Forties Stories

What if Bucky Barnes didn't exist? What if it had always been Becky Barnes? This is Becky Barnes: Origins :)

An older man and woman have worked in the same building for many years. He is Franklin G. Forsythe, the CEO: built the company with his own hands, is the epitome of success. He has never forgotten where he came from. However, he is also a widower. It has been some years since his amazing late wife Sammy has passed. They had raised two grown kids who are now struggling with life a bit but are otherwise good. He's warm, charming, friendly, etc. A wily silver fox, but the years of hard work and the loss of the love of his life have worn on him and retirement is just starting to loom in the far distance. His son is eager to take the reins, but Franklin fears he's not ready. Weary, he thinks, "What now?" She is Kathleen "Kitty" Hoffman, a cleaning lady, now head of the crew, knows the ins and outs of everybody on every floor, including romances and a few other secrets. Easygoing but introverted, unobtrusive, but brutally honest, goodnatured, respectful but sarcastic; she takes no crap from anyone regardless of rank. Fancy things never impressed her. Never truly found "the one." Well, and how could she? Kitty is a workhorse, often working 7 nights a week, the majority of her paycheck going to care for her ailing mother. Now her mother's physical and mental health have deteriorated to where she can no longer live independently. After having to live paycheck to paycheck for most of her adult life, Kitty now has something called free time, but fears the best years are behind her. What to do? Both have noticed the other in passing. Sort of. And one, if not both, may have a tiny soft spot for the other but never acted upon it. Until now.

The 70 year old White Witch Elena Whitman, has been destined by the commitiee to keep peace with all supernatural creatures. Pretty much having to give any chance of a social life. Untill she meets the charming Calan, a 18 year old human highschool. Who completely turns her supernatual world upside down. (A/n she doesnt look 70 she is immoratal. It's not that type of story.:D LOL)

No touch. No sight. No contact. Just a letter. Nathaniel Gibson is fighting in World War II. Sophia Gibson is a school teacher. These are their letters. These are their lives.

Brooklyn I am to you, but once you were Joseph to me. Now your eyes are shutting slowly, bound to fall asleep; Brooklyn I am to you, Brooklyn at night, you are to me. Let the city finally rest, for it has been lit up for eternity.

Imagine the Summer of 1942... The United States is in the middle of a world war, but the Mafia continues as if nothing is wrong. It's business as usual for the Rushman family until Natalia Rushman, the Boss's daughter meets Steve Rogers, her new driver. Their relationship turns from friendship to maybe something more. When crisis strikes the Rushman family, the Mafia is no longer immune to the growing tensions of the world outside. They must deal with their problems head on no matter the cost.

Hello! This is my version of Divergent. For all of the Tris and Four fans, you'll see that and more. Note: most characters are not mine. This takes place years after when things settle, although some things may be different. P.s this is also my first book

Echo, a resistance leader, captures and interrogates an invader who exposes a much bigger picture to what's really happening in this universe.

Little Mediterranean island. After the mission was successfully accomplished, private agent Kirk Simon came home. He's one of three mysterious men about whom people refer to as legends. Kirk isn't only a legend. He's a man with a brilliant mind, and together with his friends, Leo and Robbie, is a member of an elite secret squad, centuries old. That squad recruits only the most talented individuals, trained for the most dangerous missions. But, someone intentionally decided to involve them in a big plot and, in that way, completely destroy them. Who? The Nazis? The girl who closely resembles his old flame? Some third party? The Warrior, the Gentleman and the Mastermind will have to find the answers very quickly.

"I just wanted a new start. The feeling of being alone was not a good feeling. It just made you want more and more. I sniffed and splashed some water on my face. You're losing it Amber, you're officially losing it..." After finally adjusting to the Oregon Coast, Amber Ashturn's life gets altered once again by her parents getting back together. Amber and her mom must move back to the Bahamas immediately; leaving Amber's new boyfriend, AJ, behind. Deciding it's best to break things off, Amber moves back to the Bahamas broken hearted. After a year of depression, Amber and her best friend/ex-boyfriend Brady get accepted into Oregon State University and she is elated. She will finally be able to get back together with AJ. Or...will she? Things don't go as Amber has planned; AJ's very different now and Amber doesn't know what she's feeling anymore or for who, on that matter. Will Amber get her "happily ever after"? Or will her fairy tale change to something no one could have seen coming?

1940. A year when the Indian soil was tensed and was a point of violence. Swords were drawn, guns were fired and knives were stabbed, in the name of the creation of two countries, with quite different ideologies. British Raj's policies, created a land of killing, which was once a place of unity, and friendship. But some friendships last even if they go through the most toughest times. But will friendship go to an extent that they are ready to wed their children, even if they are different, by faith? Zain Malik never knew his life would change by getting married to Harpreet, And Harpreet felt all her worries would be over since she met Zain. Will it all change just because of one reason? A war? ..... A Story of Two Nations in Making - Borders *Disclaimer- This work of fiction is not meant to degrade, harass, or devalue any faith, tradition or people. All the people mentioned in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to a person or place is purely coincidental.* Copyright huesofzaypika Book cover by @zivacious

[Copyright © 2014] In 1943, Charlotte Truly is a nineteen-year-old American nurse serving in World War II. The oldest of four daughters, Charlotte is mostly a shy and reserved girl who keeps to herself. But when Charlotte meets William McCaden, an injured soldier on leave whom she'd briefly met when she was seventeen, she finds herself falling inexplicably in love. When Will is shipped overseas to Nazi-occupied France to fight in a deadly combat mission, Charlotte and Will have only their letters to keep each other close... but in the midst of war, how can love possibly survive? ----- DISCLAIMER: This work was written when I, Raine the author, was 14 years old (circa 2014) and is a FIRST DRAFT. Certain aspects of this story are highly problematic and should rightfully be called out. Please do bear in mind, however, that the entirety of what you see here was written (unedited) by a 14-year-old girl. Now, I as a 20-year-old writing student am fully aware of my mistakes and would like to apologize profusely for them. They are not reflective of my present character by any means and I can assure you that I FULLY condemn the slut-shaming, misogyny, white saviorism, racism, and the general oversimplification of vastly complex themes and historical contexts you might see in Yours Truly (2014). As much as I would like to chalk it all up to being a sign of the times (the very backwards 1940s), I understand now how I should have handled this particular time period with more tact and discretion. Especially with how I recklessly portrayed the horrific racial climate of the 1940s American South. Again, I am very sorry and can wholeheartedly promise you that any later drafts of Yours Truly would 100% rework all of these themes and contexts with the utmost of consideration towards the communities they affect directly. Thank you. -Raine, Feb. 11/2021

The thirty-second entry of the 2020-2021 Film Journal is "Last Night in Soho". Yet another film delayed by the pandemic, I recount my longtime admiration for the work of this film's co-writer and director, Edgar Wright, as well as my somewhat unusual theatrical experience with this piece. Primarily, I take a deep dive into this frightening film's scary ideas about nostalgia and the patriarchy, which hit a little too close to home.

Writer's Block "It's the most rough, depressing, irritating feeling I've ever experienced but I also feel excited because then I know a breakthrough is coming very soon. Scenes begin to play in my head...yes they are scattered but that's the beauty of my writing process it's a puzzle - I love puzzles- and I get to put the pieces together. The edges are already glued in place all I have to do is fill it in!" _______________________________________ What can I say "about" this blog. It may enlighten but it may also confuse or bore you. It depends on YOU as a reader and the subject I pick at hand. I am not trying to teach anything whatsoever! I don't care to teach. I just like to share common ideas, themes, intellects, and so on. At times, yes, this may seem like a random blog and it very well may be. However, I will rein in the subjects I touch on. And it may start off slow in the beginning but...bear with me...if you please. As you can see the name of this blog is basically the "About" that you need to know. Focusing on The Written Word, such as, books, plays, quotes, other blog posts, etc. and also The Spoken Word, such as, movies, TV shows, videos, etc. At times, yes, it may seem as if I've turned into a film or literature critic but I assure you It's only temporary. So enjoy, hate, love, or wonder about The Written and Spoken Word.

A love story that transcends time and place... An 18-year-old Darlene Bradley meets 20-year-old Danny Halsey at a dance hall in 1932. Ten years later, they're married with two children at the height of World War II and Danny fights for family and country in the middle of the Pacific.

Nostalgia proves a powerful aphrodisiac for two very different women with a shared history. * This arose out of a romance-y-type prompt somewhere on here but has been so long in the writing that I've forgotten the details. Something about first loves, probably. *Update, August 2025: I've been reminded that this actually grew out of a prompt ("nostalgia") suggested about a year ago by the lovely community at the overlooked, independent profile Weekend Write-In. Check them out: there's a lot of great short stories and a very warm welcome.* * The title and chapter headings are all swing/big band classics, for reasons which will become obvious as you read. If anyone fancies chasing them (and the other references) up, they're widely available in the usual places - personally, I've been mainlining the BBC Big Band's versions during the writing of this. That said, re 'Blue Room', there is an awesome video on YouTube of a seventy-something Benny Goodman and his band still doing it ample justice in 1985, shortly before the great man's death. If anyone cares why my characters sometimes have the names they do: in this case, 'Chloe' is also a big band tune, and her surname is a nod to another great jazz clarinettist, Artie Shaw. *Some swearing. Some passing sexual references*