Kelly has always been an avid reader, the kind who generates their own force field that keeps out conversation, explosions and such while engrossed in a book. She can walk while reading, including manoeuvring up and down stairs, but she cannot keep track of time, remember things like meals and bedtimes, or engage in civilized conversation. In fourth grade, Kelly melted a plastic lamp shade (and narrowly avoided starting a fire) while reading covertly after bedtime. Kids: do not cover your lamps with a quilt in order to form a reading tent. You have been warned.
–Kelly Fineman, Writing and Ruminating
