Much like sleeping and dreaming refreshes the body, reading refreshes the mind. I cherish that feeling of floating along in the miasma of a good story. The way it can bring many of those same sensations as a dream does.
Maybe it's the sensation of your endorphins kicking in when your favorite character is in the heat of battle and you are on the edge of your seat rooting for them to win even as your heart is pounding away in fear for their safety.
Or it might be your adrenaline pumping as the phone rings just as you are getting to the best part of the horror novel you decided to read in the middle of the night while a storm is raging outside of your window.
Or sometimes, when you can feel that hot trail on your cheeks as the tears fall. It is all of that and so much more. That is the gift of a well written piece. The gift an author shares with all of us. I simply can't thank all of you that write enough for the wonders you share with us.
Thank you for sharing your dreams with the rest of us and may you always dream in color.
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