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Karalyn Joyce

writer, profile published in BRAT, Winter 2002

I write when something has happened that makes a difference - it might be just something like forgetting to put the Otto (wheelie bin) out, or lining up to give blood for the first time. Often, especially with poetry, when I'm reading something out it'll strike a chord with other people - or with a short story it'll be like that for them too. That's when it's the best, when your stories or poems are theirs too. But, it can get a bit embarrassing when fiction becomes too real and you get accused of things you haven't done - especially in a small town. Another reason I write is that one day my children, and my children's children will be able to look at my work and know me.