Summary: Slim and Jess discuss parenting. Seems they're on the same page, well almost. [Note: In the USA during the months of May and June we celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day. This short tale honors the role of parent that Slim and Jess willingly take up when they adopt Mike Williams.] Category: Laramie Genre: … Continue reading The Best Job (by Mustang Sallie)
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Avalanche (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: After a disastrous event, Bill Hawks and his adopted son, Barney West, had pledged themselves to always talk to each other. Somewhere along the trail, events occur and the father and son pact goes awry. Can Bill and Barney's Wagon Train family knit them back together or is the relationship destroyed forever? Category: Wagon … Continue reading Avalanche (by Mustang Sallie)
The Gauntlet (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: It was Barnaby West's first full trip west on the wagon train and for the first time in his life he had a father, safety and a home. When Bill is found by Cooper Smith, shot, beaten and whipped , Barney's life is turned upside down and he fights to avenge his father's life. … Continue reading The Gauntlet (by Mustang Sallie)
A Book of Life in Search of a Title (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: A Wagon Train/Laramie Crossover story. Barnaby West thought he had the best life. He had four surrogate uncles, a man who was his father in all the ways that mattered and a life of adventure. He was learning about different languages and people, how to survive nature's cruelest weather and lessons from books Mr. … Continue reading A Book of Life in Search of a Title (by Mustang Sallie)
Two Words (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: In the days before Daisy Cooper arrives at their ranch, Jess Harper and Slim Sherman work hard to raise a young boy by the name of Mike Williams. His presence brings them to the realization that they both want to make a home for the boy. When Mike confuses the meaning of two words, the bond … Continue reading Two Words (by Mustang Sallie)
The Colors of a Nightmare (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: Slim Sherman and Jess Harper have always had a healthy respect for women of all ages and tender hearts for children. One April day, the duo comes face to face with an evil that tests their friendship and their family’s roots. There are references to two of my stories “A Second Chance” and “Joined … Continue reading The Colors of a Nightmare (by Mustang Sallie)
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: The US Army, fighting losing battles in border towns between Canada and the states needs a spy. He could walk away or lose his best friend, his reputation or his life. I always wondered what prompted Jess to become a spy and how Slim felt when he watched his friend ride away towards danger. … Continue reading It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (by Mustang Sallie)
The Many Ways He Says My Name (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: Slim's musings sitting in his chair on the porch on a summer night waiting for Jess to come home. Most of this story is true to cannon but not in the order in which the show was presented. Slim is in a particularly pensive mood, and so he is not thinking along a specific … Continue reading The Many Ways He Says My Name (by Mustang Sallie)
The Traveler (by Mustang Sallie)
The Traveler Summary: Slim Sherman arrives home one evening to find his entire family gone, vanished. Sick, alone and mystified, he racks his brain to discover their whereabouts. Will he find them or will they find him? Or Is it all a horrible dream? No character death, just a lot of angst and as you … Continue reading The Traveler (by Mustang Sallie)
A Great Adventure (by Mustang Sallie)
Summary: He had been promised a great adventure, but to twelve-year-old Mike Williams, each escapade from the first to the last, tested his moral code. He had wanted more freedom but now, alone, tired and sick all he wanted was his family. Mike Williams is twelve and has begun his journey through adolescence. Seeking more freedom … Continue reading A Great Adventure (by Mustang Sallie)