How about a little background?

Not that anyone asked, but I’d like to talk about what inspired me to write “Forgotten Monsters” and how the story changed over the years. I don’t think it’s what people would expect.

I knew I wanted the story to be superhero-ish, but I didn’t want a typical origin story where our hero first gets her powers. No, Marissa has had her powers all her life; she just doesn’t really do much with them before the story starts (except for when she’s too lazy to get up from the couch to get a snack from...