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Mind Twister 1 – Writing for Impact
Some stories succeed to captivate our attention simply by their timeliness. Writing such stories may be fun, but more so is writing purely out of love for words – without confinement to any specific contemporary societal issue. That mindset should awake the poet in any aspiring writer.
Mind Twister 4 – Haunted by Apparitions and Looming Insanity
Albert just happens to be there, in my living room. When I write ‘Albert’, it is not a parrot flying in from the terrace. No, this concerns ‘the’ Albert – Mr. Einstein, who simply appears and states “You know why I am here?” He looks exactly what you’d expect him to look like. When he finally leaves, I suffer from recurrent nightmares with frightening scenes; all suggesting that I am somehow responsible for Einstein’s death.
Mind Twister 14 – Nocturnal Adventures
I intended to walk back home for five miles over a dirt track in pitch darkness. A fit person with a good vision can walk the route in about an hour or two. But not until sunrise would I re-emerge from the mountains. The strange thing is that my mind continues to make up stories about what happened to me that memorable night. Let me share with you, in the following three Mind Twisters, the most plausible recollections of events.
Mind Twister 15 – Nightly Recollection 1 – A Stalking
All of a sudden, someone lights a lantern, a bit further down the path, at may be ninety feet from my position. The lantern swings from left to right and then veers off track, up a gentle slope. What am I to do? Should I follow the person carrying the lantern? Is this real or just an illusion?
Mind Twister 16 – Nightly Recollection 2 – The Apparition
The wind suddenly drops, and I hear the breathing of a person behind me. I can smell a faint apple blossom. “This is Sarah,” says an elderly female voice. The voice does not come from behind me, but from somewhere in front of me. I cannot see anyone but am sure that person is very nearby. What happens next is one of the enigmatic secrets of the night.
Mind Twister 17 – Nightly Recollection 3 – Close Encounter
At some point I smack into the ground – rather forcefully. I briefly lose my sense of orientation and taste dust; I have literally bitten the dust! Then I hear snorting nearby. The snorting just grows more intense. I estimate the beast is only about eight meters away. I hear chewing sounds. May be it is digging up roots? Fuck the hog! There is no way I can fall asleep with this omnivorous monster right next to me.