{"id":87,"date":"2016-06-20T00:40:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T00:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?p=87"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:24:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:24:27","slug":"waking-dreams-and-dreams-of-waking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?p=87","title":{"rendered":"Waking Dreams and Dreams of Waking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"1040\" data-attachment-id=\"88\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/?attachment_id=88\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?fit=1714%2C2700&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DreamALittleDream\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;No beds were wet in the making of this dream, thankfully.  Not in THIS reality, at any rate.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?fit=650%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?resize=660%2C1040&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A story about a random dream that veers off into &quot;I'm 14 and this is deep&quot; metaphysical questions about reality and dreams ends with a joke implying that I wet the bed.\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?w=1714&amp;ssl=1 1714w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?resize=768%2C1210&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?resize=650%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.opendoor-comics.com\/journey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/DreamALittleDream.png?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">No beds were wet in the making of this dream, thankfully. 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