Jul 28, 2021
When the average number of child births in a country continues to fall, distant cousins can become meaningful relationships. This was part of the premise of how I first wrote this chapter. Then I considered whether borrowed sleep would encourage you to have more children, whether as a client or a sleeper. I...
Jul 21, 2021
I wrote the chapter about nightmare transfer very early when first developing this story, back when I spent significant time in the childhood section. Later I moved this chapter to the end so that Jane could understand John's motivations but also Ray's true empathy for his friend. The latter half of this chapter, the...
Jul 14, 2021
Have you ever thought you had experienced a dream many times, but had no true recollection of the prior dreams? In this chapter I explore the concept of deja vu and how our mind allows us to know the end before the beginning. John and Jane work together on how best to introduce the Cumulus drug into the sleepers'...
Jul 9, 2021
When you've finished the podcast, I'll be very interested to know what was the most important chapter to you. For some beta readers, this is that chapter -- the most important political chapter for driving home the metaphor of the sleeping world, as told through Jane. In this chapter, I explore the...