The mystery of a Sunday night dream during which centipede legs grew out of the back of my neck

Timeframe occurred: on the night of Sunday 5 April, although most likely during the dark, early morning hours of Monday 6 April 2026 CE in Pacific Standard Time.

Lately in our everyday waking reality, grew a beard. Also allowed the fuzz on the back of my neck to grow out. Even after I trimmed around my beard. Decided after a couple of weeks in of growing a beard didn’t much like posterior neck fuzz. Nope. Stood in the bathroom that particular Sunday morning with my back to the main mirror as I looked into a small, handheld mirror to view the back of my neck. Decided to shave off my neck fuzz and all the hair on the back of my neck below the occipital region. Looked in the mirrors again with satisfaction. And curiosity. Then later in night came the dream. Or, would it be best to write, “The dream came later that same day during the night,”? Dream turned from a ho-hum progression of bathroom counter-and-sink tasks into a nightmare of giant bugs and body horror.  Continue reading →