Flashes and Sparks

"I need complete silence."

It didn't surprise Kate to find out these were her first words. She'd craved peace and quiet, which always seemed out of reach.

At just eleven months old, she became the subject of a paranormal study, setting the tone for a tumultuous childhood. She endured a chaotic family: a cruel grandmother; a mother hung up on her own emotional baggage; a father lost to the rat race of Los Angeles; and two (sometimes difficult) brothers who were easily influenced by their gra...