Creative Writing
This is the archive of a personal project that I ran from 2015-16. My goal was to share snippets of my nightly dreams, woven into a strange story written one night at a time. Each recap needed to be in four sentences or less. As you’ll see, my sleeping mind is a strange and wonderful thing—all of this happened in my dreams. I invite you to follow me down the rabbit hole…
She visits an old friend \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A forgotten baby \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
He gets the baby to sleep \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
For three days in a row \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I trust him implicitly \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Riding on a flat deck trailer \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Hurtling across the sky \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
In a strange city \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I’m so scared \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A 4 a.m. phone call \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I let my dog out \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Making waffles in the back \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A fifteen minute movie \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Geese fly above \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Preparing for a long journey \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I find her at dusk \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A designer visiting \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Running down six flights \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I make pasta \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A woman in gold velour \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Groups of people stand \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She’s pissed off \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Seven performance tests \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
It’s early morning \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Bird watches stand silently \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Peeling off her clothes \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Paddling across the lake \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
They spent the first hour \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I found footholds \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
They locked him in \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Shards of glass \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
After dark \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A bull \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Standing in water \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She works \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I’m dreaming again \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A man sells colourful rugs \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Sigh \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A biker travels fast \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I wake up to a pair of glowing eyes \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Running barefoot through school \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I drift to sleep and feel a scratch \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I’m commuting by bike \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I am in the depths of a freighter \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I carry a 5-gallon pail \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We own a house \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Riding fast on a 10-speed \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Late to leave and still packing \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Volunteering as a second \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Driving down a gravel road \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
In class explaining \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Heading out \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Two dogs trade backyards \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We see two big bats \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Two birds flying \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We roller skate \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
They hear \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She whistles \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Women practice dance steps \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Running for our lives \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She cried every day \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
He’s standing in front \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She woke up twice \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
They speak in a language \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A four year old boy \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We drive over \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Somebody \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Sitting outside \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We were sent outside \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She is freaking out \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A lady wants to know \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Kicked out of their home \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Winter sleigh ride \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Driving through \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I wait in line \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Leftover food \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Robots transform \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
The family hides in a cabin basement \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I unearth two groundhogs \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I pay for a fancy dinner \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Our baby is swaddled \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Tall marsh grasses waving \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I watch her all day \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Stuck between territory lines \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
There is a storm brewing \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I’m biking down the street \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A friendly raccoon \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Painting the bedroom blue \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She cycles fast \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
In class \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
I struggle to escape \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A man in a truck \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A basement apartment \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
In a narrow hallway \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Two nearly-packed suitcases \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Climbing the third floor \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
A woman hides her rings \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
As we walk \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
They drive north \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Looking for two empty chairs \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We watch the next beauty craze \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
He’s angry \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She’s been dreaming \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Stuck inside \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Bulls watch \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Learning to change \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She gets black mascara \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
She bought a soapstone \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
This condo building \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Lightning strikes \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
That feeling \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Large ugly paintings \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
We sit outside \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Wandering through \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki
Knife handles slip \\ ©Karen Niedzwiecki