WAND & KATE

Kate’s family were on holiday in Bedruthan Steps, Cornwall. In the evening the hotel would put on entertainment for the guests. A fancy dress contest was announced. Kate, aged seven, was bemused by her costume. Her mum Pam, able to use only what she had to hand, made Kate a dress out of newspapers. Kate’s brother went as a boxer. Kate resented Nick’s convincing black eye, crafted by Pam with eye shadow and kohl. The competition prizes were handed out by a magician who was performing at the hotel. Kate won a wand, awarded for her ‘Miss Print’. She promptly put it to the test, commanding it to make her brother disappear. When he didn’t, she was so incensed that she snapped the wand in half. Years later, she told the story to her friend Ed. A few weeks later he gave her a present. He’d made her a new wand. It came ready broken.

16 Oct 2011