8th January 2025 Writings

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Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
She thought for a moment and decided to try.


Lena watched as a wave of energy emanated from Elsa. First it was Anna, who no longer looked like she was on the edge of freezing to death. The ice grey in her hair gave way to the usual fiery ginger. Then the snow stopped and the ice in the fjord started to melt.


On Baffin, the Bridge had been quiet after Emerson had followed Frigga into the Observation Lounge.
“Something’s changing. Temperatures in Arendelle are now rising.”

Words: 87


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
After having lunch at the coffee house cafeteria, Olivia headed back to the Library. She found a nook with several reading desks next to the Main Western Entrance. She looked over her neat notes from the morning. She was thankful that she could usually read her own notes. ‘There is not much there. This will probably take years.’ That was probably why it wasn’t widely known. Aurora’s history was so vast that the occasional lost record wouldn’t be noticed.

Words: 79

Excerpt from: Gwen Stacy and the Small Town Spider Person
“At least four vigilantes,” Gwen considered.

“You must be new to town,” the girl behind the counter said.

“Yes, just got in from New York. I haven’t kept up on the news in this area. Could you tell me about this SpiderGirl?”

“I get off in ten minutes. I could tell you then.”


Gwen and her new acquaintance, Nikki, left the news stand. “Come, I’ll take you to the Historia, my treat.”

“Historia?”

“It’s a café, bookshop and theater, and it’s run by teens.”

“Really?” Gwen asked.

“It’s a long story.”


The Historia was busy when Nikki and Gwen entered. “This is busy,” Nikki said.

“You may as well tell me,” Gwen said.

“SpiderGirl first appeared last November as Lawndale’s first superhero.”

Words: 122


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
SpiderGirl hung upside down, as she usually did when hanging from an eave, and looked into the café. She saw that Daria and Jane were there. ‘I don’t see Peterson. But how to get Jane’s attention without drawing Daria’s?’

She then looked around at the café where Daria and Jane weren’t looking. ‘Got it, Jennifer! I can ask her to tell Daria and Jane!’


Jennifer Burns was sitting by herself in a corner of the café when she felt a tapping on her shoulder. She was startled and turned to find SpiderGirl hanging upside down from the ceiling next to her. “Ah! SpiderGirl!”

SpiderGirl made a shush motion, putting her finger over where her lips were hidden beneath her mask.

Jennifer sighed. “Yes?” she asked quietly.

“Meet me up on the roof, quickly. I want you to tell you something.”

“Why? Why not someone else? What are you hiding?”

“I have my reasons,” SpiderGirl answered. “I’ll see you up there in a minute,” she added before crawling away on the ceiling and into the Historia’s HVAC system.

“Fine!” Jennifer said as she got up.


SpiderGirl looked around at Lawndale as she waited for Jennifer on the roof. ‘I’d likely have better chance of finding William from there,’ she thought as she glanced at the Giant Strawberry. She heard the door open and turned to find Jennifer winded from having ran up the stairs.

“What is it?” Jennifer asked.

“Ninja Talon and I heard at school that there was a boy who was trapped by his parents.”

“You mean that boy who was leaving love letters at Mr. Morgendorffers’ grave?”

“Yes. The news reached us as our secret identities,” SpiderGirl answered. It wasn’t strictly a lie. She and Talon had spread William’s story around the school so that as many people as possible knew about the situation. ‘Just as well it came in helpful.’

“So, did something happen?”

“Yes. Something happened when he was brought into the daylight and he’s now dangerously loose on Lawndale’s streets.”

Words: 335


Total: 622