I had a dream in which I met an adult woman who had been found at sea as an infant. The sailors who found her named her Jessica Shipwrecked, but gave her a bunch of aspirational middle names. I’ve forgotten all but one of them, but they were things like Author, Teacher, Navigator, etc. The one I remember was Cyborg. One key point in the dream was how she had to figure out how many of her middle names she could fit in when she got an account somewhere.
Philip Brewer
Writer: science fiction and fantasy, personal finance, and Esperanto
Perhaps you dream in such mythic terms because you are enjoying the lasting benefits of the classical liberal arts education you received at Earlham College. The origin of her middle name “Cyborg” is perhaps wishful thinking about the science fiction story that you will eventually write about your experience.
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Thanks for your thoughtful comment!