The Garden Path (DREAMSCAPES) / DREAMSCAPES (ePub)

One sunny morning Aidan's life turns a corner and goes off at a tangent. Strange things begin to happen. Being a laid-back lad he lets it all wash over him. Eventually he wakes up to the fact that he is being taken on a bizarre stroll up and down the garden path. By then it is too late to do anything about it. All he can do is follow hints and clues and hope for something, anything, that makes sense of it all.

It is definitely novel for Aiden to shoot out of bed at 3.30 am. But that is what happens. It is the start of the strangest day in his life. Dancing with the garden, bubbling and rising up the filter of his percolator, doing the salsa down the aisles of the supermarket are just the beginning of it. Then a box appears with an invite to the party of a mysterious stranger. That is when it all spins rapidly out of control.

Gates and people appear and disappear in a most confusing manner. The party and the host are nowhere to be found. There is nothing that makes sense. On top of that he is beginning to feel he is the victim of a whole lot of pranksters.

Oh, there are moments when he is enjoying the fun and games. But on the whole he thinks he would prefer to have a drink in hand and forget about the world. Admittedly he did come looking for something to spice up his life. But when all is said and done, he feels it is all basically too much of a muchness.

If only he weren't such a laid-back lad.

Grmff.