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11:52

Books Editor Sue Thoms - This is Sue Thoms, the book review editor at The Press. I would like to introduce Michael Stratton, a therapist and author of “Everybody Dreams,” a novel about dreams and what they tell us. Mike is appearing at Schuler Books & Music on 28th Street tonight at 7 p.m. But right now, he is here to chat with us.

If you have questions for Mike -- about dreams or his novel -- this is your chance to ask them.

11:53

[Comment From Mike Stratton]
Hi Sue, great to be here.

11:55

Books Editor Sue Thoms - Mike, can you tell us a little about your background. Where does your fascination in dreams come from and what led you to learn about interpreting them?

11:56

Mike Stratton - I am a psychotherapist in private practice in East Lansing, Mi. I'm a graduate of Aquinas College here in G.R.; I got my masters at MSU.

11:57

Mike Stratton - I became interested in dreams, well, for my whole life. I've always had very potent dreams, even as a kid. I started to study them in my early adulthood.

11:58

Books Editor Sue Thoms - Can you describe a powerful dream you had as a kid?

12:00

Mike Stratton - I was sitting in a closet in our basement where we kept our old Life and Look magazines. I still remember that cool, musty smell. And I could hear footsteps coming down the steps. Just as the latch of the wood door was lifting, I would wake up.

12:00

[Comment From Suzanne]
do you believe people can get visits from deceased love ones in dreams...that are more than just an average dream.

12:01

Mike Stratton - To Suzanne, Yes I do. I think either there are literal or psychological spiritual visits. I always love it when my parents, who have been gone over a decade.

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