Hi. Long time lurker, first time poster. I have some questions about a scenario I'm working on, one of which mostly needs rubber stamping and one of which I need help developing. I hope this is ok.

Setting: Christmas 2014 in a modern superhero setting (thing DCTV or MCU pre-AOU)

Search Terms: "lost checked carry on," "lost luggage" "delayed ( Read more... )

Setting: Detroit, MI, present day ( Read more... )

I need to describe how a smart ten-year-old sabotages a sibling's bicycle in 1930, in such a way that the rider will have a wreck going down a hill--maybe when he hits his brake ( Read more... )

My MC will be seeing through the eyes of another character (memories and dreams) working in a sawmill in 1914. The location is upper Michigan, and the sawmill worker is a local carpenter who needs some extra cash through the winter ( Read more... )

I'm working a fiction piece set in 1981 Detroit, and i'm looking for descriptive information about two pubs, the Traffic Jam and Snug, and the Old Miami from around that time. I've got a little stuff from their facebooks, and the web, but found very little. Unfortunately, searchable newspaper archives don't seem to go back that far. Eventually ( Read more... )

My main character is a sophomore at the University of Michigan. He received a pretty nice scholarship/financial aid package (he's from out of state), but he's also working part-time at a Starbucks near campus. One of his friends/co-workers asks him if he can sub their opening shift at the very last minute (is this realistic/plausible ( Read more... )

First off, let me start by saying I've Google'd and know the basics of the procedure, but I'd like some personal opinions/experiences. Second, this is for a piece of fiction and I'd like to, y'know, research before I wade off into this subject, as I'd like to hopefully handle it in a mature, thoughtful way.

Here we go-

Question the First- The story ( Read more... )

Location: US, Detroit/Chicago area ( Read more... )

I have a character who was imprisoned in a fictional city in Michigan, USA in modern times. I want to have him convicted of either assault or attempted murder, but I'm leaning more toward the former because I need to have him paroled. I'm not sure exactly what the sentences would be for these crimes, just that a lot of things figure into it. The ( Read more... )

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