Decoding the Strange / Gabe

@decodingstrange.bsky.social

606 Followers 495 Following

Sleeper, dreamer, liminal in-betweener. High Strangeness and beyond

Author in a yellow t-shirt, arms crossed at a table wearing a paper Krispy Kreme hat.
My dog Leo standing on our sidewalk months before his seizure and passing.
Deer eating at a bird feeder
Congratulations on your sobriety and for publishing your "first" book on Dreams. I too have been sober for a bit. I started my new found sobriety on July 29, 2023. I think the dream thing and documenting them is a Miranda thing. Mom used to dream all the time...then go to the dream book to find out which number to play...just like Tio Tito! They hit quite often. I dream almost every night as well... I enjoy
A book titled: The White Room: A Dream Diary by Gabriel Miranda
The self published book “The White Room” sitting on a laptop and external keyboard with mouse to the right on a circular pad.
DNA results Ancestry
Man and woman posing for a selfie at the beach
Hand holding a book titled: The White Room ~ A Dream Diary by Gabriel Miranda
Small at sitting on my MacBook Air and my Library book
For the past few years, I had been posting about my dream experiences - beginning in 2019 on Twitter and moving over to Blogger in 2021. What started out as a few posts about sleep paralysis and nightmares - evolved over the course of the pandemic, into an uncontrollable need to document every dream possible. To say I became obsessed would be taking the term lightly. My desire to write each dream was noticeable to my family, I was cautioned by my oldest to seek help if it became too much. When I arrived at the dream Reddit's three monthst ago, I couldn't help notice the similarities to everyone else's dreams - my first significant dream involved "The Mall" and my office on the second floor.
The cover of my book: The White Room - A Dream Diary published on Amazon
A man’s left hand with a hospital ID band waiting for scans
Soap bubble tower or Afro emerging from a green pot next to the sink
Three musketeers leaping in front of a dark gray wall
Playing card collection, 25 different decks.
Derelict Phone booth next to a red car parked at a gas station
A man sitting on his couch, in front of a painting in wine and beige colors
Pig face made from pancakes by my daughter circa 2012
Picture of a Facebook story feed with the author, television host Joshua Gates and a pancake pig
Early morning photo of a backyard, an upstairs window is casting light on a creepy tree.
Photo of police action 11/18/24 Matthews Police Department 21h • C **UPDATE** (11/19/2024 - 0529) The road is now back open. Traffic Alert - Monroe Road is closed at Hwy. 51 due to a vehicle crash that has caused power Duke Energy. Please avoid the area and seek alternMatthews Fire & EMS
Two pet cats seated patiently, waiting for their owner to feed them
Photo selfie of the author sitting in his kitchen
Picture of a black cat with green eyes, seated on an ottoman in front of a fireplace
Photo of the Spotify page for the “What’s up Weirdo podcast
“The Firebird” statue in Charlotte, NC - meeting place referred to as the “Disco Chicken” outside the the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (420 S Tryon St). Thousands of mirror pieces reminds one of a Disco 🪩 Ball
My shadow headed west, the sun directly behind me. Brick walkway next to a church.
Concrete fish fountain in Charlotte, NC - the three fish are about 10ft tall, the fountain is off.
Bandaged right hand from going to doctor for blood draw.
Cup of coffee on table. Three electric candles on the same table
Lock Screen artwork of rainy city street people walking with umbrellas in Japan
My sleep app chart from this morning, showing one hour and 28 minutes of REM sleep. I couldn’t remember any dreams.
Miles Morales Spider-Man