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Forest Green
Bio
Hi. I am a writer with some years of experiences, although I am still working out the progress in my work. I make different types of stories that I hope many will enjoy. I also appreciate tips, and would like my stories should be noticed.
Stories (130/0)
The Rose Friends
Alice is looking at the window and reflecting on the past holidays she had spent with her family. She did not go back to the city where she once lived. Her closest friend Cindy had lived down the block from her. Their mutual friend Daisy lived across town and often traveled by bus. From the second grade to her senior year of high school, Alice always spent Thanksgiving at her home with her parents and older brother. However Cindy and Daisy would come over and have dinner with them. During Christmastime, it would be a different scenario at least for Daisy. Whenever her father would come home, her mother noticed that he would smell like beer and right when her own family, visiting from out of town, was in the living room smelling the beer breath too. Daisy overheard the loud shouting between all of her family members and amidst the arguments, she snuck out the back door from her house and went into her treehouse until it was over. She heard her father exit the house and started walking across the street. She noticed the fighting was over and she realized it still would not be peaceful. At that point, she asked her mother if she could visit her friends the following Christmas and she agreed. The year after, she and Cindy went to Alice’s house. Daisy saw how beautiful the decorations looked, the tree was standing up perfectly and everyone was opening their presents. Alice then gave both Cindy and Daisy presents and Daisy was happy upon seeing how better things were for Alice’s family. They were all cheering, laughing and passing presents to each other, something that Daisy wished that her family had some of the time. Around senior year of high school, Alice found out her family would be moving to another city and the holidays had become more difficult for Daisy. A few months after Alice had moved, Daisy had felt that she was on her own. Even then, Cindy and her family had gone out of town to visit a couple of relatives she had not seen in years. During Christmas dinner, another argument began which led to a shouting match and a plate being thrown against the wall. During all this, Daisy had escaped through the backdoor without anybody noticing her leaving. She traveled by bus and saw that Alice’s old house was completely empty by looking through the windows. After moving out, Daisy moved into the dorm rooms and on her first Christmas there, she began drinking. At that point, she refused to move back in with her mother who had just split from her father. After a few months, she continued to drink, which had become concerning for her mother, calling Cindy and Alice who came back to town on a week-long visit. The two friends visited her in her dorm room and saw how tired and upset she was. She was still dealing with the past Christmases she had with her family and when she saw the food being thrown throughout the dining room. Alice had become highly aware of how upset and overwhelmed Daisy was during the holidays. Daisy would see her brothers and sisters always argue with each other and she would do her best to intervene, but with little to no success. Then both of her parents would shout back and forth and Daisy heard some glass breaking. The following month, Daisy had some nightmares and could not sleep. Alice and Cindy, seeing that Daisy is very much alone, decided to stay with her for another week and spend the next Christmas with her, which was in the next six months after. Then they all gave each other a hug.
By Forest Green7 months ago in Fiction
Different Kinds of Life Part 3
Around Christmas time Samuel had been waiting for winter vacation to start and counted down for the school day to end. At 3:30, the bell rang and he rushed out of the classroom with his classmates. After a rough beginning of the school year, it was a much needed break. His mother Kimberly, older sister Charlotte and younger sister Anne had prepared to go on a mountain trip and Samuel started to pack his bags a day after school had closed for vacation and Kimberly had helped him and Anne with their homework assignment. On a long dark and bumpy road there were barely any sounds but there were three snoring children. In order to save themselves from a long and boring car they left at eight in the morning for their mountain trip. They were driving up to a small place called Big River. They arrived in Big River, North Carolina at four in the afternoon. The first event they all had planned was taking the children to a hike in the forest to see the mountains and the waterfalls that present the water for the river. Upon hiking with a medium sized backpack she realized that she could have wore better shoes to hike in. Their next stop was to Bison City. They took the kids to see the city's train station which had been closed years earlier and became part of a museum. They saw the bright Christmas tree in the center of the city. Kimberly was looking around and saw other mothers with their children waiting in line to see Santa Claus and it reminded her of the times she went as a kid while she was doing the same with her kids. It reminded her of all the times when carolers would come by the house she had lived in when she was younger. She and her sister Maria often made christmas cards for their classmates when Maria was in the fifth grade and Kimberly was in the fourth grade. She enjoyed watching them smile and singing along to carols as they were still in line. After seeing Santa they went to the food court and had hot chocolate and very sweet and chewy chocolate chip cookies. For the next couple of days they did some sightseeing around Leighville, the neighboring town. They stayed in a hotel with an indoor pool for the kids to swim in. Eventually the day before Christmas eve, Kimberly drove the kids back to New York to celebrate the rest of the break. By the time they all had arrived back in the city it was the middle of the afternoon and Kimberly drove to her mother’s, Katherine, house as her family still lived there. Looking through the pictures, her favorite part was taking the kids to the restaurant. Kimberly, still tired from the long drive back, took a quick nap after briefing unpacking half of her bags. The next day became Christmas Eve and Kimberly and Katherine had placed a few presents under the tree they made before the trip to Big River. Katherine also helped Kimberly make Christmas cookies and a gingerbread house with Charlotte, Samuel and Anne. They placed the carefully decorated house on the living room table and they later took pieces off and ate them. The next morning was Christmas and everybody had woken up early to open up their gifts. While doing so, they all heard the doorbell. Kimberly goes to see who it is and opens it, seeing that it is her older sister Maria. Everyone was surprised to see her as she did not say she was coming over, especially with her own kids. During the afternoon, all the family members sang a couple of songs and talked about what they all did during the year.
By Forest Green7 months ago in Fiction
A Cinderella Story
In a modern retelling of the classic tale Cinderella, it follows high schooler Samantha who lives with her stepmother Fiona and stepsisters after the death of her father ten years before. She does not receive any respect from them or anyone else at her school, except her longtime friend Carter. She works at a diner that Fiona owns and only the longtime manager Rhonda shows Samantha appreciation. In her spare time she goes to her online pen pal named “Nomad” who happens to be Austin the school quarterback with aspirations of his own. So comes the Halloween dance which is the night she has to work but Rhonda helps her out so she could attend and meet with her prince charming, Austin as she is Cinderella.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
New York Minute
Released in 2004, the film introduces twin sisters Jane and Roxy, living in Long Island who are the polar opposite from each other and their rivalry hit harder after the death of their mother. Jane is a straight A student who is to give a speech in order to receive a scholarship, while Roxy is a musician who is struggling in school, has missed several days and is going to send a demo tape to a big time rock band. The two head off together for a train for their rightful destinations but a mishap leads them to being chased by Bennie who wants a chip device that was planted on Roxy who also is being pursued by a truant officer named Max due to all the days she had missed. Now both sisters have to make it to their destinations on time, avoid different types of mayhem and get both men off of their backs.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
What a Girl Wants
In this 2003 film, Daphne is living with her single wedding singer mother, Libby in New York. Daphne wants to know her biological father, Henry. So later she goes off to meet him in London where he lives and works as a Earl and running to become the Prime Minister. She finally mets him and introduces her to his finacee who is the daughter of his advisor and they both are not very keen on having Daphne stay with Henry. Meanwhile Daphne meets Ian who shows her around the city and they start to get feelings for each other. Henry, still shocked, develops a bond with his newly discovered daughter, despite how everyone else feels about the situation.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
In this adaptation from 2002, New York based playwright and soon to be marred Sidda Walker is given a interview about her inspirations, which she states an very difficult upbringing in Louisiana. When her mother Vivi founds out about the interview she is livid and cuts Sidda out of her will and Sidda in turn does not invite her to her upcoming wedding. The whole fight and separation does not sit well with Vivi's three childhood friends who then take Sidda from New York and back to Louisiana. While there, they explain to why Vivi was the way she was and they all hope for a reconciliation before the wedding.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
Chasing Liberty
In this film, Anna is the daughter of the President of the United States. When her first date is ruined because of a misunderstanding on his part, having Secret Service agents intervened, she wants the reigns to be loosen. He does so, but during a trip in Prague, he has two agents to spy over, thus giving her the codename Liberty. Once she goes off on her own, she meets an new guy named Ben and the two bond during the trip. They travel around different cities and the two agents are following them around. And Ben is hiding something from Anna: he is a agent too. Now he must keep this from her while still having fun.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
A Walk to Remember (2002)
After a prank involving drinking and swimming leaves one of his friends injured, Landon Carter faces the possibility of being expelled from school but is spared from it by doing community service, including doing a school play. There he sees an old classmate, Jamie Sullivan working on the play too. Meanwhile he falls for her, but she wants nothing to do with him, considering that her father is a minster who doesn't want her to date. Eventually they both warm up to Landon and he does go out with Jamie who wants to complete several things as she is dealing with leukemia. Landon decides to help in any way he can.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
13 Going on 30
After an embarrassing day at school and later at her own birthday party, Jenna wishes that she would be 30 as magic dust from her new dollhouse falls on her. After she wakes up, she finds herself to be 30 and confused about what had happened. However, she seems to like where things are going. She got a career at a magazine company, is dating and reunited with her childhood friend, Matt. But along the way, she soon realizes that her new perfect life is not what she thought it is. Everything she had envisioned to be perfect turned out to be the opposite and she plans to fix them.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
Freaky Friday (2003)
In this 2003 adaptation (and its third) Anna Coleman and her mother Tess live separate lives. One afternoon have them butting heads over Anna wanting to audition for a session and Tess' upcoming wedding. While at dinner, they read fortunes from fortune cookies as a earthquake briefly appears. The next day, Tess wakes up in Anna's body and Anna wakes up in Tess' body. Because they both have a huge day, they would have to spend it as each other which leads to awkwardness on both parts. So they have to find a way to reverse the switch in order for things to go back to normal.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
Shark Tale
This 2004 animated film is set underwater where a fish named Oscar is finding ways to get rich quick, which ends up putting his boss, Sykes in debt with Don Lino, a local shark boss. So Oscar has 24 hours to pay them $5000. His best friend and co worker Angie gives him a heirloom for him to pawn to get the money to pay them back. This backfires when he gambles it away to impress Lola, who only wants him for what he had. This angers Sykes, who had Oscar tied up to be eaten by sharks. One of which would be Frankie, the eldest son of Don Lino. However he is killed by an anchor before doing so as his younger brother, Lenny watches in horror. Oscar uses this to win the favor of everyone and becomes the 'sharkslayer." Don Lino, not happy with this, seeks revenge and looks for a missing Lenny, who discovers that Oscar is not who he says he is. Now they have a plan to make sure Oscar keeps up with the ruse, but that backfires too miserably. The film itself was not well received due to the humor, design and how the characters look like their voice actors. But the soundtrack is nice through.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
In this adaptation of the classic book by Dr. Seuss, we have the main character, the Cat in the Hat visiting the two children in their home while their mother is away. However in the next half hour or so, things go from bad to worse, unlike the book. The boy, renamed Conrad in this, causes trouble and rude to his mother, Joan. While the girl, renamed Sally here, is more of a control freak. So Joan is planning a party for her boss but has to go back to work, and expects the children, well just Conrad, to behave while she is gone. Later the Cat comes by to make their day fun. But instead his antics are much more crude and thus one of the reasons why the film was not well liked, especially the author's widow.
By Forest Green8 months ago in Critique