Deconstructing Kari

The rain was pouring down on the busy streets, though its dampening effect had no impact on the temperature. The heat from the sun was baking the concrete, sending waves of warm air bounding back and forth off the passing cars and buildings all around. On the corner, sitting without protection on a graffiti-coated [...]

The ringing of the telephone or a knock at the front door at odd hours of the evening often awakened me. Most nights these things would stir me from my sleep, disturb my dreams of unicorns and fairies, and toss me back into the world of the living. More often than not, I [...]