Stories by @owaingeorge

Crossroads

1967. Jack Hart, a young, wandering musician, travels the American backroads with nothing but his guitar and his best friend, Theo Ramires, a bassist with a sharp wit but a big heart. They play tiny bars, diners, and roadside venues — barely scraping by, but living freely. Jack dreams of something bigger; where Theo is very content. At a smoky bar, a frequent for Jack and Theo, run by the warm‑hearted Jim Hardy, Jack meets Allison “Allie” Pond, a drifting soul recovering from heartbreak and searching for purpose. She’s empathetic, funny, and a little lost — someone who tends to fall into other people’s dreams instead of chasing her own. She joins the boys on the road, and the three form a makeshift family. Their chemistry is electric. Their music grows richer. Jack and Allie fall deeply in love. But everything changes when Dan Cole, a once‑failed musician turned talent scout, hears Jack perform. Dan sees potential — and dollar signs. He introduces Jack to Evelyn Stone, a razor‑sharp record executive who prioritizes profit over people. She promises Jack the world, and he takes it. Suddenly Jack is swept into a whirlwind of fame: studio sessions, interviews, image makeovers, endless touring. Theo is pushed aside. Allie is left behind. Jack becomes the star he always dreamed of being — but at the cost of the people who made him whole. Allie returns home to her older sister Amelia, who loves her fiercely but never understood her wandering. Amelia’s partner, Victor Harwell, is kind and grounded — a picture of the stable life Allie could choose. With them, Allie confronts the question she’s avoided for years: Does she want a life on the road, or a life with roots? Meanwhile, Jack spirals. The industry reshapes him into something unrecognizable. Critics who once mocked him — like the fickle Colin Cornely — now praise him. But the applause feels hollow. He’s lost Theo. He’s lost Allie. He’s lost himself. When Jack finally breaks under the pressure, he returns to Jim Hardy’s bar — the place where it all began. Jim, with his quiet wisdom, tells Jack the truth he’s been running from: Dreams mean nothing if you lose the people who believed in you before you believed in yourself. Jack sets out to find Allie. Their reunion isn’t easy. Allie has grown. She’s learned to stand up for what she wants — and what she won’t sacrifice. Jack apologizes, not with promises, but with honesty. He doesn’t ask her to follow him again. He asks if they can build something together. Years later, in the film’s final scene, we see Jack and Allie in a sunlit yard, playing with their young daughter, Piper Hart. Theo visits, bass in hand, ready to jam. The music begins again — not for fame, but for joy.

Artemis Fowl

The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer follows the adventures of Artemis Fowl II, a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind from a wealthy Irish family. In the first book, Artemis discovers the existence of a secret underground world inhabited by technologically advanced fairies. Determined to restore his family's fortune, he kidnaps Holly Short, a fairy and officer of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance (LEPrecon), demanding a ransom in gold. What begins as a heist quickly escalates into a battle of wits between Artemis and the magical world, setting the stage for a complex relationship between human cunning and fairy magic. As the series progresses through eight books, Artemis evolves from a cold strategist into a reluctant hero, often teaming up with Holly and other magical allies to combat threats that endanger both worlds. From rescuing his father from the Russian Mafia to battling rogue pixies and time-bending demons, the saga blends high-tech espionage, mythological creatures, and moral growth. The books are fast-paced, witty, and layered with themes of loyalty, redemption, and the blurred lines between good and evil

5th Century BC Greece

Casting the main characters of 499-404BCE for my A-Level revision

Elementals

A team of 4 strangers are bestowed the powers of elemntia by a dying god, he needs them to stop another elemental who her wrongly gave the powers of elementia to years ago.