When You Hear the Knell of a Requiem Bell by Flashbeagle

Bonus Features

An Interview With Kimberly Fox

Flashbeagle: Hi, I'm Flashbeagle, author of When You Hear the Knell of a Requiem Bell. Today I'm here with the story's plucky heroine, Kimberly Fox, to do an exclusive interview. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Kimberly Elizabeth Fox!

Kimberly: Hi!

Flashbeagle: So, Kim, when and where were you born?

Kimberly: April 3, 1979 in San Antonio. I turned 25 a few weeks ago.

Flashbeagle: Did you get anything good for your birthday?

Kimberly: Yeah! Tons of DVDs, tons of gift certificates, tons of CDs! My family loves me, what can I say? :::laughs:::

Flashbeagle: Have you had any interesting new assignments?

Kimberly: Um, not really. My editor keeps trying to get me to do this thing on this haunted place called Ravenswood Manor, but I'm trying to avoid ever going to another haunted place.

Flashbeagle: Totally understandable. Have you had any flashbacks since you left Gracey Manor?

Kimberly: Thankfully no. Do we have to talk about that? It was sort of a traumatic experience! You know, being mistaken for a dead woman and nearly being killed and all.

Flashbeagle: Okay, okay. Are you and Ben really just friends?

Kimberly: Yes.

Flashbeagle: But you said he was hot!

Kimberly: (Groans loudly) Ugh. Sure, he's tall, dark, handsome, smart, athletic, and speaks three languages, but you know, there's just no romantic connection.

Flashbeagle: Okay, fine. So, what's your favorite TV show?

Kimberly:  Ooh! Yay! Fun topic! I Love the 80s, I Love the 80s Strikes Back, and I Love the 70s. My favorite episode was 1979. I think they should do I Love the 70s Strikes Back. Basically, I'm addicted to VH1. It's a lot more fun than MTV, I think. Driven is a cool show. So is Best Week Ever. And I love Saturday Night Live!

Flashbeagle: Why was 'I love 79' your favorite episode?

Kimberly: Uh, duh, hello, born in 79 here!

Flashbeagle: You're leaving something out.

Kimberly: I am? Oh my God! How could I have forgotten Power Rangers Time Force? I was sobbing during the season finale when Wes and Jen told each other that they loved each other! But personally, my favorite was Lucas…what a hottie!

Flashbeagle: Favorite movie?

Kimberly: Oh, there are a million of them! Right now Mulan is my favorite. Mulan's a really, really cool gal. And I also like Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp. But that always changes. And of course you know about my Pirates obsession…

Flashbeagle: You and many other females under the age of 30. And some above 30, I'm sure. If you had to choose, who would you choose, Capt. Jack Sparrow or Will Turner?

Kimberly: Jack Sparrow! Jack Sparrow!

Flashbeagle: What's your favorite Disney theme park ride?

Kimberly: It's A Small World After All. If you laugh, I will MURDER you!

Flashbeagle: ::snickers:::

Kimberly: SHUT UP!

Flashbeagle: Okay, okay. Favorite actor?

Kimberly: Johnny Depp


Flashbeagle: Favorite actress?

Kimberly: Renee Zellweger

Flashbeagle: Any romantic interests?

Kimberly: Not at the moment.

Flashbeagle: Anyone you think is cute? Like a celebrity?

Kimberly: Hmm…well, Johnny Depp…obviously. Brendan Fraser. Jim Caviezel. Heath Ledger. Hugh Jackman.

Flashbeagle: So will you ever go back to Gracey Manor?

Kimberly: That's a haunted place. What did I say about haunted places?

Flashbeagle: Okay. Um, so, how about that Ramsley? Didn't he have a funny accent?

Kimberly: You know, I never noticed. I was too busy being frightened for my life!

Flashbeagle: Were he not a ghost, would you have thought Edward Gracey was hot?

Kimberly: I don't know. He wasn't alive, now was he?

Flashbeagle:  Do you think that if she weren't a ghost, you and Emily Gracey would have been friends?

Kimberly: I don't know. She wasn't alive either!

Flashbeagle: Okay, do you think Emily and Katherine could have been friends?

Kimberly: Probably. If Emily had lived, cause I read in her diary that Katherine got freaked out by Emily's ghost.

Flashbeagle: What was your favorite part of Gracey Manor?

Kimberly: Um, those singing busts weren't bad…I guess. Can we please talk about something else?

Flashbeagle: That whole experience is kind of why we're having this interview!

Kimberly: Okay, fine.


Flashbeagle: So, Kim, if you could go back to your time at Gracey Manor and do one thing different, what would you do?

Kimberly: Not go there. Because see, if I never went there, my life would've never been in danger, and I wouldn't have gotten Edward Gracey's hopes up that his wife had finally returned to him forever so I wouldn't have had to feel so freaking guilty.

Flashbeagle: Okay, but say you couldn't do that. Say the changes could only start from after you arrived at Gracey Manor.

Kimberly: I would've written the damn article faster and got on the first plane back to San Antonio!

Flashbeagle: Not the kind of answer I was looking for, but okay. So, do you think you're Katherine Gracey's reincarnation?

Kimberly: Aaah! I hate that question! I look at it this way: even if I was Katherine in a past life, it's a past life. It's over. I've got a new life now and I plan on living it to its fullest.

Flashbeagle: Sounds good.

Kimberly: I like to think so.

Flashbeagle: Kim, what's your favorite food?

Kimberly: Calamari.

Flashbeagle: And your favorite drink?

Kimberly: Bottled water

Flashbeagle: Get serious, Kim.

Kimberly: Beer. Are you happy? It's not like I drink it that much, anyway!

Flashbeagle: It's just that…you're funny when you're drunk.

Kimberly: I know that.

Flashbeagle: Okay, next question. Which do you prefer: An British accent or an Australian accent?

Kimberly: Both

Flashbeagle: Can you speak any other languages?

Kimberly: I can stumble my way through Spanish and French. I'm much better at Spanish, though.

Flashbeagle: Where in the world would you most like to go?

Kimberly: Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland

Flashbeagle: If Disney opened a new theme park, where should it be?

Kimberly: San Antonio. Just kidding! Um, An Aussie Disneyland would be cool. Or Disneyland Africa! Or Disneyland Hawaii! Yeah, Disneyland Hawaii! They could do a total Lilo and Stitch theme!

Flashbeagle: What was the last DVD you bought?

Kimberly: Let me think…um…I believe it was Alice in Wonderland

Flashbeagle: The Disney version?

Kimberly:  No kidding.

Flashbeagle: I understand your brother David recently had exciting news.

Kimberly: Ugh. You just HAD to bring HIM up, didn't you?

Flashbeagle: I thought you'd be happy to talk about this. David and his wife Corinne are expecting their first child in the fall.

Kimberly: Oh, THAT news! :::laughs::: I am SO thrilled about being an aunt. I hope they have a girl!

Flashbeagle: Why a girl?

Kimberly: Well, I've got nothing against little boys, but you can't exactly buy them Disney princess dresses and Barbie dolls, can you?

Flashbeagle: Completely understandable. What would you like them to name their child?

Kimberly: Kimberly. :::laughs::: Just kidding. I don't care, really, I don't. If I hate the name I can always give the kid a nickname.


Flashbeagle: Sounds like a good plan! What was your favorite subject in school?

Kimberly: Um, I think it was…probably creative writing.

Flashbeagle: Where did you attend school?

Kimberly: You mean like all of them?

Flashbeagle: Yeah.

Kimberly: Well, I went to St. Philomela's in San Antonio from kindergarten through 8th grade. That's where I met Ben and my other good friend Tracy. Then we all went to St. Joan of Arc High School. For college, I went to South Texas University and got my bachelor's in journalism. College rocked. High school was okay. Elementary school rocked. So did middle school. I never really studied hard at all…I just sort of goofed off and had fun with my friends, but it's not like I was purposely stupid or anything.

Flashbeagle: What were your favorite TV shows as a kid in the 1980s?

Kimberly: Hmm…I always liked Rainbow Brite. Garfield and Friends was a personal favorite. Oh yeah, and I always wanted to be a contestant on Double Dare!

Flashbeagle: What was the last good book you read?

Kimberly: I recently re-read Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella. I don't know what it is…I feel like Becky Bloomwood's the British me or something!

Flashbeagle: What was your favorite movie as a kid?

Kimberly: The Little Mermaid. Okay, that came out when I was ten, but I loved it anyway. Oh, and the Star Wars movies. My brother was totally into them, so we went to go see Return of the Jedi the day it opened when I was like five.

Flashbeagle: Cool. Anyway, we're out of time. Is there anything you'd like to tell the readers, Kim?

Kimberly: Yeah. What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away.

Flashbeagle: You stole that from the Doobie Brothers.

Kimberly: Is that a problem?

Flashbeagle: No, not at all.

Next on our bonus feature agenda: An alternate character focus from Ramsley's point of view!