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Nissa Tolton
Nissa Tolton

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  • About
  • Blog
    • Dreaming
    • LGBTQ
    • Philosophy
    • Political
  • Books
    • Salt Island DiariesShunned by Victorian society at every turn, these women build a society of their own
    • Good-Bye HarajukuLove, speed, capitalism, and post-truth
    • Principle of FlocksHistorical romance, time-travel, and the metaverse
    • Titcomb’s LettersVery particular advice to young people, from 1858 onward.
  • Short Fiction
    • Audiobooks
    • Scripts
    • Humor
    • Poetry
  • Notes on Dreaming
  • Notes on Heavens

Category: Dreaming

  • Dreaming

Broken Clock People

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 19 June 202619 June 2026

For some troubled beings, a rescue is worse than the problem.

A well-dressed man and woman face off across a table in a tenement kitchen
  • Dreaming

Shifting Allegiances of Dream Spies

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 28 May 202616 June 2026

Dreaming is not a madness. Awakening is.

an attractive and mischievous woman is your train compartment partner
  • Dreaming

Dream Wraiths

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 December 202528 May 2026

The dreaming world is full of creatures that are self-delusional, reckless and wilful. Like you.

Netherlings
  • Dreaming

Netherlings

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 26 July 202516 June 2026

Not all sentient dream characters are nice. But they do obey the rules.

A circus of every vice
  • Dreaming

Dreams are Life Experiences

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 3 July 202521 February 2026

Your dreaming experiences are experiences. Because they are self-modifying, they are to be taken more seriously than your waking experiences.

  • Dreaming

Heaven is pleasure, and nothing but

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 June 202518 June 2026

It is possible for people like me to stumble into a heaven. But it is hard for them to stay.

a woman cries in a 1940s tenement
  • Dreaming

The Gift of Nothing

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 3 June 202516 June 2026

An identity is a mobile prison for awareness.

The Mode of Child Awareness
  • Dreaming

The Mode of Child Awareness

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 29 May 20259 February 2026

In the dreaming world, the decisions you make are less important than the perspective you take.

Invasion of the Waking World
  • Dreaming

Invasion of the Waking World

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 27 May 20259 February 2026

I dreamt the waking world had been invaded by aliens who could be seen only in dreams. Somehow, it made the dream world seem more real.

The Family Religion
  • Dreaming

The Family Religion

  • Nissa Tolton
  • 15 March 20246 June 2026

The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.

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