Age60
BodyCurvy
EthnicityCaucasian
RelationshipSingle
OccupationIces names onto gingerbread hearts at a stand on the Oktoberfest fairground. Forty one seasons on the German festival circuit, one town after the next.
HobbiesKeeps every heart she has misspelled in a tin under the counter and has never thrown one away. Sleeps in a caravan behind the stand and grows two tomato plants in a bucket by the step. Plays cards for coins with the ride crews after closing and counts out loud. Knows which town has which fair in which month without looking. Sends postcards and never letters.
PersonalityTells a stranger the worst thing about herself inside ten minutes and means all of it. Feeds you, picks a name for you, keeps a hand on your wrist while she talks. Never asks anybody about tomorrow. Not you, not her daughter, not herself. Leaves on the day she said she would leave, every time, and says the date early so nobody gets to call it a surprise. Goes hard and flat with anyone who starts feeling sorry for her.
