Dreaming God



  Published By

  Rik Johnston

  Copyright 2017

  Dark Perceptions Publishing

  ISBN: 9781370361120

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  C H A P T E R S E L E C T I O N

  INTRODUCTION

  PROLOGUE – SUMMER, 1980

  I – THE VOICE BELOW

  II – THE DESCENT

  III – A GRIM ASSESSMENT

  IV – ASCENDING TO SALVATION

  V – TREATMENT

  ACT I – LIVING IN FEAR

  CHAPTER ONE

  I – MORNING IN CADENCE FALLS

  II – THAT FEELING IN HER STOMACH

  III – WITNESSING THE HORROR

  CHAPTER TWO

  I – NOT JUST A BAD DREAM

  II – A CRISIS OF FAITH

  III – FROM ONE BAD DREAM TO ANOTHER

  CHAPTER THREE

  I – TUESDAY’S MORNING

  II – GETTING MOTIVATED

  CHAPTER FOUR

  I – THE TORMENTORS

  II – AN UNEVEN FIGHT

  CHAPTER FIVE

  I – FRIEND OR FOE?

  II – NO MATTER WHAT

  III – DREAMS BECOME REALITY

  CHAPTER SIX

  I – WAITING FOR JUDGEMENT

  II – JUSTICE UNBALANCED

  III – SKIPPING FOR SANITY

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  I – ANOTHER NIGHTMARE

  II – THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT

  III – A RARE SERENITY

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  I – AN AWAKENING BEGINS

  II – A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

  III – MEGAN’S JOURNEY

  CHAPTER NINE

  I – A DEAL WITH A POLICE OFFICER

  II – WAITING ROOM WORRIES

  III – BOTH POWERLESS

  CHAPTER TEN

  I – NEW ANXIETIES SURFACE

  II – DOCTOR ANTHONY FREDERIKSEN

  III – DECODING THE SIGNS

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  I – DEBATING DECISIONS

  II – WAKE UP SCREAMING

  ACT II – LESSONS FOR LIFE

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  I – NERVOUS PREPARATIONS

  II – AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR

  III – FOOD, FOOTBALL AND FRIENDS

  IV – BUSTED

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  I – THE BEGINNING OF THE PATH

  II – LEARNING CONTROL

  III – A SUCCESSFUL SESSION

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  I – BONDING WITH MOM

  II – HARD QUESTIONS AND UNEASY ANSWERS

  III – TUCKING TUESDAY IN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  I – BACK TO SCHOOL

  II – SLIPPING

  III – DARK WHISPERINGS

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  I – THE MORNING EDITION

  II – QUESTIONS AT THE NEXT SESSION

  III – GUIDANCE

  IV – TESTING THE THEORY

  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

  I – THE APPARTITION

  II – THE NIGHTMARE’S CONTROL

  III – SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT

  IV – A VISIT FROM A FRIEND

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  I – AN ADJUSTMENT PERIOD

  II – SECRETS REVEALED

  III – A CONSCIOUS RIPPLE

  CHAPTER NINETEEN

  I – A DEFENSIVE SHOW OF POWER

  II – BLACKBIRDS IN A TREE

  III – THE ARRIVAL OF CADENCE FALLS’ FINEST

  ACT III – CONQUERING THE FEAR

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  I – A WELL DESERVED BEATING

  II – LAST CHANCE SQUANDERED

  III – WHITE FLAG

  IV – VENGEANCE

  V – FEELINGS OF DREAD

  VI – COPING WITH GUILT

  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

  I – A LEAP OF FAITH

  II – A MOTHER’S LOVE

  III – THE FINAL SESSION?

  IV – THE UNTIMELY END OF MEGAN MOXLEY

  CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

  I – A DRIVE WITH DOUGLAS DOWNE

  II – HOME FOR THE LAST TIME

  III – THE ALKALI HOUSE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

  I – AN OVERDUE EXPLANATION

  II – A THEORY FROM A FIRST LOVE

  III – TEARS IN THE DARK

  IV – A TOKEN FOR THE FUTURE

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

  I – AN UNSCHEDULED APPOINTMENT

  II – THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY

  III – AN ENEMY REVEALED

  CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

  I – SHOWDOWN WITH A SUPERIOR MIND

  II – A PLEA FOR MERCY

  III – DOWN CADENCE FALLS

  CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

  I – FAITH RESTORED

  II – A RACE AGAINST TIME

  III – A DAUGHTER’S LOVE

  IV – ANOTHER TOKEN FOR THE FUTURE

  EPILOGUE – A NEW DAY DAWNS

  SIXTEEN YEARS LATER

  GALLERY

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  OTHER STORIES BY RIK JOHNSTON