Setting: Connecticut, 1915 & New York, 1924. The family is fairly standard New England Protestant, somewhat rigid, not exactly wealthy but comfortable and refined ( Read more... )

A couple of food-related questions. The setting is a fictional college in Connecticut, in the late 1930s: not Ivy League, but old enough.

A) What sort of foreign food would excite comment when eaten in 1930s upper-middle-class America? I mean food, not cuisine - ordinary fare in its original culture, but not something most Americans would eat, ( Read more... )

My story is a present-day supernatural thriller.

Two of my characters drive from Lyme, Connecticut to Brooklyn New York at night, in a regular car.

I found a driving trip planner that shows a route:

http://www.drivingrouteplanner.com/index.php?page=step5&transaction=route_planner_simple&PHPSESSID=07a61b6151b57b70e667500b40b1bfc6

But it doesn't tell me ( Read more... )

Let me preface this by saying NEW YORK CITY IS NOT AN OPTION. Thanks ( Read more... )

Setting: Modern day (somewhat future, but based on modern)

Anyone know of any off-the-highway stops between Boston and Phildelphia that are basically tourist traps, but have some interesting or entertaining aspects? I'm looking mainly for any personal experiences.

Awesome! thanks for all the input!!

My character is in Connecticut, the time is right now, and she's 17 ( Read more... )

I find a ton of stuff on Google... just nothing that's completely relevant or that I can understand on the rare occasion it fits ( Read more... )

I like this community. I really do. I can see help.

My question ATM: Does Connecticut have the death penalty? If so, would they seek it if the murderer was 15 at the time of the shooting/trial?