Context: written sometime after Frozen II, perhaps a few months post-epilogue, long enough for Elsa to start settling into life in the Enchanted Forest. Dear Mama and Papa, It’s raining outside and it is delightfully mesmerizing. I’m watching the water droplets fall from the sky. Part of me wants to reach out with my magic… Continue reading Apart
Failure
Context: written about a year after the Frozen II epilogue. Dear Mama and Papa, I’ve been living in the Forest for nearly a year now. It’s…well, some days I feel like I’m where I’m supposed to be and other days it just feels a bit…stale? I’m not sure if that’s the right word. I feel… Continue reading Failure
Iduna’s Journal | A Day With Agnarr
Context: written one day after the prior entry, Remembering. Dear Mother and Father, This morning, I woke to find two bouquets of flowers on my bed table. Two? He’s never done that. And then he carried in our breakfast on a tray. At first I thought it must be a holiday. But it’s not. He… Continue reading Iduna’s Journal | A Day With Agnarr
Iduna’s Journal | Remembering
Context: written by Iduna during the ~3 years before they left for Ahtohallan. This would be one of her earlier entries. You can learn more about her journaling here. Dear Mother and Father, I managed to slip past unnoticed by the castle staff to make it out to my favorite spot. It’s behind the castle… Continue reading Iduna’s Journal | Remembering
Monster
Context: written sometime after Frozen, most likely before any other Frozen film or short. Dear Mama and Papa, When I pass people, I still hear this word echoing in my head, “Monster!” I’ll imagine that someone said it, even if there’s no one around. I’ll be having a good day, for me, and then something… Continue reading Monster
Iduna’s Journal
Note to readers: this story involves miscarriage. Context: this takes place a few days before Queen Iduna and King Agnarr leave on their voyage across the Dark Sea toward Ahtohallan. “What are you doing, Mama?” Iduna smiled, turning to see her eldest daughter’s face peering in through the doorway. She loved that her daughter, nearing… Continue reading Iduna’s Journal
Good and Meaningful
Context: written sometime after Frozen. Dear Mama and Papa, Running a kingdom is…it’s a lot. Sometimes, I look out from the castle and all I see are things that aren’t working. Kai is one-of-a-kind, often reminding me of your wisdom. Today, I was struggling to make a decision for an upcoming meeting with dignitaries. I… Continue reading Good and Meaningful
Evening After Ringing the Bell (OFA)
Context: this was written the evening of the featurette Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. Dear Mama and Papa, It was long ago, we would ring the bell…wow, a lot has changed. Today was hard. As I sit at my desk gazing out the window, the northern lights reflecting on the glass panes, I think of the times… Continue reading Evening After Ringing the Bell (OFA)
Morning of Holiday Start (OFA)
Context: this was written the morning before the featurette Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. Dear Mama and Papa, It’s the start of the holidays, the first since Anna and I reconnected. While it is exciting, I can’t help but think so many things could go wrong. I can hear you, Papa, in the crackle of the fire.… Continue reading Morning of Holiday Start (OFA)