I’ve found that while renowned classics are usually powerful, moving pieces of literature, lesser known, oft-overlooked works can be incredibly impressive as well. La Petite Fadette, also published as Little Fadette or Fanchon the Cricket, is one such lesser known novel by French author George Sand in 1848. Through her seemingly peaceful and pastoral books,…
___________________ I started awake and unconsciously reached for my alarm clock to shut it off. I sat in the darkness, silent. Then everything came back to me. Everything extraordinary I’d felt was gone. It was such a typical summer morning, I might have laughed at the idea of it being anything but a dream. Yet…
__________________ Euneirophrenia (Noun): The peaceful state of mind after a pleasant dream. ___________________ I received another Wind last night. A Wind is what I call the ethereal thoughts that flow into my mind under certain circumstances. Normal thoughts have reason, purpose, or inspiration behind them. Yet my Winds always come on their own accord. I…