What We Do With Words
I don’t know where to start. In September, I wrote this post about the quake that occurred then, so devastating, but not deadly. That was heart-wrenching; this is so much worse. When I saw the photograph of the Cathedral spire as rubble in the square I realised, relieved, that none of this was real. I have vivid dreams, sometimes of terrible things. This wasn’t happening, because the spire would never fall. I don’t get to wake up from this. I can’t watch the news any more. I can’t even turn on the TV. Too many journalists intoning solemnly about the utter...
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This picture represents my last, desperate move, which was to steal Mary's parasol and twirl it becomingly.
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Karen Healey is a young adult novelist. She is the author of the urban fantasies GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD and THE SHATTERING, both set in New Zealand, and the forthcoming sci-fi adventure WHEN WE WAKE. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD won the 2010 Aurealis Award for Best YA Novel and was a finalist for the William C. Morris Award. Karen can tell you a lot about baking, covers of "Hallelujah" and superhero comics.
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