Jacky Higgins
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Joined 03-22-03, id: 359349
Author has written 8 stories for Newsies.

Name: Jacky Higgins
Age: 16, more or less depending on frame of mind
I am a teenage band geek, a devoted clarinetist and amature pianist. I am also a debate geek, a congress kid to be specific. (Never mind, it's a debate event. long story... )

I love quotes, don't you?

Pertaining to Newsies:
Deah, me, what is that unpleasant aroma? I feah the sewer may have backed up during the night...
Headlines Don’t sell papes, Newsies sell papes.
Nevah feah, Brooklyn is heah!
Dutchy in Lederhosen!

From Miscellaneous movies:
Carpe… Carpe Diem… Seize the day, boys. Seize the day…-Dead Poets Society
Pull like you’re pulling a Frenchman off your mother! –Master and Commander
Put that woman down, Slade! This is a ship of his majesty’s navy, not a floating bordello! –Master and Commander
Ed! Ferris Bueller on line two- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Pertaining to Swing Kids-
Swing Heil!
They called themselves Swing kids…
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
I swear, if your girlfriend’s hair is shorter than that there’s something she’s not telling you. (me)
Supermergentroid!
Hepcat can’t be broken.
We shouldn’t play this music, they might listen to your ears.
HJ- What’s your name?
Arvid- Django Reinhardt
HJ- What’s your name?
Arvid- Duke Ellington

From Books:
Music is the echo of God’s voice. –Vasily, ‘But Can the Phoenix Sing?’
If you died, I would lay down and sleep and not wake up again. –Raven, ‘The Raging Quiet’
Guess we’re different.
Shoot, maybe they are. –The Outisders

From Music:
Wake up the dawn and ask her why/ A dreamer dreams she never dies. –Champagne Supernova

Hey Charmd, remember when….
I’m vibrating- me
Chicks require sex. –me again.
Speed Racer!

From watching ‘The Shining’ (the crummy new version) with Cory-
(Holding up a pair of underwear) Looks like someone got their fuses blown anyway.
Reproducing biting bunny bush!
Seeeeexxxxxx!
Heeeeere’s Johnny!
Does the Pope wear a tall hat?
You keep pouring and you can say whatever you want, big boy.
Sorry is for people who aren’t of managerial temper.
If we don’t hurry, they’ll be able to bury us together, in the same shoe box.
I sang that song on our honeymoon. You laughed so hard I thought you were gonna wet your pants, not that you were wearing pants at the time…

Visit my webpage! jackyhiggins.tripod.com (even if Stahl said it was dumb! Darn Stahl...)

Story Status

In Progress
Hard Lessons
My Great Adventure (which I'm very proud of and which nobody is reviewing except Theresa...)

Obligatory unfinished fic
Jenny's Surprise

Finished
everything else (lots of one-shots)

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Shades of Grey by The Second Batgirl reviews
Racetrack wakes up in an asylum, to discover that everything he's ever known is a lie that the Newsies don't really exist. Has he gone crazy, or is he the victim of some foul plot?
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 18 - Words: 40,923 - Reviews: 233 - Favs: 45 - Follows: 13 - Updated: 10/8/2006 - Published: 12/29/2003 - Racetrack H., Spot C. - Complete
His Musician by BehindTheLens reviews
When Roger is sick, Mark is there to take care of him. Slight MarkRoger, oneshot.
RENT - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 484 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 5 - Published: 3/25/2006 - Mark C., Roger D. - Complete
Just a Nightmare by chatnoir06 reviews
Oneshot. Mark catches the flu and suffers a freakish nightmare that involves neither a cow named Elsie or diet coke.
RENT - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,590 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Published: 3/4/2006 - Mark C., Roger D. - Complete
My First Lesbian by LondonBelow reviews
Roger tries to see aliens and ends up in the hospital with a broken arm. But did he truly fail? Starring Roger and Mark as 13yearolds. Rated for Roger's mouth. [won at speedrent]
RENT - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,240 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 2 - Published: 2/16/2006 - Roger D., Mark C. - Complete
How Do You Leave the Past Behind? by All-Knowing-Oracle reviews
During RENT.Mark befriends a nurse who saves him after a bicycle accident.But if Mark ever wants to become more than just friends,he might have to learn how to be a daddy...MarkOC
RENT - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 12,238 - Reviews: 51 - Favs: 11 - Follows: 10 - Updated: 1/23/2006 - Published: 1/13/2006 - Complete
The Outsiders Alphabet by Kylie-Chan reviews
Fun with the ABC's! This is the alphabet they should teach in school.
Outsiders - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 371 - Reviews: 42 - Favs: 23 - Follows: 6 - Published: 12/22/2005 - Complete
The Cleansing by skittery's bad mood reviews
COMpleted! All is not well in New York...
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 13 - Words: 26,079 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 13 - Updated: 1/29/2005 - Published: 9/30/2004 - Complete
Blink Gets His Saturday Night by okayokay reviews
A Saturday Night With The Mayor's Daughter' is just what Blink gets. [COMPLETE :D ]
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 14 - Words: 22,844 - Reviews: 66 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 11/19/2004 - Published: 6/5/2004 - Complete
Afraid to Fall by Dakota-Jones reviews
Modern day Sputchy angst. Dutchy and Specs only admit how they feel about each other when things have gone one step too far and their chance for happiness may be lost forever.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,413 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 1 - Published: 10/15/2004
Romeo and Romeo by Buttons14 reviews
SLASH! obviously Nothing brings two boys together like William Shakespeare. rated for language andas said beforeslashModernday fic.
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 85 - Words: 77,697 - Reviews: 244 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 2 - Updated: 7/25/2004 - Published: 4/4/2004 - Complete
Swim For the Wrekage by GeniusInDisguise reviews
A sad story from the poit of view of Joe Nagley after the death of his dear friend Will Warley. Has kind of a creepy ending. Tell em what you think...
Master and Commander - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,916 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 6 - Published: 7/21/2004
Ultimate Angst by FlitShadowflame reviews
Someone's having problems...vignette series of newsies in pain. The connective tissue is thin, if it exists at all. COMPLETE
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Angst/Angst - Chapters: 17 - Words: 8,004 - Reviews: 63 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 4/13/2004 - Published: 5/3/2003 - Complete
Brooklyn's Son by Pessimistic Pancake reviews
Jamie lifted his small hand up looking into his mothers green eyes curiously, "Momma... Why do the innocent gotta die?"
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 3,798 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 3 - Updated: 2/6/2004 - Published: 5/19/2003
Big Brother Newsies Style! by Dakota-Jones reviews
Imagine the show Big Brother- only, with our own newsies stuck in the house! How would 12 of our favorites fare with each other if they'd never known each other and had to fight for their right to stay? Modern-day fic! COMPLETED
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor/Drama - Chapters: 44 - Words: 91,828 - Reviews: 570 - Favs: 44 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 9/21/2003 - Published: 7/22/2003 - Complete
The Left Shoe Show by Lysaka reviews
Prankster, Marbles and Ramble are talk show hosts yaye! They kidnap the newsies and force them to confess their deepest darkest secrets, hilarity ensues
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 14 - Words: 23,413 - Reviews: 254 - Favs: 49 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 9/20/2003 - Published: 8/15/2002
Key to My Heart by Soaker reviews
When Spot finds a girl with amnesia, he is forced to face his past. But does he want to? finished!
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 8,460 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 9/6/2003 - Published: 3/26/2003
Take These Broken Wings by Soaker reviews
Soaker's never had friends before. What does she do when she's forced to?
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 12 - Words: 6,456 - Reviews: 20 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 8/7/2003 - Published: 11/11/2002
No Problem by Goose reviews
Guys lose everything to these tracks, but I ain't worried. I mean, if I got nothing to lose, then it's not a problem. I don't have a problem.
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 476 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 5/18/2003
Switching Spots by Morning Dew reviews
FINISHED! Spot Conlon has fallen gravely ill and faces the threat of having his territory invaded by newsies from Staten Island. But what if the Brooklyn Leader has someone stand in for him? And what if that someone is his twin sister! PLEASE R/R!
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 6 - Words: 13,163 - Reviews: 38 - Favs: 11 - Updated: 12/4/2002 - Published: 7/12/2002 - Spot C. - Complete
Something Beautiful by Snape No Koibito reviews
Racetrack tells a jumbled up fairy tell to the younger newsies. You have to read it; it's kinda hard to explain it. Funny stuff though, promise!
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,565 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 4 - Published: 6/13/2002
Because You Loved Me by Mystic83 reviews
Cory Sullivan knows her brother, Francis, owes her bigtime. She dropped her whole life to come take care of a blind Spot in Brooklyn. Things get violent as the Sullivan/Conlon tempers clash. The two end up dating just to see if Spot can stand the commitme
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,906 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 2 - Published: 12/10/2001
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The Bomb reviews
Snitch left high school and joined the Peace Corps. He got married, and they had a daughter. Then he got himself in trouble... thanks to Charmd for the correction!
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,424 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Published: 6/22/2005 - Snitch - Complete
Blind Dates reviews
On Valentine's Day, Mush feels like the only Newsie without a girlfriend. But will that change when Blink and the others set him up on some blind dates?
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,522 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 8 - Updated: 6/6/2005 - Published: 3/8/2005 - Mush, Kid Blink - Complete
Katie Dreams reviews
What if you could grow old with her just tonight? Tomorrow you'll die young and sick, but what if in your dreams you could see what might have been... what would you see?
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,151 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 2/25/2005 - Complete
Ich Heiße Dutchy reviews
In English despite the title. A failure at the family farming business, Dutchy's family sends him to America, where he encounters language problems, Morris Delancey, and the newsies. One-shot, written for a challenge.
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,239 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 4 - Published: 2/25/2005 - Complete
My Great Adventure reviews
Some of the strangest tales of the sea come out of some of the most unlikely places. This is the story of how my best friend and shipmate, Jack Kelly, pulled off some pretty brave, daring, and yes, stupid stunts to save us all from a watery grave.
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,584 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1/23/2005
Buried Alive reviews
Pie Eater dies, and his friends bury him in the city pauper's graveyard. But there's only one problem: He isn't dead... Happy Haloween!
Newsies - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,676 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 1 - Updated: 11/1/2004 - Published: 10/31/2004 - Complete
My Happy Ending reviews
Written for a contest. Skittery and his friends are literally caught in the crossfire when one of their classmates brings a gun to school...
Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,468 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 1 - Published: 10/2/2004 - Complete
911 reviews
The experiences of two boys, Blink and Mush, on September 11th, 2001. Loosely based on my own experiences, and rated PG for sensetive material.
Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,458 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 3 - Published: 10/2/2004 - Kid Blink, Mush - Complete