6th - 10th January 2026 Writings

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6th
Excerpt from: Emry
“A crime,” Daria answered.

Words: 4


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Lawndale
Jane stood up.

“Stacy Rowe.”

Words: 5


Excerpt from: Secrets of Lawndale
Quinn saw that the Mall was much like surface malls. ‘But that’s not surprising.’ They soon came to the smoothie stand.

“It has a full selection of flavors,” Jane said.

Words: 30


Excerpt from: A Lane’s Return to Lawndale
“Is this about Courtney?” Jane asked.

“Yes.”

“Go ahead!” Jane said in resignation.

Words: 13


Excerpt from: Convergence on Lawndale
“I can guess which one, because there is some information about him online, even if it’s contradictory,” Wade responded.

“He calls himself the Doctor and he travels in something he calls a TARDIS,” Kim said.

“It looks like a blue box, right? That is the most consistent part of the stories.”

“Yes,” Kim answered. “He also says that the portal is causing disruptions to spacetime.”

“That doesn’t surprise me.”


Ron also explained about the flicker and how Stacy reacted to it.



Words: 81


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
“Mr. O’Neill has given an assignment about failure.”

“That doesn’t bad,” Helen said.

“With a practical application,” Quinn added.

“Go on,” Helen prompted.

“He wants us to ‘succeed at failing’,” Daria said before tilting her head a little and shrugging. “You know, his usual babble; which isn’t good at the best of times.”

“And you think that now isn’t the best time,” Helen asked rhetorically.

Both Daria and Quinn nodded.


At the same time, Kevin arrived at the Historia after having slipped out of the house before his mother started dinner. “Now, SpiderGirl is often on the roof, but where’s the way to the roof.” He went into the café.

Words: 111


Total: 244


7th

Excerpt from: Movie Trouble in Lawndale
It had been overcast day in Lawndale. Jane Lane knew it was going to rain as she arrived at the Global Cinema for the Food in Film Festival.

Words: 28


Excerpt from: Video Assignment Complications
It was the next day that Daria heard more about in class.

Words: 12


Excerpt from: Treasure Island
Her dreams were of an old style tall ship.


Jamie awoke and got ready for school. At Breakfast, she didn’t see Captain Bones.

Words: 23


Excerpt from: Convergence on Lawndale
“Quite a lot going on there,” Wade commented. “But I should remind you, it is well into the early hours here.”

Kim yawned. “We’re coming back into Middleton now,” she said to Wade. She turned to Kaelyn. “Tell the Doctor that we’ll be back in Lawndale after we’ve slept, assuming a missing doesn’t come up in our time.”

“I will.”


Kaelyn examined the portal after Kim, Ron and Rufus had gone back through it. She couldn’t make much of the distortion of space time around the edges. ‘I better get back to the TARDIS. The Doctor might have found more,’ she thought.


The Doctor was modifying the sonic screwdriver when Kaelyn re-entered the TARDIS. “They went back home did they?” he asked.

Words: 122


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
She knew that was going to be difficult to keep up with them.


Freya dashed out of the door onto the rooftop, with Janara just behind her. She quickly put her sunglasses on and glanced westwards, and saw the thief there, past the glare off of the Aterana and a blimp hovering over the western airstrip.

Words: 56


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
“Welcome to the Historia, Kevin,” his classmate, Nikki Dowling said. “How may I help you?”

“I’d like to get up on the roof.”

“Why?”

“Because SpiderGirl might be up there,” Kevin answered.

“I don’t think she is up there now. Would you like something?”

“I’m cool for now, but I would like to see if she is.”

“Fine, it is the second door to the left when you come in, after the bookshop,” Nikki answered.

“Thanks, Nikki.”

“But are you sure you want to meet her on the roof? I don’t think she would want to go out with you.”

“I want to ask her,” Kevin said as he turned away.


Nikki sighed as she watched Kevin leave the café. “At least he’s no longer bothering Quinn,” she murmured. She supported Brittany in her decision to permanently break up with him. She still didn’t know what she had seen in him.


Kevin emerged onto the rooftop, which was empty. SpiderGirl wasn’t there. But waiting was boring, especially when it was long. ‘I can look at Lawndale, maybe I could see her in the distance.’

He wasn’t methodical. His gaze wandered over the sprawl of Lawndale randomly. He saw nothing but the streetlights, buildings and vegetation where they were lit up.

Words: 210


Total: 451


8th

Excerpt from: Troubles in New London
“That looks strange,” she commented.

“Strange to you maybe,” the Doctor responded.

Words: 12


Excerpt from: Return to Lawndale
The town hadn’t changed that much over the past two decades. She hadn’t wanted to return, but she needed to.

Words: 20


Excerpt from: Trouble of the Wings
Throk returned with the plan.

“Thanks, Throk,” Mala said as she took and unscrolled it.


Throk waited as Mala read the scroll.

Words: 22


Excerpt from: Shore Leave on an Alien Beach
“You always say that,” Boimler responded.

“Because it’s true.”

“You’re right. But what is she up to?”

“You don’t need to worry,” T’Lyn said in a slightly reassuring tone.

“I can’t help it.”

Words: 33


Excerpt from: Convergence on Lawndale
“Yes,” Kaelyn answered.

“I hope they get enough sleep. Humans and their sleep requirements.”

“You sleep less than humans?”

“Three hours a day at most,” the Doctor answered.

Words: 28


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
“This way!” she said.

“Right behind you,” Janara responded.

Words: 9


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
After about two minutes, he glanced at the Giant Strawberry. “Wait, I heard SpiderGirl had been seen there sometimes.” He paused, briefly. He didn’t want to miss her by going on a wild goose chase.


He looked around at Lawndale again before he heard a sound. He turned in a slight panic. The same kind of panic he had had since he had been kidnapped by Lynn Anders over a week earlier. “Who’s there?”

“Relax, Kevin,” Jane said as she came out from behind the roof access, carrying a sketchbook.

“Oh,” Kevin said. “I was just looking for SpiderGirl.”

“I know you told Mr. O’Neill that you’re looking for her, but I think you should have chosen something else.”

Words: 119


Total: 243


9th

Excerpt from: A Complication of Kes’s
“There was a disruption in the comm system on a few decks.”

“Run a full diagnostic.”

Words: 16


Excerpt from: The Many Professors (A)
Prologue
Felicity Lovett entered the Galactic Ranger’s cockpit and saw that the Professor and the other members of the crew were there.


Words: 21


Excerpt from: Paternoster Row
“If so, we need to investigate that too,” Vastra responded.

Words: 10


Excerpt from: The Rivals
It intensified after Mia and Jesse were hospitalised and she had started travelling back to 1919 through the Mirror.

“Jo!”

“Jade! Leave me alone!”

Words: 24


Excerpt from: Farewell to Lorien
The Company entered Celeborn’s chamber in response to his summons.

“Now is the time when those who wish to continue the Quest must harden their hearts to leave this land.”

Words: 30


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
Freya closed her eyes and listened, her synaesthesia allowing her to map a route over the rooftop.


Olivia emerged onto the rooftop to find that the other two were already far ahead.

Words: 32


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
“I didn’t like the fourth vigilante.”

“That makes sense,” Jane said.

“Oh yeah. She helped rescue you, right?” Kevin asked, referring to the time Jane and some theater critics had been abducted by Quentin Beck.

“She did, but I didn’t meet her then.”

“So you met her another time?”


“Yes,” Jane answered. She had thought about lying about having met the Enigma (he was certain to blab about it if she did share the name, not that she considered it) but even Kevin would pick up on the lie. ‘He won’t press about it, given his focus on SpiderGirl.’


Kevin turned and looked at the Giant Strawberry again. “Maybe she’s there.”

“Or maybe she isn’t.”

“I’m going anyway.”


‘Of course he is!’ Jane thought. ‘I guess I can follow as the Shadow and make sure he doesn’t get into trouble if he does start a wild goose chase across Lawndale.

“But first, what did you choose to try to fail?” Kevin asked.

Words: 162


Total: 295


10th

Excerpt from: Holonovel Speed Run
“Still in use!” he groused. “No biggie, I’ll try again.”

Words: 10


Excerpt from: Mystery at Brandy Hall
“Here,” Saradoc said, as he turned a page.

Merry looked at the page.

Words: 13


Excerpt from: Hobbits, Bombadil and Goldberry
“It is not said that the Shirefolk are shy and bashful,” the woman, Goldberry, said. “But they are sweet tongued.”

Words: 20


Excerpt from: Mysteries of Aurora
Not in the way they were. She was an endurance swimmer, not a runner. Even so, she leapt into motion as much as she could.


The thief headed westwards, towards the Main Library, moving along the path set out by the fractal architecture of the campus. Janara had memorised the various blueprints Alexia had shared with her, that hadn’t just shown the floor plans of the various buildings, but also the elevations. Therefore, she knew where various platforms were.

Words: 79


Excerpt from: Spider Quinn
“Being conventional.”

Kevin laughed. “Really? I’d like to see that,” he said as he went to the door.


Jane waited until she was sure that he was well down the stairs before she changed to the Shadow and used her grapple gun to rappel down the rear of the Historia to where she had parked the Shadow Car in the alleyway behind. She then found Kevin’s jeep and placed a tracker on it so she could follow if he meandered through Lawndale instead of making a beeline for the Strawberry.


Kevin emerged from the Historia and went to his car. He was sure that going to the Giant Strawberry was a good idea. ‘She has been seen all over town, but the Strawberry is the second most common place,’ he thought as he started the engine. He was quite sure.


The Shadow listened to the police bands as she followed Kevin at a distance. Lawndale was quiet but there was still chatter. It just wasn’t something she needed to respond to.


At the same time as Kevin driving to the Giant Strawberry, Sandi finished looking through the list of extracurricular activities offered at Lawndale High for the umpteenth time. “Ugh! The only thing I’m failing tonight is, like, failing to make a choice!” she grumbled.

Words: 215


Total: 337