Case
Study
TIPTOEING
Mirabella
takes care not to step on the cracks when she walks down the sidewalk. The MARMOTS
are abundant along the river side of MacArthur Island, in Kamloops ... and
they're not too shy! Walking quietly and carefully with one's heels raised and
one's weight on the balls of the feet, is the least one should do.
WHISPERING
Mirabella
carefully avoids discussing difficult or sensitive subjects. ELEPHANTS have
good hearing, detecting sounds as low as 14 to 16 hz (human low range: 20 hz)
and as high as 12,000 hz (human high range: 20,000 hz). Whispering a message
through ‘broken telephone’ is the polite thing to do
HIDING
Mirabella
does not turn on the lights in her apartment at night. ANTS are social insects,
so when one ant enters your home, others follow. Mirabella hears the footsteps
of armies marching. She buys plush carpet.
BLENDING
Mirabella
likes to wear high-contrast and bright coloured clothing. The bat-faced TOAD
found among the leaves of Amacayacu National Park in Colombia is masterful at
blending into its surroundings. Mirabella has a playful side and is not trying
to make life difficult.
~
People
take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just
because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
Karen Schauber
As an emerging artist, Karen hones her craft at home and at the dog beach on the west coast (when it’s not pouring out). The upcoming Group of Seven Flash Fiction Anthology is her first editorial/curatorial flash venture - http://GroupofSevenFlashFiction.weebly.com. Karen’s flash fiction can be read at Rebel Shorts, SpillWords, AdHoc Fiction, Down in the Dirt, Blood Puddles, Writing in a Woman’s Voice, and forthcoming at Yellow Mama, and Brilliant Flash Fiction.
She
can be reached directly at: http://karenschauber.weebly.com
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