The Dreaming : A Prelude

The Dreaming : A Prelude
by Everett A Warren

“So what have you been, then?"

”For the last 144 years, I have been a cat. I jumped through Timehenge, you see."

"Timehenge? Oh, I see. You mean Stonehenge, of course. You dreamed you were a cat playing in the ruins."

"No, I mean that I dreamed I was a cat and I used the Henge to travel back in time. And for every night, more than fifty two thousand of them, I have been having a continuous adventure as a cat, black as night, with eyes ice blue, and a shock of white fur atop my head."

( The old man sat back and thought a bit, then answered carefully... )

Copyright (c) 1996 Everett A Warren

You can find this story in my collection, Cautionary Fables: Warts & All, available on Amazon.com or by order from your local bookseller.