"You find yourself alone, standing at the top of a hill overlooking the vast fields of green laid out before you. A hearty breeze rolls over the landscape, the grass rippling like gentle waves flowing eastward. The town in your mind's eye was a few days away, on foot at least - may as well enjoy the scenery on the way there."

What are dreams, and how do we make sense of them? Can we? What is often a mystery to us is a potent literary tool in every author's back pocket, to craft with absolute freedom. We also discuss the blessing of empty spaces, in stories often too frenetic to allow peace and introspection. All this and more in this week's episode of Your Rivers Are Wrong.