Mollie's Stories

"I have been a fan of the Young Riders since I was twelve-ish. I've managed to cycle through just about all the riders as my favorite at one time or another, but right now I've got a soft spot for Jimmy with very fond yet distant memories of Noah."

Swing Stations

With only time for a speedy switch of your horse, there’s just time for a short story.
A Heart Divided Longley and Emma's backstory that was hinted at in "The Gunfighter."
Dream of Spring On a cold night a coyote and a lost soul take refuge in the abandoned station.
Refuge from the Storm Jimmy feels trapped by his life and responsibilities until a stranger appears in town.
The Wounded Follows QF 97 Just Talkin'
Jimmy finally comes home.

Series

Lost and Found

Looking: September 1881 Jimmy's daughter meets a handsome stranger, and finds more than the romance she expected.
Looking: January 1866 Jimmy retrieves a special package from St. Joe.
Looking: May 1872 Jimmy returns to Rock Creek in search of an old friend.
Looking: July 1875 As his wedding gets closer, Jimmy wonders what might have been.
Looking: August 1876 It's about Rose running away to Deadwood after Jimmy is killed.
Looking: July 1878 Rose Hickok thinks she's solved the mystery of her mother.
Finding: November 1881 Jesse's in trouble, Buck's stuck between a rock and a hard place, and David decides to play hero.
Finding: June 1868 Buck gets a sudden attack of cold feet.
Finding: September 1870 When Buck returns to Sweetwater he is forced to decide where his home really is.
Finding: October 1874 When Buck is about to lose his ranch he gets some help from a surprising source.
Finding: August 1876 Buck realizes how much Joss means to him.
Finding: May 1878 In a moment of crisis, will Joss let Buck in or shut him out?
Keeping: March 1881 Rose finds anwers and Buck learns where his heart truly lies.

The Widow

Rebel's Widow Lou struggles to move on without Kid.
Widow's Goodbye Lou learns to say goodbye to Kid.

Coauthored

Reservations With Ellie
A modern day AU, this story takes Federal agents Hickok and McCloud to the Kiowa reservation to solve a murder mystery with the help of tribal police officer Buck Cross.

Topic 97: Just Talkin'
Topic 99: A Nighttime Conversation

Challenges

Head2Head

Fancy 2009: "Fancy" by Reba McEntire
Teaspoon remembers his sister.

Teaspoon is...

Better to Have Loved ...a Lover
Teaspoon says goodbye to the one that got away.

Contests

Anniversaries

Something Like a Brother
7th: Luck of the Draw
On an errand for Teaspoon and Sam, Buck finds an unlikely friend.
The Lucky Charm
8th: Cameo
Jimmy's last connection to his past is the lucky charm in his pocket.


John Longley in A Heart Divided

Jimmy in Refuge from the Storm

Ambrose *by sister Beth* in Refuge from the Storm