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Laurie Owens's avatar

When I was little I would eàrnestly say I was half French, half Welsh and half English. I still somehow believe it.

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Anna Eavis's avatar

But you ARE half Maori/half Viking, surely?

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My Macondo's avatar

well, maybe. I feel I a sometimes - are you half something and half something else? Maybe you become what you say you are, if you say it enough.

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Jennifer Granville's avatar

so many coincidences - could almost make you believe magical realism is both magical and real. Sorry about your leg, Sorry about your daughter's leg. Looking forward to meeting the not Jane Austen and YAY Dave.

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My Macondo's avatar

everyday things are usually either magical or monstrous, never real or mundane. But that might be me, wanting it like that. depends how you look at it, as they say.

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