WordyAFhide bio
 Author has written 6 stories for Outsiders, and Newsies. It's my lot in life to be surrounded by men. I have only brothers, no biological sisters; I met my husband working at BoyScout Camp, I've just always been more of a guys gal. So it fits that I hang out in the Newsies and Outsiders fandoms. You can keep up with me and my writing by following my author page on facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Alie-Summers-1209616952483956/ My facebook page has a link to my original book that is being e-published on an app called Radish Fiction! Please support my dream to make writing my career! |
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You Make Me Real by vasoline reviews
Amara always thought the jumpsuits prisoners wore were tacky and unflattering. Surprisingly, it looked good on Curly. She didn't think much didn't look good on him. "Orange looks real nice on you." He cracked a toothy grin.
Outsiders - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 61,784 - Reviews: 31 - Favs: 39 - Follows: 36 - Updated: 12/30/2019 - Published: 2/8/2014 - Curly S., OC - Complete
Numb: Redux by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
RE-WRITE. Eden Sullivan was born with an inability to feel. She refers to her problem as Numb and she's lived her whole life in a state of unfeeling. Since she can remember she's felt disconnected, the failure of her sense of touch keeping her from emotionally connecting with others as well. Until she cuts a deal with the one and only Spot Conlon. Rated T for swearing.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 30 - Words: 80,607 - Reviews: 130 - Favs: 66 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 8/9/2019 - Published: 6/20/2016 - [Spot C., OC] - Complete
Only God Knows by TheWriteWay4Me reviews
An overly religious and sometimes abusive father has instilled a fear of men and of God in Brenda that seems impossible to break... until she starts to work at her uncle's construction company and meets a certain roofer. Set about a month or so after the events of the book. Rated T for scenes to come later on!
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 31,948 - Reviews: 126 - Favs: 104 - Follows: 103 - Updated: 7/15/2019 - Published: 10/12/2013 - [Darry C., OC]
These Streets by TheViewFromTheAfternoon reviews
Tim Shepard has got used to running the streets, to getting his own way in life - and that's just the way he likes it. Only not everyone lives by the same rules, and things don't always go to plan. Even for Tim.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 47,410 - Reviews: 76 - Favs: 30 - Follows: 22 - Updated: 2/2/2018 - Published: 2/9/2015 - [Tim S., OC] Curly S., Sylvia - Complete
Never Too Late by Glimmer Conlon O'Leary reviews
TITLE CHANGE from Uproot Every Lie "I'm dead inside; bring me back to life. It's never too late to show you who I am. And I know you wanna love me. I know you understand that I could be your missing page." SEQUEL to "A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy."
Newsies - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 26 - Words: 114,910 - Reviews: 173 - Favs: 52 - Follows: 81 - Updated: 12/22/2017 - Published: 11/4/2010 - Spot C.
Dream Girl by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
People took advantage of her sweetness and then walked away when the toothache hit. Natalia Malakhov was somehow the storm and the calm that followed all at once. Jack Kelly thought he already had the only woman he couldn't live without in his daughter Hazel, until the Russian Ballet blew in. Now, he's not so sure he can withstand the storm and come out unchanged. Fifth in the BHS.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 34,827 - Reviews: 26 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 8/14/2017 - Published: 3/7/2017 - [Jack K., OC] David J.
How We Heal by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
Ambitious, bitter, work-a-holic David Jacobs is bent on making The Benjamin Hotel the most luxurious hotel in New York-and probably everywhere else. To say he's not looking for love is an understatement. Unfortunately, love is going to find him in the form of a Prima Ballerina, new to town, and who's being targeted for mysterious reasons. Fourth installment in the BHS.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 22 - Words: 66,872 - Reviews: 61 - Favs: 16 - Follows: 18 - Updated: 7/3/2017 - Published: 8/27/2016 - [David J., OC] Jack K.
Benjamin Hotel Chronicles by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
Compilation of short stories from the Benjamin Hotel Series. Includes: David hiring the boys, Race and Clara making bets on their friends' love lives, how Brendon and Beth escaped Barkers, Carlos drinking away memories from Christmas Eve 1899, and the fight between him and Sophie right before Desperate Measures.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 25,974 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 6/4/2017 - Published: 12/24/2016 - David J., Racetrack H., Mush, OC
Desperate Measures by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
"The one who resists love the most, falls the hardest." Blink's had an eye on the lovely Katherine since the moment he met her. However, she's never made things easy on him. Especially not after they get kidnapped by an angry gang leader whose daughter has run off with Katherine's brother. Third in the Benjamin Hotel Series. Complete.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 17 - Words: 41,832 - Reviews: 37 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 9 - Updated: 2/25/2017 - Published: 6/1/2016 - [Kid Blink, OC] - Complete
Shattered by Real.Smile reviews
Just when you think it's okay to relax, life hits you with something earth shattering. Like most earth shattering events, this didn't just affect one person. It affects a family. They say everything happens for a reason. Well what was the reason behind this? Why do bad things happen to good people? Sequel to Feel Again.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 10 - Words: 28,258 - Reviews: 22 - Favs: 40 - Follows: 59 - Updated: 1/28/2017 - Published: 7/6/2015 - [Darry C., OC]
I and love and you by coveredinbees14 reviews
A sequel (of sorts) to "These Small Hours" which was another story inspired by the question, "Is Spot Conlon really dangerous?" Warning: rated T for physical/emotional violence, language, and for the fact that it's a pretty dark story. Not complete (I'm such a liar!)
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 17 - Words: 38,383 - Reviews: 70 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 15 - Updated: 10/30/2016 - Published: 1/28/2015 - Spot C., Racetrack H., OC
Guilt by coveredinbees14 reviews
An entry in the Newsies Pape Selling Competition: Circulation Four involving two newsies running into each other years after the strike. Rated K for swearing.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Crime - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,850 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 4 - Updated: 8/19/2016 - Published: 7/25/2016 - David J. - Complete
A Battle with Fate by Raeghann reviews
Spot Conlon was a leader a strong man who gave everything up for those who depended on him, I tried to keep him from the life he choose, from the life that had killed our parents, but I failed. In a away I suppose I failed them both.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 31 - Words: 122,858 - Reviews: 313 - Favs: 47 - Follows: 22 - Updated: 6/30/2016 - Published: 1/10/2003 - Spot C.
We Can Be Heroes by coveredinbees14 reviews
Newsies Pape Selling Circulation Two: Superheroes - Prompted by the idea of trying to figure out who is the 'hero' of the strike? Jack Kelly or David Jacobs? Rated K for swearing.
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,688 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 3 - Published: 6/1/2016 - Jack K., David J., Spot C.
When It Comes to Love by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
Vivian doesn't need anymore men in her life. With an unruly 6 yr old, an abusive (and dead) husband as well as a crazy debt collector, she thinks she's had all she can take. Until she meets her attractive neighbor. Second in the Benjamin Hotel Series. Complete.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 16 - Words: 35,492 - Reviews: 72 - Favs: 21 - Follows: 22 - Updated: 5/30/2016 - Published: 2/4/2012 - [Mush, OC] - Complete
Ticket to Ride by Frankyy reviews
The reckless reactions of Curly and his friends results in a dead body and Brumly out for Shepard blood. Difficult choices and bad decisions will be made as the feud between the gangs reaches a boiling point when Curly involves himself with the younger sister of Brumly's leader.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 80,884 - Reviews: 34 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 16 - Updated: 4/27/2016 - Published: 6/16/2015 - Curly S., OC - Complete
Like Brothers by starryeyedwr1ter reviews
You kind of like to think what you have is better than brothers. 'Cause he never chose Darry or Ponyboy, but he damn well chose you.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 36 - Words: 93,031 - Reviews: 290 - Favs: 101 - Follows: 70 - Updated: 12/26/2015 - Published: 5/31/2014 - Sodapop C., Steve R. - Complete
Back to the Start by TheViewFromTheAfternoon reviews
A new beginning, starting over, moving on. Should be simple, right? Only trouble is, now I'm back where it all began, it turns out there are some things I can't forget—and others I don't want to.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 21 - Words: 49,873 - Reviews: 68 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 10 - Updated: 12/7/2015 - Published: 6/28/2015 - [Tim S., OC] Curly S. - Complete
Guiding Destiny by NittanyLizard reviews
She thought she was in it to fix his story. He showed her she was there to find her own.
Outsiders - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 12 - Words: 23,794 - Reviews: 66 - Favs: 22 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 6/4/2015 - Published: 5/28/2015 - Ponyboy C., OC - Complete
Brand New Colony by EspressoShot reviews
With everything falling apart around him, it's only a matter of time before he starts to crumble himself.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 19 - Words: 29,014 - Reviews: 72 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 28 - Updated: 6/8/2014 - Published: 2/12/2014 - [Darry C., OC] Ponyboy C., Sodapop C.
Our Kind by 7.06andcounting reviews
'Maybe Sylvia was right. Whatever I thought about her motives. Whatever I thought about her actual relationships. She did get the guy she wanted when she wanted him.' Sandy's gone, their lives are about to be turned upside down. Whose advice will Evie take and how far will she go, to get Steve back? Sequel to 'The Only Kind'.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 86,927 - Reviews: 236 - Favs: 61 - Follows: 40 - Updated: 3/7/2014 - Published: 10/24/2013 - Sodapop C., Steve R., Evie, Sylvia - Complete
The Only Kind by 7.06andcounting reviews
'I knew that look. That look had been pulling me into trouble since kindergarten... ' When Sandy gets Evie a date with Steve Randle, things begin to get complicated. Because Sandy and Sylvia have a hidden agenda and Evie's getting caught up in the lies, at the same time as she's falling for the guy she thought she disliked. Set in the months leading up to the book.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 73,218 - Reviews: 203 - Favs: 80 - Follows: 45 - Updated: 8/24/2013 - Published: 5/30/2013 - Sodapop C., Steve R., Evie, Sandy - Complete
Take Good Care of the Poor Boy by sloanne reviews
Jack Kelly never wanted a brother, and Sean Conlon didn't want any friends. Neither boy got what he wanted. Cowritten by Funkiechick and Studentnumber24601. Prequel to Everything You've Done Wrong. Slash, drugs, language. COMPLETE.
Newsies - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 14 - Words: 121,048 - Reviews: 139 - Favs: 109 - Follows: 72 - Updated: 7/30/2012 - Published: 3/18/2006 - Jack K., Spot C. - Complete
All In by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
7 years after the strike. Racetrack has been lucky in cards but unlucky in love. Fortunately for him, a gang, a trip to Chicago, and a few old friends are about to turn the odds in his favor. First in the Benjamin Hotel Series. Complete.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 20 - Words: 41,404 - Reviews: 93 - Favs: 35 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 1/31/2012 - Published: 8/17/2011 - [Racetrack H., OC] Jack K. - Complete
Going Home by RiotAct reviews
When a girl is visited by a ghost with an agenda, namely one Spot Conlon she finds herself unwillingly helping him try to fix his past. Can they make things right again or will he be forced to reside in limbo forever?
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 39 - Words: 112,767 - Reviews: 351 - Favs: 106 - Follows: 60 - Updated: 6/23/2011 - Published: 5/13/2004 - Complete
A Newsgirl's Story by Angel in the Morning reviews
When Owl gets kicked out of the Bronx, she has no where to go but Brooklyn. She is allowed in as a probationary newsie but when tensions flare between the Bronx and Brooklyn, will Owl be able to prove herself?
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 20 - Words: 46,874 - Reviews: 79 - Favs: 57 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 5/5/2011 - Published: 9/7/2009 - Spot C. - Complete
A Ragged Army by Joker is Poker with a J reviews
Previously The Story of Asylum. Reports of young children going missing has swept through New York City. No clues, no leads to where they are being taken and if they're still alive. Only one girl seems to be attuned to the voices of the missing children…
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 58,132 - Reviews: 137 - Favs: 47 - Follows: 20 - Updated: 4/13/2011 - Published: 1/24/2011 - [Spot C., OC] Racetrack H. - Complete
A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy by Glimmer Conlon O'Leary reviews
None knew that the stunning young lady who frequented their leader's bed was anything more than a good lay. They never had the slightest inclination that she was the leader of those "brutes" in Queens-or the lengths to which she would go to protect them.
Newsies - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 44,940 - Reviews: 151 - Favs: 116 - Follows: 54 - Updated: 11/4/2010 - Published: 5/3/2006 - Spot C. - Complete
Chess by xxWickedWench reviews
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real, too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win." The most effective way to win in chess is to capture the queen to take down the king. And that's exactly what he was going to do. .Complete. Part III of IV.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 20 - Words: 48,446 - Reviews: 140 - Favs: 29 - Follows: 13 - Updated: 10/2/2010 - Published: 7/25/2010 - [Spot C., OC] - Complete
Vicious by xxWickedWench reviews
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is LOVE." Every person in New York accepted Spot and Angel being together. Except one. .Complete. Part II of IV.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 20 - Words: 49,793 - Reviews: 104 - Favs: 37 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 7/13/2010 - Published: 5/5/2010 - [Spot C., OC] - Complete
Blue Eyes and Emerald Isles by xxWickedWench reviews
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." Pre, during, and post-strike. .Complete. Part I of IV.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 18 - Words: 44,377 - Reviews: 80 - Favs: 68 - Follows: 19 - Updated: 5/12/2010 - Published: 3/25/2010 - Spot C. - Complete
Murmur by DisneyLady824 reviews
Madeline has been terrified of men because of what happpened in her past. Since traveling across the country to live with her aunt, she hasn't spoken a word. "Why speak when there's nothing to be said?"
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 24 - Words: 76,689 - Reviews: 213 - Favs: 56 - Follows: 43 - Updated: 4/26/2010 - Published: 3/11/2009 - Spot C. - Complete
Behind Blue Eyes by clio21000 reviews
Racetrack knows his senior year of college will be challenging, but he has no idea just who and what he’ll be up against. It all begins when he meets his new roommate, Sean…
Newsies - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 79,328 - Reviews: 139 - Favs: 102 - Follows: 95 - Updated: 4/23/2008 - Published: 4/30/2006 - Racetrack H., Spot C.
a Maldição de Diabo by stress reviews
COMPLETE: Diana Mason was just a normal teen from New Jersey – until she met the ghost of Jack Kelly. Now it’s up to her to help solve a century old murder by the end of the month. And it’s not only his soul on the line if they fail...
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Mystery - Chapters: 60 - Words: 236,682 - Reviews: 516 - Favs: 58 - Follows: 33 - Updated: 2/28/2008 - Published: 4/2/2006 - Jack K., Racetrack H. - Complete
To Have and to Hold by love97 reviews
FINISHED. Some people are put into your life for a reason. The trick is learning how to keep them from slipping away. Follow Spot and Emma from early beginnings through the trials of great love, and finding out if time really does heal all wounds.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 38 - Words: 60,276 - Reviews: 209 - Favs: 64 - Follows: 32 - Updated: 1/29/2008 - Published: 7/18/2006 - Spot C.
Ten Years Later by NittanyLizard reviews
Just my take on what things might be like ten years after the setting of the book.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 19 - Words: 87,146 - Reviews: 438 - Favs: 145 - Follows: 38 - Updated: 4/25/2006 - Published: 1/30/2005 - Complete
Behind Every Good Man by spotschica reviews
. . . Is a good woman. A different perspective on the famous strike, and how it became a turning point in the life of Spot Conlon.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 28 - Words: 45,113 - Reviews: 143 - Favs: 134 - Follows: 33 - Updated: 3/31/2006 - Published: 2/11/2006 - Spot C. - Complete
Everything You've Done Wrong by sloanne reviews
Racetrack's father is in the mafia, and it colors his whole life. Slash, drugs and rock'n'roll. [Cowritten by Funkiechick and studentnumber24601. COMPLETE!]
Newsies - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 278,356 - Reviews: 670 - Favs: 338 - Follows: 67 - Updated: 11/20/2005 - Published: 8/22/2003 - Complete
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My Perfect Disaster reviews
"Ain't no one who knows Brooklyn better than Spot and ain't no one who knows Spot better than Trout." Its always been that way, Trout at Spot's side, but once they get separated in the aftermath of the strike rally, Trout meets a girl who turns his thoughts about himself upside down. Six years later, he never thought he'd find her again while trying to find himself. T for language
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 28 - Words: 83,923 - Reviews: 87 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 8 - Updated: 3/10/2018 - Published: 9/11/2016 - Complete
The Firewatcher's Daughter reviews
Skittery questions everything and pushes everyone because rules are more like guidelines, anyway. That's how it was until he met Elvie, whose rules are all that keep her going for her siblings. Will Skittery teach Elvie how to live in the world again or will it be her that teaches him about trust without question? Benjamin Hotel fic.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 31 - Words: 110,968 - Reviews: 81 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 11 - Updated: 3/5/2018 - Published: 3/1/2017
All Through the Night reviews
When Brooklyn newsboys come of age they are given a choice between joining Dockside or fighting for their freedom. No matter what they choose, they won't leave as the same person they were. Marta thought it was over, that she saved Spot and herself long ago when she ruled Brooklyn, but when he is taken anyway and given his choice, she knows the fight has just begun.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 32 - Words: 111,526 - Reviews: 43 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 12/18/2017 - Published: 11/5/2016 - Complete
You, My Brown Eyed Girl reviews
Sitting in a sleazy bar waiting to talk to Shepard, not exactly the place you'd think about meeting a girl who might change the rest of your life, but for Darry Curtis, it just might be reality. Rated T because Tim Shepard has a filthy mouth and for fights/abuse in later chapters.
Outsiders - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 9,558 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 16 - Updated: 9/8/2017 - Published: 4/27/2016 - Ponyboy C., Darry C., OC - Complete
Return to Brooklyn reviews
Extra scenes and background info on my character's and my version of the newsboys as seen in my longer works All Through the Night (previously called Ants and Giants) and My Perfect Disaster. Intersects with Joker is Poker with a J's Benjamin Hotel series. Includes JoAnna and Trout's return to New York for Racetrack's wedding, how Marta and Fletcher met and little newsies!
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 14 - Words: 32,230 - Reviews: 20 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Updated: 8/25/2017 - Published: 2/1/2017
Ants and Giants reviews
**READ "ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT" INSTEAD. THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT** When Spot Conlon is taken hostage and forced to choose between life with a gang or putting himself through a horrifying competition designed to test the bounds of his sanity and humanity, it's up to Marta, Racetrack and the boys of Brooklyn to save him before the gauntlet rips him apart at the seams.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 28 - Words: 92,697 - Reviews: 56 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 9/16/2016 - Published: 6/1/2016 - Spot C., Racetrack H., OC - Complete
