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Joined 12-21-14, id: 6359767, Profile Updated: 08-22-19
Author has written 36 stories for Laramie.

Update on continuing lack of stories! Settling in to the new home in Wales is taking most of my energy as the house and garden need huge amounts of work before winter sets in. The internet here is less reliable than on the other side of the mountains, so I'm wrestling with a slow connection too. but I am snatching odd moments to continue several stories - watch this space, as it were, but please don't do any breath-holding! Thank you for continuing to read the stories that are already posted and for your patience.

Latest story is Duck the Halls.

I'm glad to answer questions about the background to stories, particularly the pre-series and AU ones, but implore you to send a PM rather than including them in reviews. I can't answer queries using the review system because, like you, I am limited to one review per story. But I am delighted to get PMs and we can have a proper conversation.

Reviews are most welcome - it helps me know what works or doesn't for readers. I'll always reply to reviews if you have logged in to the site and am happy to have a conversation if you don't agree with something I wrote. Can't reply to guest reviews, but big thank you anyway!

I have quite a few stories on the site now, spread over the last five years, and I hope it will be helpful for readers to have a summary of which stories go with which or at least have similar themes and tone; not all the stories and scenarios in them dovetail completely in terms of time-line and back-story.

Seasonal stories:

Christmas Stories: Brightly shone the moon that night; Bearing gifts; The morning after; Let nothing you dismay; Starlight Reflections; Twelve Days; Starlight Brotherhood; Duck the halls with holly.

Halloween Stories: Answers after sunset; Ghost rider; Whispers in the dark; Black Bread Afternoon; Ice Flower; Eagle of Bone; Casket of Fears and Dreams; Horse with no name; The Long Homecoming

Father’s Day: Fathers’ Night; Remembrance at Dusk; Like Father, Like Son

Stories which focus on the relationship between Slim and Jess:

Answers after sunset

As the sparks fly

Eagle of Bone

Encounter in Shadows (pre-series)

Escort duty

Hold on!

Ice Flower

Like Father, Like Son

My Brother's Keeper

Reaping Thorns

Silence is golden

Starlight Reflections (pre-series)

Starlight Brotherhood (pre-series)

Swimming Lesson (and revise version)

The Long Homecoming

Early Days Stories:

As the sparks fly

Remembrance at Dusk

Stories with some humour:

A list and three black eyes

As the sparks fly

Duck Rustler

Duck the halls with holly.

Escort duty

Hold on!

Shirt Tails (some of)

Silence is golden

Swimming Lesson (and revise version)

Twelve Days

Whispers in the dark

Wish you were there

Stories where hurt/comfort plays a main part:

Answers after sunset

Casket of Fears and Dreams

Encounter in Shadows (links to Fathers' Night & Answers after Sunset)

Eagle of Bone

Fathers’ Night

A Price above Eagles

My Brother’s Keeper

Reaping Thorns

Stories based in an AU where Mike is adopted by Andy as well as Slim and Jess and Ladies Day never happened

Black Bread Afternoon

Casket of Fears and Dreams

Duck Rustler

Duck the halls with holly.

The Long Homecoming

Stories about the development of the relationship between Jess and Chantal, indicated in the summary by (J & C AU). These are the stories which have French and Spanish dialogue, because I wanted to show their very personal and intimate communication. Not everyone likes this relationship, but I’m posting the stories for those who do.

In reading order:

A List and Three Black Eyes

The Company of Strangers

Bearing Gifts

The Morning After

Fortress of Darkened Stars

Duck the Halls with Holly (very brief references)

(More on the way)

Stories in which Mort Cory plays an important part:

Casket of Fears and Dreams

Like Father, Like Son

A Price above Eagles

Stories which involve the Ranulfiar:

Encounter in Shadows

Fortress of Darkened Stars

My Brother's Keeper

Reaping Thorns

Shirt Tails (Tale 2, Wolf Brother's Farewell)

Starlight Reflections

Starlight Brotherhood

Novella length:

My Brother’s Keeper

Reaping Thorns

Encounter in Shadows

Fortress of Darkened Stars

Shirt Tails (this is a series of 7 independent stories on one theme)

The Long Homecoming

My stories are mostly 'T' rated, not on account of the content particularly, but because, although I do write for children, on this site I am not writing with them in mind.

Many of my stories explore relationships, particularly drawing on Season 1 and 2, but I also aim to develop settings and story-lines while keeping strong connections with the original stories and their amazing range of imagination!

I wish you happy reading! Ján

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Duck the Halls with Holly reviews
A bird's eye view of Christmas and New Year at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station. Napoleon the duck, after arriving there in 'Duck Rustler', gets involved in the celebrations along with a host of old friends and a small stranger.
Laramie - Rated: K - English - Family/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,546 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 1 - Published: 12/29/2018 - Jess H., Slim S., Andy S., Jonesy - Complete
The Long Homecoming reviews
What if Jess had turned down Slim's offer of a job on the ranch and ridden on? The consequences might have been far-reaching in more ways than one. An exploration of one possible outcome, falling somewhere between the spooks of Halloween and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Family/Supernatural - Chapters: 13 - Words: 46,066 - Reviews: 23 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/15/2018
Horse with no name reviews
In 'Glory Road'Jess says he was rescued by Roany Bishop after 'four days on a Kansas prairie with a busted leg - I'd've died for sure'. But why was Roany there to rescue him? I've played with the location and circumstances of this rescue to take a Halloween look at what might have happened beforehand.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,040 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 2 - Published: 10/31/2018 - Jess H. - Complete
Like Father, Like Son reviews
Mort has a decision to make, but not until he has thought deeply about all that Slim and Jess have shared over the years of their partnership. This story was originally intended for Father's Day so it is either very early or very late!
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,139 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 3 - Published: 8/23/2018 - Jess H., Slim S., Mort C. - Complete
Reaping Thorns reviews
Past deeds have bitter consequences, making a trial of trust, threatening the foundations of brotherhood, staking Jess's very life and sending Slim on an almost impossible quest. (Sequel to 'My Brother's Keeper')
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 26 - Words: 64,649 - Reviews: 52 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 9 - Updated: 4/28/2018 - Published: 4/18/2018 - Jess H., Slim S., Andy S., Jonesy - Complete
Starlight Brotherhood reviews
Winter encounters in Wyoming challenge those involved with decisions concerning integrity and honor, duty and brotherhood, life and death. An extended version of 'Starlight Reflections'.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13,567 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 3 - Published: 1/31/2018 - Jess H., Slim S. - Complete
Twelve Days reviews
Variations on a seasonal tale which predates 'Laramie' by a couple of centuries, involving almost everybody, a host of supporting characters and any number of curious situations.
Laramie - Rated: K - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,813 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12/23/2017 - Jess H., Slim S., Mike, Jonesy - Complete
Starlight Reflections reviews
Winter in Wyoming creates connections of life and death between unexpected people. A tapestry drawn from threads in 'The Last Battleground' episode and a previous story, 'Encounter in Shadows'.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,666 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/23/2017 - Jess H., Slim S., OC - Complete
Casket of Fears and Dreams reviews
The unexpected discovery of a strange treasure stirs up shadows of the past – and perhaps the future – for the Laramie family, which each one must face, but not necessarily wholly alone. (Ch 7 updated 1/11/17)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 7 - Words: 22,866 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 3 - Published: 10/31/2017 - Jess H., Slim S., Andy S., Mike - Complete
Shirt Tails reviews
Jess only wore a spotted shirt once, in "Drifter's Gold." Why would he decide to wear such a shirt and what would influence his choice? There are many possible answers! Here are seven, all different. Some bring in familiar characters from other stories, including the return of Napoleon the duck, but all highlight the enduring friendship at the heart of the Sherman Ranch.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 35,991 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 3 - Published: 10/1/2017 - Jess H., Slim S. - Complete
A Price above Eagles reviews
In 'Double Eagles', Mort is last seen nursing a gunshot wound to the leg in a small hut in the middle of nowhere. An attempt to fill in the missing action and solve some other puzzles in the episode.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 4 - Words: 15,783 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/28/2017 - Daisy, Jess H., Slim S., Mort C. - Complete
Remembrance at Dusk reviews
Jonesy is gently musing about friendship, fatherhood and family life, not long after 'Glory Road'.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,993 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 6 - Published: 6/14/2017 - Jess H., Slim S., Andy S., Jonesy - Complete
Encounter in Shadows reviews
In the aftermath of a Civil War battle, three young men are faced with the potentially tragic consequences of deciding where true loyalty lies. A family 'prequel', picking up hints from 'Father's Night' (which it helps to have read) and 'Answers after Sunset', in response to readers' requests. Updated: 1st June 17
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 5 - Words: 51,574 - Reviews: 66 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 5/31/2017 - Published: 3/14/2017 - Complete
Silence is golden reviews
"You? Keep out of trouble?" Mort Cory is sceptical and for good reasons. Yes, it's Jess he's talking about, but for once it's quite true. At least, most of the time … although Jess has a severe difference of opinion with Slim, Jonesy, Mort, and about half the population of Laramie.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 10 - Words: 23,184 - Reviews: 18 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 5 - Published: 4/8/2017 - Complete
Fortress of Darkened Stars reviews
Slim and Jess set out to investigate some mysterious and shocking disappearances, but find that things are complicated by the appearance of an old enemy and the unexpected involvement of a certain young lady. (J & C AU 5)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 15 - Words: 40,381 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Published: 2/16/2017 - Complete
Let nothing you dismay reviews
A simple act of seasonal generosity lands Slim and Jess up to their ears in mystery and danger. When Mort tries to rescue them, all three become witnesses to the climax of an old tragedy with a long shadow.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Mystery - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,438 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 2 - Published: 12/19/2016 - Complete
A List and Three Black Eyes reviews
All it takes to keep the relay station running efficiently and quietly is to follow Slim's list of instructions. What could possibly go wrong? That depends on who's got the list! (J & C AU 1 - Chapter version of previously posted story.)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 10 - Words: 24,840 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 4 - Updated: 11/26/2016 - Published: 9/13/2015 - Complete
Duck Rustler reviews
A little fun fiction involving Jess, Andy, Mike, an enraged stock-owner, a bewildered Mort, a vengeful gunman, Slim to the rescue (eventually) – oh, and a very persistent mallard. A little light relief after the Halloween stories! (Andy & Mike AU2)
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,829 - Reviews: 22 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 11/15/2016 - Complete
Black Bread Afternoon reviews
Andy and Mike find themselves in dire trouble, but help appears unexpectedly. Or is the solution worse than the original problem? And how are they going to get themselves out of this mess before their elders come home? (It seems a great shame to me that we only had one full season with Andy. As for Mike, he's just a gem, so this story assumes 'Ladies Day' never took place.)
Laramie - Rated: K - English - Family/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,978 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 1 - Published: 10/30/2016 - Complete
Ice Flower reviews
Slim is lost – and he's lost Jess – and lost his heart. A simple rescue mission ensnares him in increasingly sinister circumstances, until he is in danger of losing body and soul as well. (Develops relationships from 'The Edge of Evil', 4th final season episode)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Supernatural - Chapters: 3 - Words: 12,031 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 2 - Published: 10/30/2016 - Complete
Eagle of Bone reviews
Jess reckons he has nothing to lose any sleep over, but Slim knows different. Something powerful and uncanny has them both in its grip.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Supernatural - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,969 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Published: 10/30/2016 - Complete
Wish you were there! reviews
In 'Dragon at the Door', Slim mentions casually that he and Jess were once on the Barbary Coast and "it gets pretty wild." Why and what happened? Were they on a mission or just on holiday? And how, in a few short days, did they manage to get into (and out of) so much trouble? (Chapter version of previously posted story)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 15,664 - Reviews: 10 - Favs: 1 - Updated: 9/5/2016 - Published: 11/30/2015 - Jess H., Slim S. - Complete
As the sparks fly reviews
Not everyone in Laramie is one hundred percent enthusiastic about Slim Sherman's new ranch hand, but their predictions are fulfilled in unexpected ways.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Adventure - Chapters: 5 - Words: 21,093 - Reviews: 25 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 5 - Published: 8/19/2016 - Complete
Escort Duty reviews
Slim and Jess always have each other's backs – right? So what would it take to make Jess act otherwise and how would Slim react if he did?
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 19,270 - Reviews: 28 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Published: 7/1/2016 - Complete
Fathers' Night reviews
Mike has nightmares and the boys have conversations, revealing both secrets and truths. Set some time after 'Dragon at the Door'.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,328 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 2 - Published: 6/19/2016 - Complete
The Company of Strangers reviews
Jess's capacity for trouble lands him in strange company – vanishing wine-merchants, angry Marshalls, kidnappers and a beautiful blonde damsel, maybe in distress. Add a gun-fight, a fortress, a rowing boat and the inevitable cliff-face – it's fine till he has to explain it all to the blonde. (J & C AU 2 – between A List & Bearing Gifts. Develops Queen of Diamonds tag slightly).
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 9 - Words: 24,430 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/21/2016 - Complete
Hold On! reviews
To succeed in any challenge, you need to hold on to your expertise, ingenuity, trust, humour, team-work, care, comfort, common sense – oh, and your temper. Are Slim and Jess up to this, when they find themselves in strange, confusing and totally unexpected circumstances? (Written as a little light relief while working on 'My Brother's Keeper'.)
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 13 - Words: 27,857 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 3/12/2016 - Complete
My Brother's Keeper reviews
There are only so many things a man can stand - and sometimes comfort is not one of them. A simple item of news shatters the world of the relay station with terrible consequences, driving Jess into unknown territory as he is compelled to complete a harrowing, secret task. (Long 4-part story. Updated Mar 8 in light of reviews and feedback; new incidents, mainly in Ch 16-18).
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 18 - Words: 48,038 - Reviews: 90 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 2/12/2016 - Published: 1/21/2016 - Complete
The Morning After reviews
An epilogue: the day before Christmas Eve from the POV of the characters in 'Bearing Gifts'. (J & C AU 4)
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,136 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/26/2015 - Complete
Bearing Gifts reviews
Kings are in short supply in Wyoming, but men – unwise and wise - not to mention some women, are travelling from afar. Old acquaintances and new encounters bring with them unexpected predicaments, pains, problems and, of course, presents. UPDATED April 16 with minor additions linking to 'Company of Strangers'. (J & C AU 3)
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 17,617 - Reviews: 5 - Follows: 1 - Published: 12/22/2015 - Complete
Whispers in the dark reviews
It is the dead of a dark winter night at the Sherman Relay Station – and all is not as it seems!
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,412 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 2 - Published: 10/27/2015 - Complete
Ghost Rider reviews
All he really wanted was a swift journey home, but acquiring a spirited new mount brings Jess a far wilder ride than he bargained for.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,318 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 10/27/2015 - Complete
Answers after Sunset reviews
After a disastrous man-hunt, Slim and Jess are bone-weary, bickering and benighted when a chance encounter raises deadly serious questions. Or is it chance?
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,089 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 5 - Published: 10/27/2015 - Complete
Swimming Lesson (revised) reviews
It ought to be simple to teach a grown man to swim, but somehow there seems to be a sizeable glitch in communication on the subject between Jess and Slim.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,835 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 2 - Published: 9/15/2015 - Complete
Swimming Lesson reviews
It ought to be simple to teach a grown man to swim, but somehow there seems to be a sizeable glitch in communication on the subject between Jess and Slim.
Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12,050 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 4 - Published: 2/4/2015 - Complete
Brightly shone the moon that night reviews
It's Christmas at the Sherman Relay Station, but no celebration is complete without the mistletoe. Trying to pick it gets Andy and Jess into a whole load of trouble.
Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14,659 - Reviews: 15 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 3 - Published: 12/23/2014 - Complete