
A routine morning takes a dark turn when a healthy, upbeat man wakes up feeling inexplicably miserable. A vivid, nightmarish vision clings to him—grotesque rain that smells of profanity, a world where people look like twisted versions of themselves, and a sense that everything is fundamentally wrong. The dream is so oppressive that it colors his thoughts even as he pours multiple juices and orders a modest breakfast.
Desperate for clarity, he turns to two strangers at a local diner, Teresa and Agnes, who seem to share fragments of the same unsettling reverie. Their baffling conversation—about green rain, monstrous mothers, and absurd food orders—blurs the line between nightmare and reality, pulling him deeper into the mystery. As he tries to piece together the fragments, the story balances eerie surrealism with a dry, off‑beat humor, inviting listeners to wonder how far a dream can reach into the waking world.
Language
en
Duration
~13 minutes (13K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-04-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1914–2002
A one-of-a-kind American storyteller, he turned tall tales, theology, and wild imagination into science fiction and fantasy that still feels unlike anyone else. Best known for his dazzling short fiction, he built a loyal following with stories that are funny, strange, and deeply original.
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