Ok so I have a group of characters who all live in a very small town and have a communal meal of "soup". The contents are: mostly white rice, some grilled chicken, some grilled fish, carrots, mushrooms and potatoes. That's usually there lunch and/or dinner and is split between 20 people of varying ages from kid to adults. Breakfast is usually cereal or toast with maybe an egg. That's it, but in my story they're all supposed to be malnourished but I'm worried if I'm wrong so is it.

I'm writing a moderately grounded sci-fi story set in 1920s New York, wherein the lead character possesses the ability to augment his physical attributes through direct exposure to electric currents. I felt that this ability, while undoubtedly incredibly versatile in the modern day, would be more easily balanced in a setting where such currents aren't as readily accessible.

I want to maintain a degree of historical realism, so I'd like to know where viable sources of electricity would realistically be scattered throughout the city.

One example occurs late in the story, when the lead character finds himself incarcerated in a police station. Mustering what little charge he has left to pry open the bars and slip through, what would be the nearest and most effective sources of electricity he could find to recharge himself? Were fuse boxes a thing back then? Did police stations already have light bulbs and electrical wiring?

Help a man out here.

Hi so I'm writing a story where my characters are supposed be actors trapped in a pocket dimension. They do a lot of physical activity and are dependent on keeping fit. But like also have it where their minds are kind of gummed up and makes it hard to like think clearly and makes them more tired and mentally sluggish. So are there any foods that could work or are the benefits for the mind and body go hand in hand?

I know retrograde amnesia can make it hard to recall events that occurred before an accident- can it cause a person to totally forget, for instance, their spouse and children? Or if they learned a language later in life, could they forget that, too?

I've written a few stories where characters lose their voice and I was wondering if it is indeed possible to lose your voice to point where trying to speak leave only their lips moving and no sound at all so it looks like they are just mouthing words?

I am currently writing a short story set in a small rural town in 1959 Alabama, that centres around the friendship of two twelve year old boys. However, I am struggling because I was born in 2005, and I am a girl. I come from a vastly different world. My early adolescent years were composed of slumber parties, Justin Bieber cakes, and musically's.

I know I could likely find some answers through google, or even AI, but I am looking for authenticity. I love hearing about peoples childhood from the 20th century.

Here are some of the things I wonder: (The bolded questions being the most important.)

What did young boys do in their free time? What did they talk about? What did they argue about? What caused them to fight? (More than just a disagreement/argument). What were they obsessed with? What was seen as cool? What made someone 'weird'?

Anything helps! Thanks in advance!