Color illustration created by: Andrew Navaro
I dreamt, rolling in and out of consciousness, within the 5-minute span between hitting snooze on my annoyingly programmed cellphone (set in alignment with alleged responsibilities). Instead of its screen merely having the option of hitting ‘snooze’ or ‘dismiss,’ the display read ‘burst out’ or ‘dismiss’. The image of a sandworm bursting out of the sand, or in this case, the floorboards and through the futon, emerged past my line of vision. I fully awoke, startled, and said out loud, “No, don’t burst! I won’t hit burst! I’m up!”
My roommate turned to me, clothing iron poised over a rather stubborn shirt collar and calmly asked, “What’s bursting?”
