Speakeasy Stories

A reimaging of the classic Whodunit? set in a quaint coffee shop in Paris, 1923 with a murder, a wide-range ensemble cast of suspects, and one perpetrator.

One-Shot inspired by the roaring 20's

For aspiring singer Ivy Hart, all that should be on her mind is to get a well paying job to help support her struggling and ailing family. But when she stumbles across a speakeasy in need of a new waitress, she crosses paths with a sarcastic yet wildly captivating bartender and secret songwriter, Levi Janson and the two form an unlikey partnership of their time. However, they soon discover that their shared passion will generate more than just the key to success in getting what they want for their careers, but also untapped and tempting feelings-despite him being engaged to another woman. Will they manage to rise above oppositions, or will the road to a better future be a lot bumpier than they bargained for? BOOK ONE OF 'The Roaring Twenties' FAV RANKINGS: #2 in roaringtwenties 10/2022 #23 in 1920s 11/2022

With the dancing and the singing like the weekdays never happened I could be, I should be dancing right now....

They say that beautiful creatures lead beautiful existences, but that isn't always true. In fact, most beautiful creatures have tragic endings, and that's just how things work out. In her last words, she wrote everything that she'd ever kept hidden inside, only to show that however beautiful on the outside, the inside is merely a hollow space for demons of the night to invade. ~~~~~~ If I stay in your waves, in your embrace, will I break? This deep pitted passion in the darkest parts of my soul wants to say no, to deny the thought of betraying you, the fiery soul that completes me. Yet there is something else present in my judgment; a voice of doubt and of reason. If I were to stay in your embrace…would I break? Will the burning passion that I feel for you inevitably consume and destroy me; destroy all the things that I have unintentionally forgotten? In the end…will I be the one to destroy myself, or will you save me from the pain of my forth-coming demise? -R

This is the backstory from a longer piece, Once Around the Carousel.

Business client files for investigative services From the Busted Gulch spin off, Muffins of Remorse

In the crowded, jazz filled streets of 1925 Chicago, Margaret Malone is a flapper with dreams of becoming a journalist. One day, when a tea shop seems to appear out of thin air, Margaret cannot help but investigate and is pulled further into the mysterious magic of Madame Lila's special brews- and the secrets lurking within the floral patterned teapots.

The Order knows and does more than stated in the books of J.K. Rowling. And I'm here to clear up the air since most of you have obliviated memories. Take notice that your are speaking to government cleared wizard personnel Hermione Granger. So listen closely because I will only say this once. If you accuse me, I'll make sure that you are terminated along with the accuser. So lets start from the beginning. Ranked #49 in Order of the Phoenix 5/9/18

Frankie is a young bootlegger in the 1920's when she meets a man named Lorenzo who has the knowledge about what she does to stop her or help. With the help of Lorenzo's friend Bee, who also has the knowledge to take her and her family down, she makes it or so we hope.

Greeting. My name is Timothy Johnson and I work for I. S. A. or Illegal Sorcery Academy. The I. S. A. a branch of government which forbids any dangerous magic activity near human inhabitant areas. You are obliged to leave this place at once or else I will catch you and drag you back myself. Try to pull a violent act upon me or my assistant, Tiffany Smith, and your life will be over in a few split seconds.

Featuring Lily and Victor Feng from the Sims 4 City Living. A short story about a romance and the secrets under the shadows of San Myschuno.

[#110 in Historical Fiction! 03/03/2017] Beautiful girls in exquisite dresses. Handsome men with dishonorable intentions. Add in jazz and booze and you have the high society of Chicago 1922. With white lies and dark secrets Chicago's wealthiest families don't only bounce back and forth between the city and their country estates, they also alternate with ease between the extended pinkie tea parties during the day and scandalous speakeasies at night. Clara and Olivia Vandercroft are at the top of the social scene... or so it seems. When they find out that their position may not be so secure , suddenly everyone is against them to threaten their future - including Clara's social-climbing best friend, Virginia, who is tired of living in her shadow. When Virginia's envy boils over from being thwarted once again by the Vandercroft sisters, no one is safe. It's the roaring twenties, when morality is questioned, dark secrets prevail, and anything goes. Cover credited to: @nighttimemonsters #EWA2017

A person letting their mind wander, while looking at the night sky.

The year was 1924 and life was exciting for everyone but Elle. Ellen sawyer wasn't one to be adventurous, but on her 18th birthday that was all about to change. The music was loud and the booze was cheap and this night would change her world for ever.

The year is 1932, smack dab in the middle of the Great Depression, and Annabelle is dealing with it all head on with her trusty beagle, Roxy. With only herself to rely on, life has been tough- starvation, unemployment, along with some emotional baggage. Enter the Russells, a kind family she grows to love and take her in as their own. Life seems to improve with them in her life. Then after finding - then losing - a job due to a misunderstanding, she's forced to take a new job offer as an 'escort' to a snarky, rich boy, and she's thrown into her old life of wealth and luxury from right before the stock market crash. But after a little mishap, Annabelle realizes she might be stuck on the jerk, which complicates things even more. So should she stick around and see if the boy likes her- and keep the large pay- or hightail it out of there and go back to her family with nothing? She may not have much to offer, but Annabelle has so much to lose if she makes the wrong choice.

Nestled in the heart of Long Island--in the midst of the New York underground prohibition scene during the Jazz Age--lies a speakeasy. The Adagio, now owned only by Don Farley after a falling out with his ex-business partner, Divo Iacovelli. A typical dispute between shared business owners--One gets greedy and wants the whole business, the other wants a shared business or bust. They split, and form their own gangs. Don thought that would be the end of the matter. Little did he know, Divo was no where near finished. [This is a story I wrote a while back, with no intention of publishing, but here we are. It is raw, completely unedited. All Characters are mine.]

Cecil Addams was raised a thief when America's Corrupt City was reaching it peak, but it's not until a job goes awry that Cecil is truly thrust into the world of crime bosses and the mafia. He rebuilds himself from the ashes but is reluctant to throw himself back into the fold until he meets Henley Williams and is forced to choose between her and his newly constructed lifestyle.

Being the big dog on the streets is tough. People want you murdered in your own bed, the government is just waiting for you to slip up , you can never be to trusting to anybody. It gets to a guy sometimes, but then again nobody's got the friends I do, the Omertà family that is. Alright I'll admit that I'm the new kid on the block around here, but that don't mean crap to other mobs. We got guys coming for miles just to gun us down, some of which broke out the slammer just to try to spill our blood. See the government don't like us too much, put a hit on every member on the family, but what the government don't realize: the Omertà family won't go down easily.