Margo: “Gilda, I appreciate that I now have 80s garb like you, you know I do. But I really must ask, what is it with you and black-and-white lately?”Gilda: “It looks cool and puts the focus more on light and details. Also, these portraits aren’t black-and-white. There’s an offset of ten units on both endsContinue reading “The Tetrad in Silver”
Category Archives: Stormy Adler’s Grunvale
Sock Jock
[The warren floors of Hynde Manor. Margo is building a harbor portion of her train set in one of the basements. She installs a projector below the water portion of the set, represented by a panel of distorted glass, which have white-painted edges to resemble sea foam] Margo: “Presenting for the first time in theContinue reading “Sock Jock”
The Church Bell Chimes for a Thirtieth Time
[June of 1973 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. The graduation ceremony for the Seallivan High School class of 1973 is taking place on and around the football field/track of the school, with the students and faculty on the field and the audience on the bleachers. The male students are in blue and sitting onContinue reading “The Church Bell Chimes for a Thirtieth Time”
Say Cheese!
[Northeast side of Grunvale, early evening. Sally is driving a 1965 Volvo Amazon, while the triplets sit in the back seats. Molly sits in the middle, Paddy to her right and Margo to her left. And Buffett rides on the top of the car]Molly: “I love staying at Uncle Shaun’s!” [car hits pothole, causing herContinue reading “Say Cheese!”
Taste the Rainbow
Original Twitter Upload Date: March 30, 2022. The script below was originally posted to DA on the same day, and has been revised minimally from the original version. [March 29, 2018 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. Gilda and Abby are in the kitchen of the Lowry household, assembling the molds of the agar-agar they’ve made forContinue reading “Taste the Rainbow”
The Keys to Hitting the Low-ry Notes
[Lowry household, day. Gilda knocks on the door, and leans against a column as she waits for it to be answered. She hums to herself, before singing quietly]Gilda: 🎵 Mainstream, are we moving too far away? / Mainstream, is it worth it if it doesn’t pay? / Mainstream, the centerline is status quo / GottaContinue reading “The Keys to Hitting the Low-ry Notes”
Stellar Beauty
[Voronov household, day. Stella is dressed in 1940s attire, complete with a teal dress and pumps, her hair in victory rolls, and made up and accessorized like a pin-up model, as Dolly inserts a hibiscus hair clip into her hair]Dolly: “How you holding up, Stel?”Stella: “Well, I’ll say this much. It’s not exactly the mostContinue reading “Stellar Beauty”
Smoke is a Good Boy
[Grime/Griswold household, evening. Gilda and Terence are watching a movie on TV in the living room, giant bowls of popcorn on their laps. Gilda picks up a bottle of lemon juice and squirts it onto her popcorn]Terence: “Sis, that’s weird.”Gilda: “No, you’re weird for caring. What I put on my popcorn is none of yourContinue reading “Smoke is a Good Boy”
Mabrouk to Wendy!
Original Twitter Upload Date: March 7, 2022. The script below was originally posted to DA on March 10, 2022, and has been revised minimally from the original version. [March 4, 2018 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. Gilda, Margo, and April eat at their table in the food court in the Grunvale Mall]Margo: “And that’s why Teen Titans‘Continue reading “Mabrouk to Wendy!”
A Selfie of Swan’s Soaring Spirits
[1980s night at Marilyn Springsteen’s Retro Diner and Arcade in Albaneigh. The Oddball Tetrad stands outside, of course in their 80s outfits, as Flannery arrives by bus, also in 80s attire, and also wearing her epilepsy glasses]Margo: “Flannery? How’d you get Flannery to come here?”Gilda: “There’s a new salad dish on the menu that sheContinue reading “A Selfie of Swan’s Soaring Spirits”
The Gallery of Stormy Adler 