Karen
grew up the only girl in the middle of two brothers. She adored both in
their own ways, but never really fit into their worlds. Like
her characters Alik and Evan, the boys were very different.
If
she wanted a playmate, Karen had to gear up to go dirt-clod fighting,
be the losing team of (broken) green army guys or brave the flimsy
bicycle ramp my older brother was focused on.
Either
that, or plan to help erect intricate Lego architecture while hearing
the mathematical algorithms and possible big-bang theories of what
happened to dinosaurs from her little brother.
Needless
to say, Karen suffered a lot of skinned-up knees, elbows and even
scraped off an eyebrow or two trying to keep up with the older brother
and probably still has a Lego embedded in her thigh from sitting on the
floor surrounded by the teeny-tiny pieces in her little brother’s realm.
(Oh, and did I mention she hates math?)
Often
by herself, recuperating from her brothers’ attentions, she created
entire worlds of make-believe and adventure with stuffed animals and
books in her bedroom. Hours of storytelling, personally made sound
effects and character voices entertained her to the point of utter happy
distraction. Hindsight shows she's been a storyteller all her life.
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