This was written as part of a writer's challenge; the subject is "Not Paying Twice."

An old enemy reappears, and causes no end of pain. Some Violence.

Every author writes a Curry and Heyes prison story. This is mine.

This will be an on-going piece of short stories with each chapter being a story unto itself, none more than about 5000 words. That way I won't be taking up so much space. While it says In Progress, each chapter will only be posted when complete

A young man is brought into Devil's Hole...but is he to be trusted?

Heyes begins to have doubts...Is he really the genius he thinks he is?

What is your thought process when you get recognized?

The new leaders of the Devil's Hole Gang try to assert their authority

The inevitable has arrived and a hard goodbye is coming but who is saying goodbye?

Written for the January 2023 challenge Regret

My shorter forum challenges in one place . Each 'chapter' a standalone. 1. Interest. 2. Ice. 3. Friendly Gathering. 4. Starter Sentence. 5. beginnings 6. You're Mine 7. Invention 8. The Guitar. 9. Fame 10. Nothing to be Afraid of 11. Leave 12. Sneaky Signal, 13. Him (from Jun 2020) 14. Regrets. 15. Out with the Old

After the cattle drive, Heyes and Curry end up in the infamous town of Deadwood. This is a crossover story with "Deadwood" (Story contains strong language)

Kid falls victim to a case of mistaken identity which then leads Kid and Heyes in search of the real Captain Curry. Initially I thought the story was complete at the end of chapter six, but as is sometimes the case, Kid and Heyes have other ideas. Chapter 7 begins Part II of this story

I am visited by a rather gruntled Heyes, who has something to say about how I treat his partner in my writing.

The Kid when separated from Heyes, gets in over his head, after he saves a young couple. Some violence and language. Now complete.

A childhood story-Hannibal and Jed lose everything they hold dear; and then they lose everything a second time

Heyes sees a chance to leave his old life behind and gain a new family, but it would mean leaving his partner to go it alone. I wrote this story many years ago and never published it. I think it's because I found the ending lacking. I'm still unsatisfied with the ending and will probably re-work it at some point down the road. I see a lot of potential for 'more'.

Was there a time the boys future could have been differently ordained?

An old friend stops in for a visit at Freedom Ranch. (This story is dedicated to my niece. It was inspired by a painting that she did for me which I have included as the cover for this story).

The first part is a rewrite of the challenge story 'Fool Me Once.' Each chapter is a complete story with no cliffhangers, they are just a series of events in their lives.

Unrelated drabbles inspired by wonderful pictures that a fb friend shares. The drabbles with the accompanying inspiring pic, can be found over on my site, which has a link posted to it on my fb profile. Drabbles in chapter four and chapter 11 both contain major character death. Each drabble is complete, but I will likely add to this semi often, so it will always be in progress.

Decided To start compiling these author chats. So this will always be "in progress."

Heyes has his amnesty and is a successful businessman, so why is he getting visits from three ghosts?

Not an Advent repost. This is a new tale

From the Advent Calendar 2022