Thursday 5 November 2020

5th November 2020 Writing

 5th

 

Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady

She grabbed the phaser and then set it to stun and put it on wide beam.

 

Words: 16

 

 

Excerpt from: Reverse Map Game 2019

British-Scandinavian North America

The population of the Northwestern Territories increases as a large numbers of settlers brave the freezing waste.

 

Words: 20

 

 

Excerpt from: Dragons: Changes in the Archipelago

But why was it on an island beyond the Archipelago? He wasn’t sure why, unless the Empire was hunting Dragons… He heard something behind him. He turned and saw that Hiccup and Astrid had arrived.

 

Words: 35

 

 

Excerpt from: Daria - Brittany

“That’s certainly a plus.”

 

The teacher, Claire Defoe came over to look at their work. “I see you’ve improved, Brittany.”

 

“Thanks,” Brittany said. She may have got perspective right, but it seemed she lacked the patience to get the other aspects of drawing right. The landscape didn’t seem right.

 

“The chiaroscuro has improved, but it still needs work,” Defoe added. She moved to Daria. “Yours is about the same.”

 

“The glasses don’t help with the depth of field vision,” Daria admitted. “I’m more of a writer than an artist.”

 

“Both of you are still good. A little basic, perhaps, but good.”

 

“Thanks,” Daria said, feeling encouraged. “Still, I would leave it to others to do the illustrations.”

 

“Not everyone is suited for that,” Defoe said.

 

 

“So, about the party,” Brittany asked again, once Defoe had moved on.

 

“You’re inviting Andrea too?”

 

Brittany smirked. “She comes to all my parties, and I go to hers, when she holds them. I also need someone to help set up. Kevin is useless in that regard.”

 

Daria sighed. “I’ll come.”

 

 

After school, Donna and Brittany arrived at the Morgendorffer’s house. Brittany rang the doorbell. “Daria has mentioned she’s a writer,” Donna said. “But she hasn’t really said anything about what she writes about.”

 

“She’ll share if she wants to share,” Brittany said.

 

The door was then opened by a middle aged man. “Quinn! Your friends are here!” he called out.

 

“Actually, we’re Daria’s friends,” Brittany corrected.

 

“Really?” he asked.

 

“Yes,” Donna said.

 

“Daria! Your friends are here,” Mr. Morgendorffer called out. “She’ll be right down,” he added as he held the door open.

 

 

“Daria’s friends?” Quinn said as she came down the stairs. “How did Daria become friends with cheerleaders?”

 

“I suppose she didn’t tell you,” Brittany said. Something about Quinn’s tone had gotten on her nerves.

 

“She doesn’t tell me anything! I’m certainly not her beeper!”

 

“What?” Donna asked, confused.

 

“They are my friends, Quinn,” Daria said from the top of the stairs in a tone that brooked no argument.

 

Nervous, their father went back to watching the TV on one of the nearby lounges. “OK,” he said.

 

Daria and Quinn passed each other on the stairs as the latter went back up, giving her sister a thoughtful look.

 

“Let’s go to the kitchen,” Daria said.

 

“Good idea,” Brittany said.

 

 

Quinn wasn’t sure what to make of what just happened. Daria was up to something. She was sure of it. ‘Maybe those cheerleaders aren’t the usual cheerleaders,’ she thought.

 

 

Words: 416

 

Total: 487



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