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"Though I'm from Kid-country, I'm a waffling Buck and Jimmy fan (gimme' dark and brooding anyday). I loved the show when it was first on and am now enjoing all the fabulous fanfiction that keeps the characters alive." |
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Swing StationsWith only time for a speedy switch of your horse, there’s just time for a short story. |
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| In a Pickle | Jimmy has a craving, and only one person can satisfy it. | ||||||||||||||||
| There Are Worse Things | At the stop before Saddle Falls, Noah discovers a different type of slavery and truly understands that being lonely isn't the worst thing that could happen to a person. | ||||||||||||||||
| Winter Passing | Grudgingly, Buck agrees to do Lou a "simple" favor and check in on a new friend. Unfortunately, there's nothing simple about the situation in which he finds himself. | ||||||||||||||||
| A Full Heart | Buck feels alone and empty but he soon realizes that his family will always be there. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lasting Impressions | Someone asks Buck an important question that takes him off guard. A stroll down memory lane helps him find the answer. | ||||||||||||||||
Home StationsSit back on your bunk and get comfortable, you’ve got time for a long story. |
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| The Little Witness | Jimmy comes upon a lost young girl that has secretly seen something she shouldn't have. Will he and the others be able to protect her from the danger that approaches? | ||||||||||||||||
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A Boy and His Dog |
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| Who's Walkin' Who? | Jimmy takes his son's dog for a walk around town...or is it
the other
way around? QF#51 Prompt: The End of My Rope After this, Hickok the Dog took on a life of his own! d;-) |
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| Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? | Written for the Adoption Challenge | ||||||||||||||||
| Mud Puddles and Mud Puppies | Training Joshua's new puppy, Hickok, is a much messier
proposition for
Lou -- even if Buck's the one doing the training. QF#91 Prompt:Birthday Challenge (Lou/Water) |
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| A Tail of Woe | Hickok has deadly aim...with his tail. QF#75 Prompt: Guilt |
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| The Maiden Flight of Joshua Hickok | After Teaspoon tells Joshua the story of Icarus, Joshua looks
towards
the sky... QF#60 prompt: Old Enough to Know Better |
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| Details, Shmetails | Joshua is behaving and Lou wants to know why. Does his
grandfather know
the reason? QF#61 prompt: The Devil's in the Details |
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| Eureka! | Joshua and his Grandpa Teaspoon are busy working on a
mysterious
project. Everyone wants to know what it is...or do they? QF#92 prompt: Picture prompt (shed) |
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| Save the Kitty! | All Hickok wants to do is play with his new playmate..and
that's what
Jimmy tries to avoid. QF#71 prompt: That's a skunk, not a kitty! |
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| Three Wishes for Joshua | Joshua finds a special lamp and, with the help of his Grandpa
Teaspoon,
finds that wishes really do come true. QF#73 prompt: Word list |
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| Picture Perfect | What's it like trying to get a rambunctious bunch ready for a
family
picture? QF#82 prompt: Picture prompt (camera) |
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| On Dogs,
Dinner Rolls and Thanksgiving Feasts |
Reunion 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
Dreamscapes |
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| Daydream Believer |
Reunion 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beautiful Dreamer |
8th Anniversary: Cameo | ||||||||||||||||
Lily and Buck |
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| Leather and Lace | QF#55 Why can't Buck bring himself to return a young lady's glove? |
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| A Friend in Need | QF#56 Unbeknownst to Buck, Jimmy discovers his friend's secret and decides to play matchmaker. |
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| The Stage Is Set | QF#58 Teaspoon chooses Buck to be the special escort for a certain young lady and Buck only wants to stay as far away from her as he can. |
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Coauthored |
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| Under the Influence | With Raye Lou gets herself into a 'competition' with the boys... this can't go bad. |
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The Lost Quick Fics |
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January |
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| From the
Outside |
Picture: Jimmy feels detached from his Express family as they all gather for the last time together. | ||||||||||||||||
| Our Little
Secret |
Quote: There's just something about the cold weather that Buck finds pleasing. | ||||||||||||||||
Reunions |
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| Daydream Believer |
2005 A young girl, worried over moving out west with her father, finds a friend in one of the riders. | ||||||||||||||||
| To Those Who
Wait |
2005 Lou’s impending marriage comes into question as she begins to see ‘signs’ in the events happening around her. Later, Jimmy applies for a surprising job that leads him back to the family he loves. | ||||||||||||||||
| Luck Is What
You Make It |
2007 After "Dead Ringer," Cody wants to understand what Buck's medicine pouch really means but not everyone understands things the same way. | ||||||||||||||||
| On Dogs,
Dinner Rolls and Thanksgiving Feasts |
2008 Lou is so happy to be hosting a big family Thanksgiving dinner at her home. Unfortunately, a strange theft keeps it from being the perfect feast she'd hoped. | ||||||||||||||||
| Somewhere
Between Make-Believe and Reality |
2008 The boys are interested in a new business in town
but Lou wants nothing to do with it. So how is it that she ends up
right in the middle? Episode reference: The Pilot |
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Blogathon |
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2008 |
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| More than One | Teaspoon ponders why he's the last one left from the Alamo. Episode Reference: "Then There Was One" |
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2009 |
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| Someone Up There | Teaspoon wonders if there's anyone listening to his prayers. Indirect Episode Reference: "Then There Was One" |
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| The Heat Is On | Why trying to do something as simple as take a bath isn't
really that simple. The mate of Temperature's Rising |
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| Love Is... | Lou is trying but is the way to a man's heart really through his stomach? Teaspoon's not too sure. | ||||||||||||||||
| Lady in Red | Sometimes not being included isn't such a bad thing. | ||||||||||||||||
| A Moment's Time | When Ike rushes to help Cody protect a lady in distress, it's her strong-willed cousin that keeps Ike's attention. | ||||||||||||||||
| A Basket Full | When the basket looks like this, maybe putting all your eggs in it does make sense. | ||||||||||||||||
| All in a Day's Work | Barnett finds that trying to help the citizens of Sweetwater isn't so easy when they refuse to tell you what's going on. | ||||||||||||||||
| If Ya' Can't Be Good... | Cody takes a fall from his horse and knocks the sense out of everyone else. | ||||||||||||||||
Challenges |
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Head2Head |
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| The Chance of
Relativity |
2006: "Gravity" by Josh Turner How family isn't always left to chance but something fate works up...Buck and Jimmy discover this at the beginning of the Express. |
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| Bridges to Cross |
2009: "Seven Bridges Road" by The Eagles Every journey starts by crossing a bridge, leaving something behind. The new members of the Express find that they may have found something worth more than what they'd left. |
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Fic Fest |
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| Drawn to Life |
Set I - Young Ike McSwain's favorite pastime becomes tainted after the death of his family. A special someone encourages him to continue. | ||||||||||||||||
Five SensesOnly a year late...d;-) |
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| Seeing Is Believing | Sight: Sam's eyes are finally opened when he comes to Sweetwater and he feels the blinders fall away when he meets a certain redhead. | ||||||||||||||||
| Heartsong | Sound: The sweet sounds of Emma are overpowered by the dull roar of a certain annoying woman. Can Sam get everyone in tune? | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Sense | Smell: Sam tries to fix what's rotten and hopefully help a family see that the solution is ripe. | ||||||||||||||||
| A Taste of Home | Taste: As they say, a way to a man's heart... | ||||||||||||||||
| A Touch of Class | Touch: Will Sam finally be able to make contact with Emma and scratch the surface of their feelings? | ||||||||||||||||
Teaspoon is... |
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| It's All Greek to Me | ...Diplomatic Always the one to use diplomacy to settle a dispute, Teaspoon reaches back to ancient Greece for this one to help out a rider in need. |
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Throw Down |
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| May the Best
Man Win |
From Raye Jimmy and Buck are vying for the attentions of the same young woman; however, she has a surprise in store for them. |
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General |
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| The Measure of
a Man |
Sticks 'n' Stones A young Aloysius Hunter is taught a very important lesson about learning and earns something that will stay with him for a lifetime. |
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| O Christmas Tree |
Snowbound Kid is determined to get Lou the perfect tree but the other boys won't help; they just want to stay inside where it's warm. Without their help, Kid goes it alone. When Kid doesn't return, there's no question about helping and they all soon learn that with family, you're never alone. |
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| Within Reach |
Lou the Matchmaker Lou is out to make everyone has happily married as she is to Kid. One after another, they drop like flies...until only Buck is left. Will he be able to resist? |
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| Just Like
Dominoes |
7 Deadly Sins: Wrath Words can be powerful things, once out they can never be taken back. The Sweetwater Express family finds this out as each one falls victim, just like dominoes. |
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| Oh Brother,
Where Art Thou? |
Adoption Joshua Hickok is on a quest to find a brother, much to Lou and Jimmy's dismay, and will stop at nothing to get one. No matter who it is. |
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Anniversaries |
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| Beautiful Dreamer |
8th: Cameo It's Hetty's 13th birthday and all of Sweetwater comes out to celebrate -- unfortunately for her. Can a special gift help her deal with a catastrophe that doesn't even come close to her sadness over her one love moving? |
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