title: Twelve Aspects of Michael: Contrasted by Their Counter-Images
author: Christoph-Andreas Lindenberg
description: <b>David Newbatt</b> is an artist and teacher who lives and works at a Camphill Community for young adults with special needs in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also teaches art at the Aberdeen Waldorf School. David works in a wide variety of mediums, mainly watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. He has illustrated various books, including a story by Novalis, the poem of Olaf steson, and Goethes fairy tale. He is also a prolific mural painter. His works have been exhibited throughout Europe.
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  ![](images/00016.jpg)HIS WILL BE A piece of cake.”
  
  “You always say that, but it’s never true.”
  
  Annabel Fenwick glared at her brother, Michael, wishing she could cow or shame
  him. But he was the worst scoundrel in the world, and it was impossible to
  make him feel guilty about anything.
  
  He was also the most confident person she’d ever met except for her poor,
  deceased father. He’d constantly been certain he was right, that the odds
  would fall in his favor. Generally, he’d been correct so it had been difficult
  to persuade him to behave sensibly or proceed with caution.
  
  Michael was possessed of all their father’s dishonest traits. He blustered
  through life gambling, cheating, lying, and winning and because he was so
  handsome and charming, he was never called to account for any of his schemes
  or scams.
  
  Women in particular were susceptible to his dubious allure. He’d broken hearts
  across the kingdom, and no matter ho