation of a relationship, mixed up with all sorts of other things, trivialities. The story takes place in a man's head, going in and out of sleep, while lying next to his lover. Early in the writing process I decided that I would write the two streams separately, independent of one another, and use different writing styles and language tools to convey a similar experience. In fact, the dream stream was written on the computer, while the other stream was written in my notebook. Then I would weave the two into one, and patch if necessary. It's a challenge. But also, or perhaps because of, it's a rewarding process.