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About Kate Chen

Writing a memoir about writing a memoir while experiencing memory loss caused by multiple sclerosis. Graduate of GrubStreet's Memoir Generator and Memoir Incubator. Published in Momentum's humor section, National Multiple Sclerosis Magazine. Former Executive Directive, Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science; Director of Gifts and Grants, Harvard Sten Cell Institute; Communications Manager, Western Academy of Beijing. Vassar College, '90, Philosophy major I live in Allston, MA my old and spunky beagle-basset named Sunday.

Freddy mask

I dreamt that I became aware of a person standing right behind me.  When I turned my head there was the most horrifying and grotesque face staring back at me, a Freddy Krueger-ish image on one of those cheap clear plastic face masks held on by an elastic around the back.   He said, “Don’t you recognize me?”  I stared and stared, and slowly a familiar face emerged while the mask stayed in place.

Rabbit lantern

A Chinese lantern – white rice paper and a metal frame, encasing many brilliant bulbs, in the shape of an intricately detailed rabbit, with long, pointed shapes, like the rays of the sun, protruding from all sides.

(This lantern just appeared suspended against darkness for a long time, though I am not sure how time is measured in dreams.) Continue reading

Dog door

I dreamt that lots of animals – dogs, cats, squirrels, skunks, rabbits, etc. – including my own dog, were entering my house through our dog door.  A friend of mine also entered on all fours through the dog door in the midst the stream of animals.  He and I then joined others in my kitchen and he started delivering a political campaign speech to everyone.