New Day New DudsI awoke feeling happy, appreciated and rested, and ready for the new day. I shifted my legs over the bed and watched the room expanded enough for me to stand. I noticed that Venus was gone, but I smiled anyway remembering the night before. I had no idea she was so flexible and loving. As I dressed, I asked, “Coffee?” not expecting anything, but a shelf appeared near to the head of the bed with a cup of hot coffee there. It was a strong black coffee, what I needed to start the day. Fully awake and dressed in my shabby but clean clothes I pushed on the wall at the foot of the bed and a door opened letting me out. The sun had begun to rise and I saw that some people had slept on the beach despite the roughness caused by rocks mixed with sand. The fires had all died out, the

