The empty street loomed before her, quiet save for an unsettling rustling. Leena quickened her steps, her stilettos clicking loudly on the sidewalk. Where was that stupid cab? Her phone app showed it waiting at the corner of First and Main. But she’d turned the corner to another vacant street. Screw it. I’ll walk the…
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Waking Nightmares: Yes, It’s a Thing by Lorraine Sharma Nelson
The very idea of a waking nightmare sounds like a nightmare, doesn’t it? Being awake, yet experiencing something that should only be experienced in your deepest slumber? Something that belongs only in the nightmare realm? Yet, for Dr. Leena Rai, a staff paleontologist at New York City’s Natural History Museum, waking nightmares are real. So…
Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Lorraine Sharma Nelson
In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Lorraine Sharma Nelson and her story “Liminal State.” THE STORY What inspired your story? The concept of waking nightmares. I’ve had a few in my lifetime, and the very idea…
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