by Stacey Osbeck

Back in film school, when they train your eye toward the aesthetics, I began to realize even my dreams had ‘lighting’ to set the tone, that our minds have an innate sense for it. Upon waking, I’d remember a nightmare full of darkness and deep shadows. One time I became lucid, aware I was dreaming while still within the dream, and felt so elated. Whatever lay ahead could only be wonderful as everything was so bright.