Withersin’s Damned Interview with:

 

Kim Sumek

Born and raised in Southern California, I’ve become a full time child-herder.  I am currently the features editor and webmistress for Withersin Magazine, which leaves me little time for any sort of life, except for a weekly trip to the winery.

 

List website:  www.withersin.com (of course) – www.myspace.com/withersinwino

 

How can we contact you? withersinwino@hotmail.com

 

 

In your own words, define Withersin.

A voyeuristic view into the mind of a mystical being; that takes you on a flight away from the light and into disturbing darkness.

 

If you were a sideshow act, what would you be?

Fortune Teller

 

What is your greatest non-literary influence?

Wine

 

Describe your most irrational fear.

The ocean.  I don’t like the idea of not knowing what is below me.

 

How about your most guilty pleasure?

Wine and chocolate; although I don’t feel that guilty about consuming either of them.

 

Name the most disturbing nursery rhyme/fairy tale you can recall.

“The Goose-Girl” by the Grimm brothers.

 

Do you eat meat?

Only white meat.

 

What were the skies like when you were young?

Blinding.

 

Name your favorite garden tool.

Bare hands.

 

Name your least favorite color, first job and worst job.

COLOR: Pastels

FIRST JOB: Bus girl at our family owned Mexican restaurant.

WORST JOB: Santa’s helper at a Christmas photo booth in the mall.

 

Favorite:  Author, Movie, Music Group, Song, and Quote.

AUTHOR: Tim Dorsey

MOVIE:  Ladyhawke and Rocky Horror Picture Show

GROUP:  Korn and Iron Maiden... CURRENTLY:  Opus Humanus and Starving for Gravity

SONG:  “Backlit Medley”, After Midnight Project

QUOTE:  I look and feel this way, well, cause I drank and I smoked, I lived and I loved, danced, sang, sweat and screwed my way through a pretty damn good life. Gettin old ain’t bad man; getting old - that’s earned.”  -Corrine DeGroot as the bartender in “The Guardian”

 

If you were a loaf of bread what kind would you be?

A nice fresh cheese-garlic sourdough.

 

Weirdest news you have read in your local newspaper:

A 19-year-old man stands on busy street corner holding a white sign with big, bold, black letters that reads simply, "Free Hugs."

"I am just a regular teenager who believes this is something good for humankind," he said, never dropping the sign he held up for passing motorists.

 

Why horror?

Raising three young kids you can’t get away from it, I mean what’s more horrific than cleaning off oddly looking satanic symbols written in crayon on flat painted walls.

 

Here's a photo. (seen on Interview main page)

“INEDIBLE NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN FOOD”

You have 112 words. Go.

I’m heading down the freeway with all my kids in tow; from the back seat rings,

     “Don’t touch me!”

     “He started it!”

     “I didn’t do it!”

As I contemplate the length of drive ahead of me, I notice a tanker truck off to my right.  What an unusual warning sign and in duct tape no less.... hmmmm, duct tape, wouldn’t that be useful right about now... Not for human consumption? What could possibly be in a tanker with that kind of sign...?

      “Mom, she’s kicking me!”

      “Stop it!”

      “OW!”

Maybe it is the liquefied brains of moms who have to drive in a small vehicle with three kids in the back.

 

 

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