Comments on: Unleashing the Unconscious

By: Zoë

Zoë — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:03:01 +0000

thanks for coming by… very intrigued by the online fiction blogging!

By: hipriestess4u

hipriestess4u — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:33:01 +0000

I’m a scifi flash fiction writer and I try to find the darkest spots available in my consciousness to bring into a lighter shade of pale. I blog just so I can write fantasy and science fiction, http://transferringfakiring.blogspot.com/ enjoyed your article.

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uberVU - social comments — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:01:20 +0000

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By: Zoë

Zoë — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:28:54 +0000

Hi Leslie – Interesting connection! I went through the process of going through all my old school stuff a few months ago… I love finding old things that I don’t remember writing. In a way, I feel like my fantasy and “reality” sort of mesh, rather than clash — sometimes it seems that they slowly fuse, while other times they seem to be a bit entangled but still distinct. I find that it also depends on where I am … both physically, and in mindset.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:28:38 +0000

This is a really excellent question. I think that dreams and reality clash every day. When I was in high school I wrote an essay about Sandra Cisneros’ short story One Holy Night (from the book Woman Hollering Creek), which I just re-read while cleaning out my stuff in my parents’ garage. I wrote that the character goes through a cycle of creating a fantasy, figuring out that this fantasy doesn’t really fit with her real experience and dealing with that disillusionment, and the inventing a new fantasy. In many ways I think this describes how I’ve lived my life, though I think my fantasies have become more realistic as I’ve learned more about how things really work in the world. Your blog looks great!

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