The Heather/Damsel Chronicles
Set in the near-future of the year 2020, The Heather/Damsel Chronicles focuses on the eponymous characters Heather and Damsel Morgendorffer, the twin daughters of Daria and Jane Morgendorffer. A primary supporting character is Cherry Lane, who lives with her guardian and uncle, Trent Lane.
The series is broken up into thirteen chapter story arcs, much like the original Daria cartoon was made up of thirteen episode seasons. At this point, the first story arc is nearing completion. Each chapter begins with a quoted song lyric, intended to either highlight the personality of a main character, elict an emotional response appropriate to the events of the chapter, or both.
Story One
Welcome to Lawndale (1:01) - The Morgendorffers move from NYC to Lawndale, into a mansion in the Crewe Neck community specially designed by Fashionable House Realty, Inc. After moving the family goes out for pizza.
Cherry Bomb (1:02) - First day of high school: Damsel joins a clique and Heather meets a new friend . . . and the Flying Monkeys. Quinn takes the girls out to dinner so Daria can have some personal time with a certain someone.
Memory Lane (1:03) - Once again finding themselves victimized by their parents' busy work schedules, the twins get shuffled off to stay at Cherry's for the evening. While there, Uncle Trent takes them on a guided tour down memory lane . . . but not all questions are answered.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1:04) - Turning away from Heather for a moment, here is the story of Damsel's introduction to the Renaissance Society and the wild world of Lawndale High. Much to her sorrow some equations turn out to be harder to solve than others.
Pair Shaped (1:05) - With the Homecoming game and dance right around the corner, a young high schooler’s fancy turns lightly to thoughts of love. In some cases, replace ‘love’ with extreme irritation, angst and pining, or a crisis of confidence.
Sub Vino, Sub Rosa (1:06) - The ancient Romans believed that things done in drunken revelry should stay secret . . . sort of an ancient 'What happens in Rome, stays in Rome' philosophy. In the post modern era, our heroines must decide which is worse: shopping for the dance, the dance, or the honesty that comes from the vine.
Powers Trip (1:07) - Cherry Lane attempts to track down her elusive quarry through the jungles of Lawndale High and accidentally gets a deeper look at the Morgendorffer Madness than she wanted. All this while dealing with the backdrop of madcap movie madness.
Haunted (1:08) - It's Halloween in Lawndale, time for all the ghosts and spectres to rear their ugly little heads and cavort in public. Plus, there's a cool costume party at the Zon . . . to which Cherry and Damsel conspire to drag Heather by hook or by crook.
Snow Place Like Home (1:09) - TBA
Bitter Harvest (1:10) - TBA
Clique, Clique, Boom! (1:11) - TBA
Quinntain (1:12) - TBA
Monkey See, Monkey Do (1:13) - TBA
Story Two
Road Rage (2:01) - TBA
The Truth Shall Set You Free (2:02) - TBA
Damsel in Distress (2:03) - TBA
Escape from New York (2:04) - TBA
Original Characters
Cameos and In-Jokes
This series is liberally peppered with both cameo appearances by other authors' original characters and pop-culture references. A few examples include the appearance of TAG's version of Scarlett as a minor character, Quinn's comment to Heather about the family's aunt/niece tradition (a C.E. Forman reference), Cherry's yellow vespa scooter, and a blizzard of movie references and quotes.