Fifties Stories

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. There are some friends you never forget. It's the summer of 1955. For Ethan Harper, a biracial kid raised mostly by his white father, race has always been a distant conversation. When he's sent to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle in small-town Alabama, his blackness is suddenly front and center, and no one is shy about making it known he's not welcome there. Enter Juniper Jones. The town's resident oddball and free spirit, she's everything the townspeople aren't-open, kind, and accepting. Armed with two bikes and an unlimited supply of root beer floats, Ethan and Juniper set out to find their place in a town that's bent on rejecting them. As Ethan is confronted for the first time by what it means to be black in America, Juniper tries to help him see the beauty in even the ugliest reality, and that even the darkest days can give rise to an invincible summer . . .

Violet Wilson is the kind of girl who would much rather spend her life in the company of books than actual people - but the annoyingly flirtatious yet kind of cute lead singer of an up-and-coming rock band is about to change that.

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.

Miss Lane, decides to be interviewed for one of her most scarring pasts. After being done with an interview, she gets invited by Mr. Stuart to go out dancing. She thought saying yes, would be a good choice for her being. But, she meets Liam Payne. The finest dime of the century, supposedly. She's scared of her comfort state changing, so she thinks this Mr. Payne isn't a good idea after all. Maybe she was right all along. Copyright 2014 © All Rights Reserved louspanties

A 18-year-old Teddy Boy, James Anderson, become a pupil of the Whitwood Institute after the death of his mother, obliged by his aunt who hopes that the strict rules of the boarding school will put him back on the right path. But James' hatred of authority only amplifies when his freedom get restricted. So he comes up with the idea of a game, a secret game that would draw him out of this new dreary life and force his new friends to break the rules of the school. The Big Hunt. But soon, intoxicated by the wind of freedom that the game gives them, the Hunt becomes powerful, violent, unstopable. This is no longer a game. It's their life. ____ (I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad too)

two actors who fall for each other during sudden fame in hollywood's prime years (Audrey Hepburn + James Dean)

-----i do not want to ruin the mystery factor in the story, just read it please-----

Sarah Maytide, a 17 year old girl living in the late 50's, who wants to find out what happened to her father after he went missing and then turned up on the beach four days later. What could possibly make those marks on human flesh in the deep ocean. What creature could it be, will Sarah Maytide find out what killed her father. Will she get her revenge on the creature, or will it kill her just like it killed her father?

SEQUEL TO 'It's So Easy'. Violet Holly had a lot on her plate. She had recently found out there was books written about her by her former guardian, Wilhelm Koch, she was quickly rising to stardom on the coattails of her husband, Buddy, and she was still fighting the inner demons of a traumatic childhood. As the years flew by, Violet might have been deemed a fashion icon, and she might have been hailed as a pioneer for women in the music industry, but those were the last things on her mind. She just wanted to have a family of her own with the love of her life Buddy Holly. Started: July 7th, 2018 *mild mature themes* //tw!!//

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.

John Lennon gets Paul McCartney drunk for the first time.

ONESHOT.Everything was in black and white; the world was devoid of color. His room looked like it had gone through a time warp back to the fifties. There was not much that Kurt would have personally picked out. Although he had never been in this room before, he knew it was his. It felt familiar to him... Crossover with the movie Pleasantville. Kurtofsky, Kurt x Dave, slash pairing.

Christine and Keith find romance during the nifty fifties. Will their 1950s lifestyle keep them apart? Or help them along the way? A story filled with vintage quirks that will make you laugh and cry and everything in between.

**COMPLETED, BUT UNDER CONSTRUCTION** Violet Winter and Buddy Holley have been attached at the hip since the day they met. They rode to school together, had classes together, ate lunch together, did homework together, and just about everything inbetween. Of course, the natural progression of friendship lead to falling in love. They dated, got engaged, and eventually tied the knot. They lived happy lives in New York city, producing songs and living the star life. When on a tour, the bus breaks down in a small midwestern town. They wander around the town. They find themselves in a small bookshop when Violet finds a book by a significant guardian she once had. The book is dedicated to her and about her adventures with the man who wrote it. Will she decide to find the man who she once referred to as her guardian? A story told mainly through flashbacks and a main line, it's always the same story-the story of Buddy and Violet. 《•This is BOOK ONE! Book two is called "Well...Alright" and is on my profile!•》 *I do not own the image of any real life people in this story. Some real events may be altered* Started on September 6th, 2017 Completed on July 8th, 2018

Charlotte is just your average woman in the 1950's just trying to make it in life. But when she gets the chance of a lifetime to fly to Paris without having to pay the expenses, she ends up crash-landing in modern-day Ohio. Right back where she started but sixty-eight years later. How will she figure out her way in 2018, but even worse, how will she get home?