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| Fortitudine |
Author has written 35 stories for Alias Smith & Jones, and Laramie. Middle-aged Middle-Westerner, retired Marine and current Bioterrorism and Public Health Planner (seriously. I'm with the government, and I'm here to help you). Unconscionably fond of vintage Westerns and action series like Combat! and The Gallant Men. Started writing fanfic in 2010 (thanks to Calico). 99% of my writing up until now has been operational orders or after action reports. Of course, fiction occasionally comes into play in the writing of after-action reports but it’s frowned on. (Fortitudine -- pronounced "forty-TWO dee-nay," if anyone cares -- was the motto of the USMC in the early 19th century). | |||||||
1. Little Girl Lost reviewsThe girl was a spoiled little pain in the neck, and the kind of trouble Hannibal Heyes didn't need.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: T - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,360 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-1-13 - Complete2. Article 37 reviewsPre-series. In the Mississippi Delta, a young cavalry NCO is tested when his first patrol goes horribly wrong.Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,365 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 8-1-12 - Complete3. The Thespians reviewsAndy and Jess pitch in to help a traveling theatrical group.Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,923 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 7-15-12 - Complete4. Queen of Diamonds reviewsTwo marooned strangers pass the time playing a harmless game of cards. But things aren't always what they seem.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,437 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-1-12 - Complete5. No Good Deed reviewsSlim has a bad habit and Jess is getting a little fed up.Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,531 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-5-12 - Complete6. The Samaritan reviewsPre-series. Heyes has a chance to get on the good side of a very bad man.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: T - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,187 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-30-12 - Complete7. King's Row reviewsPre-series. Drifting and broke, Jess lands in jail and gets some lessons from a fellow-prisoner.Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,349 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-6-12 - Complete8. Malpais reviewsSlim trails a young murderer into the badlands.Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,956 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 4-2-12 - Complete9. Leap of Faith reviewsTwo strangers come to the aid of a damsel in distress. Well...a damsel, anyway.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,862 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3-30-12 - Complete10. The Best Thing I Never Had reviewsWhen a predator stalks Slim, Jess gets help from an unexpected source.Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,231 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 2-28-12 - Complete11. Slayer of Dragons reviewsIt's Jess to the rescue when he thinks an old friend needs his help. A sequel of sorts to "Rough Diamond."Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,006 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-6-12 - Complete12. Frost reviewsChristmas is a time of miracles, if you just know where to look.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: T - English - Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,702 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-31-11 - Complete13. Rough Diamond reviewsWhen ye Olde England meets the Old West, there's bound to be some misunderstandings.Laramie - Rated: K - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,127 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 12-12-11 - Complete14. In Vino Veritas reviewsThe lady wants to hire a gunslinger –and she won't take no for an answer.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,913 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 9-27-11 - Complete15. Lottie and the Lamb reviewsHe's a stuffed shirt. She's a dance hall girl. Heyes and the Kid play Cupid for a highly unlikely pair.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,529 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-1-11 - Complete16. Desperado reviewsPre-series . With a stubborn lawman behind him and a raging river up ahead, Jess Harper sure could use a miracle right now. But sometimes the Lord works in mysterious ways.Laramie - Rated: K - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,379 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-20-11 - Complete17. And Strict The Path Of Duty reviewsSomeone once described Slim Sherman as "straight as a rail with no bend at the edges." The kind of man who would never tell a lie. The kind of man who would never even shade the truth.Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,048 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 8-2-11 - Complete18. The Hunt reviewsSlim and Jess go on a hunting trip and catch a bit more than they expected.Laramie - Rated: K - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,117 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-6-11 - Complete19. Sanctuary reviewsIt's been a long and a hard journey, but he's finally come home.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,492 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-30-11 - Complete20. HSEEP AAR IP Company Man reviewsMr. Sherman? I'm with the Department of Homeland Security. Can we talk about your rapid response and asset recovery procedures?Laramie - Rated: T - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,212 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-19-11 - Complete21. Annie reviewsMike makes a friend and learns some hard lessons about life, love and loss.Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,497 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-27-11 - Complete22. Jack reviewsTwo young boys aren't the only ones left behind when their families are murdered.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: T - English - Western/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,153 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-15-1123. The Last Stand of Silvertip Dave reviewsThe gambler didn't look like much of a man - but you can't always tell a book by its cover.Laramie - Rated: K - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,047 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-9-11 - Complete24. Johnny Reb reviewsI sat down and wrote this after watching the episode "The Replacement."Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,990 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 3-19-11 - Complete25. On The Drift reviewsThere are only two things Jess says he's afraid of; being left afoot, and a decent woman. Every cowboy fears being left afoot, but what episode in his troubled past made him so wary of the gentler sex?Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,957 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-4-11 - Complete26. The Native Hue of Resolution reviewsThere goes the neighborhood - British tourists have strayed into the Devil's Hole country. Heyes is reading Hamlet, Kyle is expendable, and the Kid sallies forth to do battle for the hand of a lady.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,642 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-29-1127. The Devil You Know reviewsHeyes and the Kid attempt a desperate rescue when a spoiled young woman rides into the path of a Comanche war party.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: T - English - Western/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,076 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-14-1128. Sheep's Clothing reviewsShe thinks Jess Harper is a bully and a no-account drifter. So of course he can't resist when he gets the chance to play a little trick on her...Laramie - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,477 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-3-11 - Complete29. Alias Smith and Holmes reviewsThe Kid turns detective when a man is shot and something just doesn't add up.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,646 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-19-10 - Complete30. For Calico, With Love and Shakespeare reviewsAn utterly silly bit of pre-Christmas whimsy, "full of sound and fury and signifying nothing." Written for Ms. Calico Cat. Long may she write.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K - English - Humor/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,220 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 12-5-10 - Complete31. A Parfit, Gentil Knyght reviewsPre-Columbine. What's an outlaw to do when a sad little Cinderella needs a Prince?Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,974 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-17-10 - Complete32. Rainbow reviewsA blue-eyed charmer has the Kid wrapped around her little fingers.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,109 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-8-10 - Complete33. An OldFashioned Affair reviewsA wealthy spinster and a lady of easy virtue team up to save the Kid from a hangman's noose. But where is his partner? Written for the ASJ Fanfic forum "It was a dark and stormy night" challenge.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K+ - English - Western/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,949 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-2-10 - Complete34. The FiveSecond Fuse reviewsA gang member decides to get proddy with the Kid. Originally written as a challenge for the ASJ Fanfic Forum.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K - English - Western/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,025 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-1-10 - Complete35. The Parting Glass reviewsIn 1918, a naive young writer tracks down one of the last surviving members of the notorious Devil's Hole Gang.Alias Smith & Jones - Rated: K - English - Western/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,281 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-2-10 - Complete
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