I sometimes suffer from a condition called obstructive sleep apnea. Whether caused physiologically by malfunctioning nerves and muscles,anatomically by restricted breathing passages, or psychosomatically by stress; I'm not sure. What I do know is that sometimes deep into sleep my breathing halts. I am forced to engage anew, with great exertion, this mysterious respiratory apparatus in my body. This web site is a semi-autobiographical exploration of the perils of sleep. slumbering... dreaming... gasping... awake... WELCOME TO MY SLEEP DISORDER

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