''I am still thinking about these dreams. They were so intense, frying my brain for weeks.'' Some humans can't remember their dreams at all, believing they don't dream. Yet, even a newborn can dream. It may sound foolish, but I believe our minds travel to another world when we sleepwandering in an alternate universe while our Earthly bodies rest. From terrifying nightmares to exciting lucid dreams, the tales provoke contemplation about one's own sleep journey.

Welcome to a mosaic of (inner) visions, fractals of (outer) perceptions! Waking up in a dream, you open your eyes and see pages from parallel realities, experience facets of different dimensions, of fantastic worlds, of horrendous scenes. Not a single story but a multitude of intraconnected, cosmically crystalline dreams. Miriam Laschenko's second poetry collection takes you on a fantastic adventure. You will meet dragons and angels, enter an amethyst cave and a magical dancefloor, mourn the loss of Yesterday and the victims of War and eventually celebrate your transformation by accepting all the growing pains that are naturally a part of it. 11 poems (English) + 2 bonus poems (German)

It's a story about polar opposites, how they get together and how they get separated. A story about humour and love, just like heartbreak and... dreams. It's a story someone would write, if they got locked up in a room with their favourite fictional character and an old-fashioned monarch for a month.

'I'm so sorry...' I start as I look up and realise who it is as the man turns around to face me. 'Oh, hi.' My voice sounds strange and high-pitched, but I cant believe my eyes. It is him. The guy from Starbucks. The one I ran into twice now. Literally. How embarrassing. He must believe me to be a total spas; if he even recognises me. But the guy immediately starts smiling. 'Hi. Thats a surprise.' 'Yeah. We should stop meeting like this.' We both start laughing and I start to feel like myself again. He is just a guy after all. No need to be self-conscious. The man holds out a hand to me and says, 'Well, I kind of like it.' What if one run in with a stranger and a spilled coffee cup could turn your whole life upside down? Talia was never big on 'socialising' and liked to keep to herself until one day running into a very handsome guy and spilling some very hot coffee all over herself helped her realise that there may be more to life than she thought.

"Streets paved with gold, endless opportunities, freedom and stability"- Ever since her father has died and her brother has emigrated, America keeps calling for Orla. When a final stroke of misfortune hits her family, they agree to take on a treacherous journey from Ireland towards their new home to be: New York. But was it worth, taking the risk, and will the American Dream come true for them? This book was initially created for a school project, alongside a suitcase and several notes, postcards and pictures. However, as the story progressed, writing this diary became a much more personal and cherished experience for me, which I would like to share with the world.

Lie down on the bed. Cover yourself with a cool heavy blanket. Place your arms loosely along the body. Take a deep breath; then exhale, relaxing your chest. You are ready to fall asleep. It's only up to your unconscious, what you are going to have a dream about. A sweet-sweet dream or a dreadful unsettling nightmare? Sleep tight! Don't let the bedbugs bite.

She had always been a very ambitious person. Coralines life only knows one direction. Then she met someone with the same goals. But how far would she go and what would she be willing to do to get what she wants?

"And was it not this that formed the essence of an adventure? Travelling to an unknown destination with the risk of losing what one had had before, but also with the chance of encountering something even better." There is not a single person in the world whose life is always perfect and free of problems, and the same goes for Lia, the dream-cat. She experiences how it only takes one dream for everything to be changed, and while Lia is still struggling to adapt to the new situation, her life takes yet another unexpected turn. In "The dream-cat", the reader accompanies the story's protagonist and her friend on their journey between reality and the dream world, in search for the spot they actually belong to.

Casey, who is gifted with a remarkable talent for piano, has dreamed since childhood to merge her passion with a career and fulfill her potential in the musical world. Fueled with a relentless ambitiousness, she yearns of making a name for herself as successful pianist. However, the journey becomes a deceptive road fraught with disappointment, rejection and isolation, constantly shadowed by the weight of immense expectations. Casey is faced with hard challenges due to her fear of failure and simultaneously witnessing her peers achieving success while she remains trapped in the vicious circle. The pursuit of Casey's aspirations is far more arduous than she could have ever imagined, unveiling a daunting reality where the once chased dreams collide with the harshness of a cruel world. Craving to escape from the suffocating grasp of mediocrity, she tries to understand the profound opportunity life offers. However, is Casey genuinely going to realize her long-yearned reveries?