I never got around in October to harvesting all the dreams I had in September, so this post gathers two months of dreams which I’d previously shared on Twitter. I was so busy getting a new story written that I didn’t have time to do this before. Also, oddly, I think I had fewer dreams remembered the past two months that usual. Too much travel affecting my sleep, I guess.

In any case, let’s see whether these dreams gain any additional meaning from being gathered together this way, shall we? Last month, I dreamed of Stan Lee, Jay Lake, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, John F. Kennedy, and more … and who knows? Maybe even you!

October 2015

I dreamt I chatted with 1960s’ Stan Lee, explaining to him the economics of kids buying comics. He was wondering how many we could afford. Oct 30

I dreamt I saw an ant inside carrying a tiny ant egg, so I smooshed it. Then I saw many, many others doing the same. So I smooshed them ALL. Oct 30

I dreamt that, at a mall, I came upon swing-dancing cosplayers. They were putting on a show to celebrate some (unknown) patriotic holiday. Oct 25

I dreamt my wife and son and I were swimming with sea lions, which was joyful, until we saw one chewing on a duck, which turned my stomach. Oct 25

I dreamt @BrianKeene was writing for the Flash TV show, and when I tossed out an idea, he suggested we should collaborate on a script. Oct 25

I dreamt I was sitting with Roz Chast and @RoseFox discussing “What’s the worst that could happen?” We were all being VERY pessimistic! Oct 24

I dreamt I wound up mechanized time bombs in the shape of small birds and set them to circling me and my parents. Woke before they exploded! Oct 24

I dreamt @IreneVartanoff and I were moving into an apartment at the same time the previous occupants were moving out. A confusion of boxes! Oct 22

I dreamt I bumped into @YvonneNavarro and @WestonOchse at a con, and we agreed to meet up on the way home in Annapolis. Why? I have no idea. Oct 22

I dreamt @EllenDatlow asked me from a panel if I’d read a certain book. I lied and said yes, so she pulled me onstage. Where I had to BS. Oct 21

I dreamt I approached a bridge with a span submerged in water, and as other cars were crossing, I went for it. Woke before I made it across! Oct 5

I dreamt I was at a small-town diner in which an extremely sick woman at the next table kept leaning on me, and I could NOT get her to stop. Oct 5

I dreamt I was part of a Criminal Minds-type group, and when a person suspected of being a serial killer brought cupcakes, only I refused. Oct 5

I dreamt I was outside in Antarctica, where my iPhone said it was -107, and the other scientists were trying to get me to put on my shirt. Oct 2

I dreamt Michael Dirda and I were trying to get together to return books we’d borrowed, but we were both so busy, we couldn’t find a date! Oct 1

September 2015

I dreamt I was in a limo with JFK heading to where he’d give a speech, but I’d forgotten to wear shoes, so I had to stay inside. Poor me! Sep 29

I dreamt I had breakfast with a family where the mother was unable to speak coherently, and so her toddler translated the mumbles for me. Sep 29

I dreamt I was Lenny in Of Mice and Men, and when the costumer mistakenly delivered a colorful suit, I shredded and went in my own clothes. Sep 29

I dreamt I was a zombie, and as I walked, bits of me flaked off, which terrorists collected to dump in a reservoir and poison everybody. Sep 29

I dreamt I was a kid again, with my gang of friends, only one of them was in B&W, and behaved not like us, but like a 1960s’ TV sitcom kid. Sep 28

I dream @adamtroycastro visited and brought along the multivolume Collected Works of Barry Malzberg, each book also containing a Pogo strip. Sep 26

I dreamt I was at a racetrack on the day they were auditioning announcers, so I was surrounded by dozens of people shouting bad metaphors. Sep 26

I dreamt I visited a burger stand with Liz Lemon and our transgender teenage child, after which we all planned to take in a drive-in movie. Sep 25

I dreamt I sent Gardner Dozois on a junket to a Star Trek movie, but when he returned, he said he couldn’t write it, turned over his notes. Sep 25

I dreamt my (in dream only) toddler crawled up and sat on one knee, and my IRL 29-year old sat on the other. And they looked odd together. Sep 24

I dreamt I Skyped with the President, and after I mentioned Laurel and Hardy, he put on a derby, then so did I, and we did old timey shtick. Sep 24

I dreamt a fox approached and INSISTED on being petted, which I did even though its sharp teeth were making me extremely nervous. Sep 24

I dreamt I backed my car until it accidentally rolled down a crevasse. I cried for help, but all those who came refused to get me out. Sep 24

I dreamt you were all in my house for a film festival I was hosting and we were voting whether we’d pause for a break after 10 or 15 movies. Sep 23

I dreamt I quit a newspaper where I’d worked for 30 years because they refused to print an expose, and was urging the staff to come with me. Sep 23

I dreamt we installed a huge kinetic sculpture made up of sharp rotating blades, then realized … this might not be such a good idea. Sep 22

I dreamt I was on the run from the police (don’t remember why), but one of them helped by giving me a change of clothes so I could get away. Sep 22

I dreamt I found a drunk guy asleep in my front yard, so I snapped a photo of him and shared it here. But he wasn’t happy about that … Sep 22

I dreamt I was with @grahamsleight and Sheldon Cooper at @NextRestaurant, and kept having to stop Sheldon from barging into the kitchen. Sep 16

I dreamt we were thinking of moving, and were tempted by a cottage in which we could slide rooms around in any order like puzzle pieces. Sep 14

I dreamt I was back editing Science Fiction Weekly and in urgent need of interviews, so phoned up my writers to see what they could do. Sep 14

I dreamt Jeff Garlin and I made fun of a terribly written novel by taking turns reading bad sentences aloud to the laughter of our friends. Sep 13

I dreamt I was at Worldcon sitting with a 98-year-old woman (turned out it was her first con) when George R. R. Martin walked by and waved. Sep 13

I dreamt a story of mine got rejected, the old-fashioned way — a manila envelope showed up! But I couldn’t recognize the story’s title. Sep 13

I dreamt I dropped by a restaurant to make a reservation for later that night, but couldn’t resist ordering pie then. Only it never arrived! Sep 13

I dreamt I walked along a country road with Allen Steele while he apologized to me for rewriting a Marvel comic I’d written.Sep 12

I dreamt I came across what I at first thought was a capybara, but then realized it was a bunny the SIZE of a capybara. And it was cute. Sep 12

I dreamt I trailed after Robert Redford as I carried an armload of Emmys. Then we reached a Down escalator. He went up it, but I could not. Sep 12

I dreamt @AdamRichman insisted that from now on we all should only eat rainbow-colored food. Which seemed to me to be a difficult challenge. Sep 11

I dreamt I wandered a small zoo with @Cadigan that was about to be shut down, and wondered whether we’d be then allowed to eat the animals. Sep 11

I dreamt my parents visited (though my father is long dead IRL), and when I started a kitchen fire, Dad grabbed the fire extinguisher first. Sep 11

I dreamt I stood before a humongous dinosaur mural drawn by William Stout, and as I told its story, a brontosaurus MOVED through the scene. Sep 9

I dreamt I wandered a school trying to find the main office while wearing a space suit, but couldn’t show my ID — it was inside the suit! Sep 8

I dreamt a pitmaster pulled a perfect brisket from a smoker and put it in my hands. I searched for a plate — but why didn’t I just EAT it? Sep 7

I dreamt I ran into @scalzi, pointed toward the horizon, told him, “I’m off to study the curvature of the Earth” … and then began walking. Sep 7

I dreamt I woke up, checked my email, and discovered I’d sold two stories. Now to check email IRL and see whether that dream was prophetic! Sep 7

I dreamt I tried to find Jack Dann at a convention, wandering endlessly, but he was never where he was supposed to be. (That’s Jack!) Sep 6

I dreamt I was a reporter writing an article someone was trying to suppress, visiting a government agency with my boss, Robert De Niro. Sep 6

I dreamt I went rogue at a convention, took over an empty meeting room, and gave a spontaneous presentation. Can’t remember on what, though! Sep 5

I dreamt I stayed up until dawn with Tony Isabella and other comics friends from the ’70s, doing what you’d expect — reading old comics! Sep 4

I dreamt I took photos of photos of food so I could Instagram them and pretend to you that I’d eaten them myself. (Which would be wrong.) Sep 3

I dreamt I was hanging with the cast of Big Bang Theory at an Amtrak station, disguised and on the way to Comic-Con. No one recognized them! Sep 3

I dreamt Jay Lake asked me to officiate at his wedding. Which I was happy to do. Except … he insisted it take place barefoot in the snow. Sep 3

I dreamt I moved a friend’s car so I could get to mine, and discovered an arrow-riddled body between. Then wondered: How did THAT get there? Sep 1

I dreamt I was part of a space platoon decimated by an alien invasion, and we were joining up with another similarly decimated platoon. Sep 1