Cirrus

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Orphaned as a child after the bizarre deaths of her parents, Mira is a carrier of the Fragile-X gene. Institutionalised in the Serenity Centre, a sanctuary for adults with disabilities, she can see the past but cannot see her real surroundings. When two medical specialists arrive to do a survey, there is a murder and Mira is the only witness.

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Dedication: For my sons, whom I shall haunt with love forever from the echoes of yesterday.

Affiliation Notes

Writing Disability in Australia:

Type of disability Magical blindness - can see the past but not present.

Type of character Primary.

Point of view Third person.

Note: This work uses disability as a metaphorical note or literary device. A blind character can see images of the past, but is hence disadvantaged once objects move in the present.