Gender	Female
Industry	Communications or Media
Occupation	Writer
Location	New Brunswick, Canada
Introduction	Part-time science fiction and fantasy writer, full-time opinionated person.
Interests	science fiction, fantasy, art, writing, cooking, environment, gardening, cryptic crosswords, health, yoga, psychology
Favorite movies	Beetlejuice, Pan's Labyrinth, Labyrith, The Dark Crystal, Dr. Strangelove
Favorite music	Rush, Chantal Kreviazuk, ABBA, David Bowie
Favorite books	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, that one with the hobbits the name of which temporarily escapes me

How is an ankle unlike a consequence?

There are consequences to spraining an ankle. The ankle comes first, the consequences afterwards. I speak from experience: see http://vivianskvetch.blogspot.com/2008/12/but-ill-have-handicapped-christmas.html