Top Voted Historical Fiction

Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” blasted from the jukebox out to the crowd of energetic teenagers hanging out on that Friday afternoon at the local drive-in. Almost every single one of the kids at my school went there on Friday with their... (more »)

Best friends are the definition of Jake and Brooke. Ever since they were born, they have been best friends. They always have each other's back in both good and bad times. They would sacrifice the world for each other. That is what made their... (more »)

“Miss, I am so very sorry. There was nothing we could do.” Jacqueline looks down at the silent baby enveloped in her arms. His eyes were half closed, his head leaning away from her. She tilts his head back towards her to look at his... (more »)

“Okay, the paper is finally here!” I muttered under my breath. I went over to the door and got the paper. What do they have for me to read today? Cooped up in my reclining chair, I casted my attention on the front page and started to... (more »)

The summer breeze blows in through the window, tickling my face, and the chirping of birds nag me to get up. I climb out of bed and make my way to my mirror and analyze my appearance. I throw on my obnoxiously neon-colored clothes and tease my... (more »)

“Wooooooo! Yay!” the crowd cheered as the bluish-grey army planes were positioning themselves for drop off. Lisa had waited six years for Jimmy to come home from Vietnam, and he finally was. The joy and excitement in her heart was worth it... (more »)

The two sounds of the radio and the television blasted against each other in a competition for the loudest. The radio in the kitchen and the T.V in the family room, every room in the Marques’s house was filled with noise. “Dan, Patrick,... (more »)

The aroma of pork chops, grits, and broccoli; a famous Laitamaki family dinner, filled the chamber of my nostrils. My mother was one of the best cooks in town. Everyone had drooled over her delectable meals; my father being the biggest fan of... (more »)

Linda stared at the TV, blasting her favorite show, I Love Lucy, engrossed in the new episode where Lucy and Ethel get a job at a chocolate factory to prove to their husbands that they can work. As they shoved chocolates into their mouths,... (more »)

My fingers ran nervously over my dress smoothing out non-existent creases. I was nervous, but who wouldn’t be? I was walking into a whole new world and I wished for my parents to be here with me. They were not here now and they would never be.... (more »)