Tag: Nightmares

Daycare: A Short Story

What Is The Original Boogeyman? This Is Why Looking Under Your Bed As A Kid Was So Dang Terrifying

This story is based on one of the very first dreams I can remember having, a nightmare from when I was probably about four. I replaced myself as a toddler with a little boy named Jonathan, but the I tried to capture the feeling of helplessness and of being ignored by adults who dismissed my fear (which in the nightmare, was obviously warranted) as being a child’s ridiculous antics. The story is a bit horror-ish, but it’s more about the fears and insecurities of childhood.

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