Comic Transcripts

HANS: You were in my dream last night!
PHIL: No, I was safe and sound in my own bed. A synaptic construct that resembled me may have been in your dream last night.

HANS: Well, so far as my dream-self was concerned, it was you. And you did some weird stuff.
PHIL: But it wasn’t me! It didn’t have my childhood or my kinks or my aspirations or any of the unspoken fears that color the real me’s daily decision-making.

PHIL: You invented a dream-me out of your personal, and thus by definition limited, understanding of who I am. Anything that shadow-puppet did in the bony cavern of your imagination reflects not on me, but upon your perception of me.

HANS: Apparently deep down I consider you a psychopathic ostrich farmer.
PHIL: Sure, I could see that.

{{header: close your eyes and picture WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: Your dream-me is within two standard metaphor-derivations of how you really feel about me.}}

#644; The Nocturnal Imposter transcribed by in

HANS: You were in my dream last night!
PHIL: No, I was safe and sound in my own bed. A synaptic construct that resembled me may have been in your dream last night.

HANS: Well, so far as my dream-self was concerned, it was you. And you did some weird stuff.
PHIL: But it wasn’t me! It didn’t have my childhood or my kinks or my aspirations or any of the unspoken fears that color the real me’s daily decision-making.

PHIL: You invented a dream-me out of your personal, and thus by definition limited, understanding of who I am. Anything that shadow-puppet did in the bony cavern of your imagination reflects not on me, but upon your perception of me.

HANS: Apparently deep down I consider you a psychopathic ostrich farmer.
PHIL: Sure, I could see that.

{{header: close your eyes and picture WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: Your dream-me is within two standard metaphor-derivations of how you really feel about me.}}

#644; The Nocturnal Imposter transcribed by in

HANS: You were in my dream last night!
PHIL: No, I was safe and sound in my own bed. A synaptic construct that resembled me may have been in your dream last night.

HANS: Well, so far as my dream-self was concerned, it was you. And you did some weird stuff.
PHIL: But it wasn't me! It didn't have my childhood or my kinks or my aspirations or any of the unspoken fears that color the real me's daily decision-making.

PHIL: You invented a dream-me out of your personal, and thus by definition limited, understanding of who I am. Anything that shadow-puppet did in the bony cavern of your imagination reflects not on me, but upon your perception of me.

HANS: Apparently deep down I consider you a psychopathic ostrich farmer.
PHIL: Sure, I could see that.

{{header: close your eyes and picture WONDERMARK.COM}}

{{alt-text: Your dream-me is within two standard metaphor-derivations of how you really feel about me.}}

Your dream-me is within two standard metaphor-deviations of how you really feel about me.

#644; The Nocturnal Imposter

  — August 3rd, 2010

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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