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”

A Big Wheel Invented By a Big-Named Guy

[Gelbsend, the town west of Grunvale. The town is holding a fair, and the Klug, Rose, and Wyler families have arrived, the latter in two separate vehicles; Dolly, Gregory, and Wendy ride together in a Chevy, and Roz, Maddie and Nicole in a Mitsubishi]Nicole: “Thanks for the ride, Roz. And Maddie.”Roz: “Any time, little sis.”Continue reading “A Big Wheel Invented By a Big-Named Guy”

Queen of the Grime

Original DA Upload Date: October 21, 2021. Gilda: “Yep.”Margo: “Yep.”Wendy: “Yep.”April: “Mm-hmm.”[the Tetrad see Flannery, dressed in Middle Ages attire, carrying a lute, walking through the garden]Flannery: “Greetings, Grime. Greetings, grandkin of Angus of Hynde House.” [pauses and blushes when she sees Wendy] “Hello, lovely wench.” [beat] “And greetings whatever your name is.” [glances atContinue reading “Queen of the Grime”

2022 Was a Bad Year for Artists

[December of 2022 on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. Wendy drives with the Tetrad, up to the Albaneigh Museum of Fine Art]Gilda: “Here it is.”[Wendy parks, and the Tetrad begin exiting the car]Margo: “Museum of Fine Art? What are we doing here?”Gilda: “They’re hosting an exhibition for art made by robots.”Margo: “Robots? Cool. How doContinue reading “2022 Was a Bad Year for Artists”

It’s December! Mabrouk!

Original Twitter Upload Date: December 22, 2022 [Albaneigh County Sephardic Temple, Saturday morning during Hanukkah. Rabbi Gabriel Franco gives a speech]Franco: “I know it’s a hard time for many of us this time of year, having shoved in our faces society’s love of commercialism and gluttony. Quite frankly, it makes me sick as well. You’dContinue reading “It’s December! Mabrouk!”

SKASK-elbel’s Canon

Original Twitter Upload Date: March 28, 2022. The script below was originally posted to DA on April 12, 2022, and has been revised to add story context and fix keyboard errors present in the original version. [August of 2003 in Boarston, MA, on the strict timeline of ZP-51498. Shaun Ketcham, wearing a tuxedo and his hair inContinue reading “SKASK-elbel’s Canon”

Sisterly Bonding III: Well-Suited for Wholesomeness

Original Twitter Upload Date: February 27, 2022. The script below was originally posted to DA on February 28, 2022, and has been revised to add story context and fix keyboard errors present in the original version. [After a trip to the local Goodwill for a suit more to Nicole’s style than just a matching version of Gilda’s,Continue reading “Sisterly Bonding III: Well-Suited for Wholesomeness”

Sisterly Bonding II

Original DA Upload Date: November 30, 2021 [Afternoon on a weekend. Wendy and Nicole sit on a bench in front of an ice cream store, eating ice cream cones. Wendy has chocolate and cocoa bean, while Nicole has mint chocolate chip]Wendy: “Mint chocolate chip, huh?”Nicole: “Yeah. What about it?”Wendy: “I don’t know, never really tookContinue reading “Sisterly Bonding II”

Gaming in the Gild-ed Age

Original Twitter Upload Date: February 16, 2022. The script below was originally posted to DA on February 25, 2022, and has been revised to add story context and fix keyboard errors present in the original version. [The Tetrad are approaching the arcade, dressed in Victorian-era attire. Gilda looks excited to enter]Margo: “Ugggggh! I hate this outfit!Continue reading “Gaming in the Gild-ed Age”

Grunvale Gazette Front Page, Vol. 151, Iss. 34

Original DA Upload Date: January 22, 2022 I may not have had much to say in the artwork in which this mock-newspaper was featured, but damn, do I have a lot to say about the newspaper itself. I don’t know how long this description is gonna be, but just trust me when I say thatContinue reading “Grunvale Gazette Front Page, Vol. 151, Iss. 34”