After Kitty heals from the vicious attack by Bonner and his men, Matt makes a decision.

Kitty Russell thinks she is having hallucinations, but are they real or dreams. In part one Matt and Kitty are working hard to define their relationship. He know he wants no permanent relationship but they both feel a great attraction to each other. Events occur that push them together and pull them apart. How is is all resolves remains to be seen.

I would have called this "Much Ado About Nothing" but some guy took that title already. This fic is awfully short on plot and long on sweet romance. The end. You might be better served reading the fine print of the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes rules. No, honest to pete.

while Grace is out of town , on an urgent call to deliver a Baby, Mary is mistaken as be the Lady Doc in Dodge and taken by force... Now, the search is on...

In Seven Hours to Dawn Matt Dillon is presumed dead. Kitty Russell is devastated. Doc takes her to her room. The last we see of her before the last moving scene she is sitting on her bed in a catatonic state. This my version of how she reacted and coped and a ATC of what happened next.

Doc threatened to leave Dodge City on more than one occasion. This time he did, but soon found out that not all the evil doers came to Kansas.

This is a sequel to "A Flicker of Light In The Darkness". I would ask that you read that first to familiarize yourself with the characters. Thank everyone for their support of the first story. Kitty and Matt travel to Boston for a family business venture and find themselves both apparent targets for murder. Old friends and new offer support.

Even when logic tells you that something is over, your stubborn heart will do what it wants.

There is trouble for Matt and Kitty when a robbery goes bad.

Kitty tried to give Matt an edge when he rode into town to face Mannon. What if it wasn't enough?

Matt and Kitty separate after an argument not knowing what will take place after they are apart. Sooooooooooooo sorry. I went to make an edit and ended up deleting the story by mistake. So here it is again

Matt and Kitty must tell Laura the truth about her identity and their plans for marriage. A sequel to "Revelations."

Complete - finally! "On the forsaken prairie, alone except for the wind and dust, Kitty Russell's world fell apart."

Sheriff Rick Miller may have stopped Matt Dillon from killing Dean Harlow with his bare hands, but that didn't help Kitty Russell. If she died nothing that happened from now on mattered. This is my attempt at meeting Nevada Rose's challenge.

After graduation from Medical school,Grace decides to accompany a friend to her home town for a visit before returning home, but, events arise which, surface surprises for not only Grace, but also revisiting issues resurface for her parents as well...this story is a Sequel to "his Heart beats in Mine" the previous will explain events that may seem out of Canon to some...

"If she didn't get here soon, it wasn't going to matter because he was going to be passed out on the floor. The big, tough marshal, who had no problem dealing with a saloon full of drunken cowboys, was unnerved by all the guests staring at him. If he could just hold out until Kitty got there, he knew all eyes would be on her." Post season 19. Small addition to chapters 5 and 11.

When the one that Matt cares for most is hurt he goes looking for payback.

Matt and Kitty have been together nearly 15 years - in the privacy of Kitty's room, and with advice from friends old and new, they explore the changes that might happen in their lives. The story accepts most of the series up through season 14, then makes some turns. Adult content.

The episode "The Hostage" is one that stands out for many G fans. As a child, I could not live with thinking my beloved heroine had been so badly abused. As an adult, I can go slightly AU, or who knows, maybe it did happen this way. **This is an edited repost of a story I published but removed. I have received many messages asking for it to be reposted so they could finish it.

"What's the matter, honey?" Matt's voice was low and silky soft. The tender tone, the seldom used term of endearment were nearly her undoing. Reaching her arms toward him like a lost child, she whispered, "Hold me, Matt...please...just hold me." This story is an ATC for Kitty's Love Affair.

Immediately follows The Wreckers. There had to have been consequences. Fluffy, not much plot.

Despite everything he had been through, despite the unthinkable scene that greeted his long-overdue return, he breathed out a chuckle. He had never been able to fool Kitty Russell, not about anything. But the laugh died just past his lips as she moaned feebly. Several readers have asked that this story be posted on this site, so here it is.

Into each life complications must come.

Matt and Festus rescue Kitty.

Kitty has a choice to make when she meets a man who causes her to re-evaluate her life with Matt. A rewrite of Kitty's Love Affair.

Matt gets an assignment and Kitty receives a letter, both of which lead them on a cross country adventure. I never did like the episode The Long Long Trail so I came up with this alternate version. The story also includes a character from the episode Kitty's Rebellion.

KItty's not acting right and Matt thinks he knows why.

Disciple Fic. Alternate Universe. Youth and misadventure and romance and cowboys. Not steamy, but very sigh-worthy, I hope. This story will be continued in Growing Old With Kitty 2, but don't hold yer breath! These first thirty chapters took me three months to write. Please be patient, and I will pick up exactly where I left off in this fic. All the sweet romance you can stand!

A story which explores a scenario in which Kitty is the one injured in "The Disciple," and how the events that followed affected a young woman's life generations later. The setting alternates between present day Topeka and Gunsmoke Seasons 19-20.

This is sort of an ATC to an ATC witten by a friend / writer (Singerme) and to A Long Long Trail, Now, upon His return what will Matt reveal? And to whom?

Set after season 20 and well after Kitty leaves Dodge. Doc & Matt go to New Orleans to see an injured Kitty. There will be some spoilers... at some point. Disclaimers: As usual Gunsmoke is not mine and belongs to a scary conglomerate.

Matt searched for some sign of the Kitty he knew and loved, a woman full of fire and sass, outrageous beauty and gritty determination. Was she still in there? Or had they broken her? ATC for Hostage! This is a sequel of sorts to Finding Kitty, and contains brief references to that story.

ATC for Daddy-O, Kitty Lost, and Kitty Caught. A pre-M/K-relationship story-how the great love story might have begun.

The old clock is ticking now Marks the space between us Your memory enshrouds my heart For I am held a captive...Brendan Perry

The Change of Life stories were originally written a number of years ago in response to various writing group challenges.

Matt and Kitty must determine how to move past an indiscretion. An ATC to The Way It Is.

Matt, Kitty and Doc find themselves in a different place and time. A little more science fiction with a Gunsmoke theme

Matt is greatly upset for a very good reason.

In the aftermath of Jude Bonner, Kitty Russell seeks the courage to live and love again.

A different Idea for Season 20

I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not honor more. - Richard Lovelace

Kitty finds herself pregnant after the brutal rape by the Dog Soldiers.

Matt returns to Dodge after weeks in exile and surprises Kitty. What does that mean to her, his friends, and to the town? Complete

Can Matt and Kitty save the ranch at Yellow River. Will the trail finally lead them home?

Kitty leaves Dodge City to marry Will Stambridge. When Kitty needs Matt's help will he come?

Epilogue to Episode #576 Season 18. Doc comforts Kitty after her assault.

A bolt of lightning causes something very strange to happen in Dodge City.

"I've never forgotten you, Kitty. I've gambled my way from New Orleans to San Francisco a dozen times with stops in every major city in between, and I've yet to meet anyone like you. I have a proposition for you, Kitty, and I hope you'll say yes."

Troy Callan is a retired gunslinger who hires out one last time when offered an unusual amount of money to kill Marshal Matt Dillon. When Kitty saves his life he promises her any favor. Will he go back on his word?

Kitty has to come to terms with the Death of Matt Dillon. There had been so many close calls, but there would be no more close calls, no more long loving nights with the only man in her life.

Can you believe this place? It's as civilized as New Orleans," Kitty commented, pulling her wool cloak closer, "only a lot colder." This story follows "Midnight Train to New Orleans" and "Anywhere You Are" in the "Return to Dodge" trilogy.

The trainman recognized Matt from many years on the Dodge City run and held on for dear life until the former lawman was safely anchored against the wall of the caboose. This story is a sequel to "Midnight Train to New Orleans."

A sequel to “Whelan’s Men” first aired Feb. 1973 , with reference to “Hostage” first aired Dec. 1972 . I presume a few more months between these stories, however. “Quiet Day In Dodge” first aired Jan 1973 and others offer backstory.

“No!” Kitty screamed as she stood up and rushed over to Naomi and pushed Ebb out of the way as she grabbed the crying child. “She’s just a baby!”

This is for all the people who want a happy ending. I love you all.

No one knows what happened to Kitty while she was held captive by Jude Bonner and his men. No one, but Kitty, Jude and the Dog Soldiers.

Kitty volunteers to help Doc take two recently orphaned children to their relatives' homestead near Dodge. Unfortunately, things don't go quite as planned and trouble finds them soon in the form of Dan Biggs, a vengeful outlaw in search of Matt.

A present day take on the episode The Way It Is.