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The end of scene 9. Bria and Kel are in trouble...

They turned a corner, and Kel stopped suddenly. Bria bent over, hands on her knees, gasping for breath. Their path was blocked by a door. Kel tugged at it, but it did not move.

“Bria, come help me.”

Even their combined efforts failed to move the door. It groaned, but did not open.

Kel stood, panting, hands on hips. “Well, shit.”

Bria wiped the sweat from her forehead with a dirty sleeve. “Try again?”

“Oh, pretty, pretty princesses.” The voice startled her. Bria whirled around. Behind them, blocking their only means of escape, was a soldier with a scraggly black beard and a sickening smile. Bria felt Kel stiffen beside her.

“That won’t work,” said the man. “We nailed it shut.”

It Feels Good to be Writing Again

They weren’t regular playing cards, she saw. The backs were a deep purple, overlaid with a black cobweb pattern. Silver writing glittered against the dark colors, spelling out—

            “Spiderwebs,” said Kat. “Is that the name of the game?”

 Scene 1 is done! Working on Scene 2 today, in which our heroines first meet the Spider Queen - sort of - at the grocery store.

“You must have put it in your pocket and forgotten about it,” Kat repeated.

I didn’t, Charlie thought. I definitely didn’t.

Spiderwebs

I had a very interesting dream last night. It didn't make a whole lot of sense, but there were some interesting elements. And then I woke up - or semi-woke up - but I was still sort of in a daydreaming mood. And then I was kind of  plotting an entire short story.

No description yet, but have some photos: