Sundance (2014)
“He was warm but found the sensation of sweat drying on his forehead to be soothing. He had been in and out of sleep for days, or so he thought, and during that time, his side had tendered him significant pain. Today he had discovered a good position on his back with his palms facing up and his feet lightly tented by the sheet. It was all right, lying like this, and he stayed still, just quiet, unmoving, and still. He adjusted to the pain, and with that, the pain shifted, as if it took a small s...tep outside of him. It did not quite leave, it remained within reach, but it did not grip him so tightly. The sensation of the absence of pain was tranquilizing, and he drifted in its spell, in a dream state where he floated over mattress and pillows, comforted in warm air, body weightless. He was immersed in a loud, pervasive hum he could not identify, something generated by a machine, likely from outdoors. He accepted the sound, gliding on its rumble. People were speaking, but the hum absorbed all deep bass notes, as if it were a heavy low fog and the tinny voices were ejected spouts of cloud through the fog’s roof, quickly blown away.MoreLess
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