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| Title and excerpt | Author | Status | Chapters | Comment | AYRF award Most Wanted., year |
| A
Life Less Ordinary (Drama) After Noah and Cassie's wedding the month before, they'd moved up north to Wisconsin, where they were helping former slaves start new lives in the free state, or aiding them in their continuing journey to freedom in Canada. Louise desperately missed the company of a woman her own age. Part 2 of a serie: The Love And The Law |
Dana Smith | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail. | ||
| A
Thread In Time (Sci-Fi) The sky suddenly burst as a huge bolt of lightning struck the earth not far from where they stood. A purple-blue haze filled the air as the bolt of electricity stood where it had hit, emitting waves of power across the ground. A loud hum filled the air, and an uncontrollable power pulled the two girls forward. |
Mrs.Hickok and Mrs. McSwaine | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail. | ||
| A Travelling
Proposal (Drama) "Teaspoon, what on earth is in that box?" Rachel called from the bunkhouse porch, watching bemusedly as the rest of the way station inhabitants crowded around the back of the wagon waiting for Teaspoon to pry the lid off with the crowbar he held in his hand. |
Suzy | Work-in-progress (1999) | Suzy was an active writer in the early days of TYR web. Some of er stories can be found at Riding Tall. Miss her present e-mail address. | ||
| Always,
Forever (Romance) She thought she'd never experience this kind of pain again. She tried not to think about it, she tried not to think that Kid, her Kid, had just run out to help that pretty young lady who obviously meant and still means a lot for him. |
AliceRose | Work-in-progress (2002) | No e-mail. | ||
| Choices
(Adventure) “I hope you boys are proud of yourselves!” Rachel said coolly, her green eyes glittering dangerously with barely controlled anger as she stepped between the two groups of men until she was facing Kid and Jimmy. She stood before them, a look of disgust evident on her face as she looked from one to the other of the two riders. |
Wendy | Work-in-progess (2006) | Wendy works faster with feedback :-) | ||
| Choices
In Time (Adventure-Romance) Jimmy sat at the Marshal's desk, his feet propped up, hat over his face. Things had finally quieted down enough where the only sounds were those of people conversing as they passed by the office. There was a crisp chill in the air which told them fall was now here. Summer had come and gone way too quickly. |
Jeanette | Work-in-progress (2004) |
Jeanette, where are you? |
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| Commitment
(Drama) "What are you thinking of?" she asked softly following Lou's gaze. "Happier days," Lou replied. "I'm sure Kid will be back soon - they think the war will be over in another six months; that's what I heard in town." |
Nesciri | Work-in-progress (2000) | Abandoned for the time being. | ||
| Faith
(Drama) Red Bear reached around Buck and picked his chin up with his fingertips so he could continue braiding. "Now, it will be a good day today, brother. Listen to Song Bird and do not stray far from her. She will watch you while I am gone, and when I return, you can help with the horses." Red Bear's voice was soothing and gentle with his little brother who had so recently lost his mother. |
Sharon | Work-in-progress (2001) | Sharon, where are you? | ||
| Family
Affairs (PG-13 Drama) "Yeah, and I remember how he treated you the last time you went to see him", Kid stated, the memory of the terror he and Ike had endured while Buck had been going through some ritual or other in the Kiowa village still vivid in his mind. Buck had never spoken about it, and they hadn't asked. But whatever it was, Kid still considered it to be torture, and if he could prevent Buck from going through anything like that again he would. |
Nesciri | Work-in-progress (2004) | More than 600 pages. | ||
| For
The Love Of Guilt (Drama) Sighing, Jimmy straightened up. Teaspoon had to run some errands in Fort Laramie and wouldn't be back for a day or two. Until then, Jimmy knew, he just knew, Cody, being the lazybone he was, would take advantage of the whole situation and gave everyone, especially Jimmy a hell of a time just to get him up and going. Well, he definitely wasn't going to let Cody have his way. Not today. |
Gabrielle | Work-in-progress (2003) | We're still hoping for updates. | ||
| Girl
From Yesterday, The (Romance - alternate universe) The stage rocked and rolled over the frozen prairie as it traveled along. They'd dropped off the other passengers in Blue Creek and the next stop on the route would be Sweetwater. Louise pulled her coat closer around her, tearing her gaze away from country she'd thought she'd never see again. |
Becca | Work-in-progress (2002) | Becca's site; The Hitching Post, contain more of Becca's stories. | ||
| Huntress,
The (Drama) "You should have married, found a husband to take care of," Teaspoon sighed, "instead of nursing an old man like me." Rachel looked at him aghast and slapped his arm lightly. "Ya'll have been my family since you hired me, and I can't imagine not being here with all of you." Rachel shook her head with a rueful smile. "And what would Lou do without me? Sequel to Sins Of War |
Charla | Work-in-progress (2004) | We have a promise from the author that one day... | ||
| In
The Face Of Changes (Adventure) "Library." Cody corrected. "Yeah, I knew that." Jimmy flipped through the thin novel and opened a page at random. "Oh princess..." Jimmy mocked. Cody pawed at Jimmy's arm as he held the book out. Spotting a rider in the distance, Jimmy hollered "Rider Comin!" Cody took full advantage of Jimmy's distraction and snagged the book back. "Don't know what you see in that drivel anyway. Those books are about as far from truth as it comes." |
Ladyhawk | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail | ||
| In
The Shadow Of the Gun (Adventure) Louise couldn't stop thinking about any of it. A few days ago they had turned a good man, Elias Mills, over to be hanged. He had saved her life. He had saved Jimmy's life too. She hated it. Could she have done anything to save him? It didn't do any good now. He was gone, another victim of circumstance. Her whole life she'd been a victim of events beyond her control and it had made her hard in some ways. |
PixEDust | Work-in-progress (2000) | PixEDust, where are you? | ||
| It's
All In The Cards (Romance- alternate) As Buck rode back into town to pick up Jimmy and the supplies, he thought about what had just happened. Usually Cody was the out-going, center-of-attention guy, and Buck was the quiet, reserved one of the group. 'Maybe some of Cody is rubbing off on me,' he thought. He was really looking forward to this evening. He couldn't believe what he'd done. |
Holly | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail. | ||
| It's
Human Nature (Romance) Buck still only stared. He hadn't met her in a long time, and the last time she broke his heart, in more pieces than two. He remembered how he had fallen for her, and she for him, but in the end it had still only been his love and her games that kept their relationship upright. |
Gizmo | Work-in-progress (2000) | Gizmo has her own site; Back In Business, where other of her stories can be found. | ||
| Lie,
The (Adventure) "Nothing. Except the land he bought is just beyond the old Jenkins farm, on the other side of the hills." "That's Kiowa land, isn't it?" Lou asked. "Nope. But too damn close for comfort, I say. Especially for a single farmer with a wife and kids." |
Nesciri | Work-in-progress (2004) | I'm working on it... | ||
| Life
With A Sister (Drama) The shooting had stopped and the men had ridden away. From inside the shed seven-year-old Ike McSwain momentarily stood in complete shock. He felt frozen in time as the last couple of minutes were relived in his head. Half an hour ago he was a member of a perfectly happy family, now he was sure that he was the only member left alive. |
Rhiannon | Work-in-progress (2001) | Rhi apologies, but might not have time to continue - send her encouraging feedback! | ||
| Life's
Headaches (Drama) "You two go ahead. I'll try and throw Cody's friends off our tails," Buck stated as he whirled his horse back the way they had just come not giving the other two time to protest. As he turned a bullet caught him in the shoulder causing him to fall off his horse, his head hitting a rock. |
Andy | Work-in-progress (2003) | Andy, where are you? | ||
| Love
Is Blind (Adventure-Romance) Kid followed the sound of the voice down the hall and into the kitchen. Peering down behind the stove he saw a strange sight. Mr. Holloway was crouched behind the stove supporting a young woman's head in his hands. |
Haley | Work-in-progress (2002) | Lost e-mail. | ||
| Mad
About You (Romance - alternate universe) Rachel couldn't believe that the handsome man beside her was her husband. Her husband. Just the thought of it made her grin wider and blush. She felt the luckiest woman in the whole world. Barely some months before she had been all alone and her life had seemed senseless. |
Mercy | Work-in-progress (2005) | Updated approx every third month | ||
| Masked
Riders, The (Adventure) Shadows stole over the town, darkness hiding its most sinister elements. During the day, it was easy to pretend they didn't exist, to go about life without worrying, but at night only the most vile of characters ventured out. They met in alleyways, or haunted the back rooms of the saloons long after closing time, gambling, drinking, and plotting their next strike against the very foundations of the town. |
Aimee | Work-in-progress (2004) | Remind Aimee by sending feedback! | ||
| Nine
Months (Drama) "I'm all right." Lou lied. The truth was that she felt terrible. Her head ached and she was exhausted. She also had this terrible feeling in her stomach, like she was going to be sick. "You sure?" Kid asked not sure if he believed her. Lou had been sick for a while and he was getting a little worried. |
Louise | Work-in-progress (2003) | Louise? | ||
| Old
Scores, New Chances (Drama) They all nodded their greetings in return, Buck merely glared at him from behind Ike. He was the only one that Ike had told the entire story of what had gone on with Ben and the reasons he finally gave up his desire to avenge his family. Ike might have let his anger go, but Buck wasn't sure he would have been so forgiving. Finally Ben turned to Ike. |
Julie | Work-in-progress (2000) | Lost e-mail | ||
| Reminiscing
(Drama) The warm Kansas sky was dawning over the prarie. The rising sun promised a cool auttum day full of hope and new chances. William F Cody looked out of the window at the beautiful sunrise.Unusually, he was up earlier than the rest of the riders, who were at the moment sound asleep in their bunks. All of them were there, and Teaspoon had a long list of chores that needed tending to, but they didn't have to get started for another few hours. |
Holly | Work-in-progress (2002) | Holly, where are you? | ||
| Run For Your
Life (Adventure) Jimmy felt as if he had done everything twice. It certainly hadn't been his week, although he had to admit that the last event had been stupid of him. But he was fed up with all the training and riding - nothing ever happened. And only one of them had been allowed to take a run. |
Nesciri | Work-in-progress (2003) | Abandoned for now... | ||
Seasons
(Drama) |
Jill | Work-in-progress (2002) | Abandoned...sorry. | ||
| Secrets
Of Love (Romance) Today Kid and Lou we’re going to St. Joe. It would take all day to get there. Once they arrived they would get a room for the night. The next day they would pick up Jeremiah and Teresa and get married. The wedding arrangements had already been made on a previous ride of Kid’s and the plan of picking up Jeremiah and Teresa had been finalized by a letter written by Lou. Both Lou and Kid had managed to select their wedding attire on rides to places were they normally didn’t go and because of that no one would remember them. |
Sheena Dilling | Work-in-progress (2001) | Lost e-mail | ||
| Secrets
Of Then (Romance) "Sweetwater!" The conductor announced. Lynn hopped off the coach and onto the hard ground. She stretched her back before accepting her case from the driver. She approached the first person she saw that looked friendly. "Can you tell me where I can find the Pony Express Station?" She asked. |
HJ | Work-in-progress (2001) | Lost e-mail | ||
| Shadow
Of Our Love, The (Romamce) My name is Louise, and this is the story of my life. My children have been after me for years to write all of this down. When they were younger, they loved hearing me tell the story of how their father and I got together. Now that they are older and have families of their own they can understand better the things that happened. |
Aimee | Work-in-progress (2002) | Remind Aimee by sending feedback! | ||
| Since
You've Been Gone (Drama) Lou sat impatiently at the coach drop off awaiting her love. Her long hair was gathered at the back of her head in a loose braid. She wore a white button up shirt that was tucked into her dark blue skirt. Although she tried to hide them, her work boots were peaking out from underneath the fabric. Dark circles had congregated underneath her glossy brown eyes, and tear trails stained her tanned cheeks. It had been almost two years since Kid had left for the war. |
Chey | Work-in-progress (2000) | Chey? | ||
| Streets
of New York, The (Adventure - Alternate) Lieutenant Louise McCloud paced up and down Fifth Avenue, her brown hair plastered to her neck and face. From time to time she would stop to peer down the street, muttering to herself, her eyes inscrutable behind her dark sunglasses. She had abandoned her blazer long ago and stood in her silk tank top and slacks, her feet blissfully free in sandals. She raked her fingers through her damp hair and checked the watch slithering down her wrist. The sun glinted off the metal, causing her to wince at the sudden brilliance. God, it was hot. |
Sidney McCabe | Work-in-progress (2003) | Uncertain if it will be continued. | ||
| Temperance
(Adventure) He’d been irritable before they even left Rock Creek and had only grown more so as the ride continued. At times Kid had felt like he was talking to himself, as Jimmy mostly ignored what he had to say and responded as briefly as he could when asked a direct question. After a while Kid had given up - he didn’t see why he should have to spend the whole ride trying to improve his fellow rider’s mood. But with the sun dipping towards the horizon, his body pleading for rest and Rock Creek still many miles off, Kid was willing to brave Jimmy’s mood for the sake of a soft bed and a long night’s sleep. |
Laura Brown | Work-in-progress (2003) | Laura, where are you? | ||
| Texas
Express Rider, The (Adventure) He thought fondly about the last eight months of his life, how he had come to be employed as a pony express rider and to live with a group of individuals as lived at the waystation in Sweetwater.There was the station manager,Teaspoon Hunter,an exTexas Ranger,like Tex's father and a bit of an eccentric fellow. Tex liked him because he reminded him of people he had grown up with in Texas. |
Tex | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail. | ||
| There
Goes (Drama) It was nearly a week later and still the weather hadn't let up. Jeremiah knew that there was no other choice for him to make, than to try and brave a trip into town for supplies. He had killed the last two sows the night before, hoping that it would be enough meat to see Theresa and the children through until he could return from town with the supplies they so desperately needed. |
Wendy | Work-in-progress (2005) | Wendy updates when possible | ||
| Things
Aren't Always What They Seem (Drama) It was nearly a week later and still the weather hadn't let up. Jeremiah knew that there was no other choice for him to make, than to try and brave a trip into town for supplies. He had killed the last two sows the night before, hoping that it would be enough meat to see Theresa and the children through until he could return from town with the supplies they so desperately needed. |
Wendy | Work-in-progress (2005) | Wendy updates when possible - send feedback! | ||
| Tower
Of The Blue Horses (Adventure - Alternate) Chicago 1932 - Heavy dark clouds loomed up above, covering the sky with an ominous gloom of imminent showers. Lake Michigan hadn't been at all forgiving to the citizens of Chicago. The weather had been wet, cold and miserable the entire week. Rain had been falling in what seemed like endless downpours. It felt like the gloom would last forever. |
Jeanette Aimee Chey |
Work-in-progress (2004) | ?? | ||
| Trails
Of Dreams (Adventure) Kid had promised he would write and so far had honered that promise, although at times it had been months in between each letter. Louise had tried to ride out several times in search of her beloved husband, but had been successfuly talked out of it by Rachel and, sometimes, Teaspoon. A war was no place for a lady. Even one that had once succeded in pretending to be a man. |
Courtnee | Work-in-progress (2003) | Courtnee, where are you? | ||
| When
Words Fail (Drama) Ike nods okay. It's not that he has anything against Jimmy, (although he sometimes suspects that Jimmy sees him as weaker), he just wants to be able to prove that he is as good as any of the riders. Besides, without Buck there, Ike is going to have a hard time making Jimmy understand him. |
Jill | Work-in-progress (2003) | Abandoned...sorry. | ||
| When
You See Me (Romance) "We've got work to do here," Kid replied, not certain he would appreciate a good time in the saloon. He hadn't told anybody of the few times Jed sneaked off to get a drink in the saloon, but he didn't like it. Not that Jed came home drunk or anything, it just reminded him of their Pa. And if there was something Kid didn't wanted to be reminded of it was his Pa. He was the reason they had to leave Virginia, to make a new life for them out west. |
Nesciri | Work-in-progress (2004) | Writing in progress... | ||
| Written
History (Drama) Jane walked into the old, musty antique bookstore in Rockcreek, that smelled faintly of mold and dust. She was bored out of her mind. She had been wandering around the sleepy little town for over an hour while waiting for her car to be serviced at what she losely termed a gas-station. |
Scarywit | Work-in-progress (2001) | No e-mail |