Американские боги

           "Ithinkit’sjustthat,despitethegovernmentandwhatever,everythingjustfeelssuddenlygoodrightnow.Maybeit’sjustspringcomingalittleearly.Itwasalongwinter,andI’mgladit’sover."

           "Me,too."Apause."Itsaysinthearticlethatlotsofpeoplehavebeenreportingweirddreams.Ihaven’treallyhadanyweirddreams.Nothingweirderthannormal."

           Samlookedaroundtoseeiftherewasanythingshehadmissed.Nope.Itwasagoodjobwelldone.Shetookoffherapron,hungitbackinthekitchen.Thenshecamebackandstartedtoturnoffthelights."I’vehadsomeweirddreamsrecently,"shesaid."TheygotweirdenoughthatIactuallystartedkeepingadreamjournal.TheyseemtomeansomuchwhileI’mdreamingthem.IwritethemdownwhenIwakeup.AndthenwhenIreadthem,theydon’tmeananythingatall."

           Sheputonherstreetcoat,andherone-size-fits-allgloves.

           "Ididsomedreamwork,"saidNatalie.Nataliehaddonealittleofeverything,fromarcaneself-defensedisciplinesandsweatlodgestofengshuiandjazzdancing."Tellme.I’lltellyouwhattheymean."

           "Okay."Samunlockedthedoorandturnedthelastofthelightsoff.SheletNatalieout,andshewalkedoutontothestreetandlockedthedoortotheCoffeeHousefirmlybehindher."SometimesIhavebeendreamingofpeoplewhofellfromthesky.SometimesI’munderground,talkingtoawomanwithabuffalohead.