Eclectic Ink

Share this post

Mom's Wisdom

eclecticink.substack.com

Mom's Wisdom

Perchance to Dream

Dascha Paylor
Jul 16, 2022
6
9
Share this post

Mom's Wisdom

eclecticink.substack.com
Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash

I didn’t dream about my mother after she died—not for many years. I’d always been a vivid dreamer, and sometimes a lucid dreamer. At night, a day gone wrong would right itself. Long ago pets would visit and keep me company. I would fly, literally and figuratively. But the one thing I wanted most, to see my mother, to talk to her and hear her voice, eluded me.

So, it came as a huge surprise when, a few years after moving to a new province, Mom appeared in a dream.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Eclectic Ink to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2023 Dascha Paylor
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great writing