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Author has written 43 stories for True Blood, Deadwood, Lovejoy, Battlestar Galactica: 2003, Major Crimes, and Firefly. I'm a long-time reader of fanfiction and a recent discoverer of HBO's Deadwood. Some niggling observations about Season 3 of Deadwood that I couldn't find addressed in any fanifc led me to make my first attempt at writing some of my own, and things went from there. I also like Battlestar Galactica 2003, True Blood, Firefly, Chuck, Pillars of the Earth, The Closer, Major Crimes, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Upstairs, Downstairs, Sons of Anarchy and Justified, and continue to look for entertainment before it's cancelled by network execs. I'm female, married, grown children, retired, and pretty "bookish". In my Deadwood fanfic (and New in Town, to a lesser degree), there is a lot of historical detail, and these details have been researched thoroughly before they go in my fic. Any artistic license is noted in the author's notes. Almost everything after February 2012 has been beta'd twice,; once for content/characterization, and once for detailed SPAG. My background includes 30 years of working with and studying human behavior and this informs how I draw my characters. That's not to say my fic is perfect by any means (my ADD keeps me humble!) but it will have multi-faceted, believable characters. When and if I stray from canon (which is one of the things I love about AUs) I strive to give the characters a solid foundation for what they do. I welcome any and all reviews; if you fav or follow me or my fic, I'd really appreciate even a short review of the fic that caught your eye. Even a "I liked this" will be welcomed with open arms, I promise! Concrit is always welcome, as are observations about the story, the show, the characters, etc. Review Pledge I promise to reivew every fanfic I read whether it be fantastic, useless or anywhere in between. I make this pledge because I know how frustrating it as an author to have hundreds (or thousands) of hits and only a handful of reviews. Copy and paste this onto your profile if you promise to do the same Okay, shameless attention-whoring over--back to scribbling! Update 08-2011: I'm working on a series of stories as a prequel to Deadwood, starting around 1860 and going through the life and times of the Deadwood characters until HBO's "Deadwood" begins. Headings and summaries will include enough(I hope) info so it's easy to see when, in the timeline, the story was set. My goals are to offer some explanation for why the characters do as they do in the show (entirely out of my imagination based on what was going on in that era and things said on the show). Although the project is continuing, stories that have completed their own arc will be marked "complete". If a story doesn't have "prequel" in the summary, it is meant to be part of my other project, creating the imaginary "season 4" that I and other writers are working on to make up for the shabby treatment of fans by HBO in their premature cancellation of Deadwood in mid-stream. Please feel free to let me know if labels, summaries and the like are confusing or misleading. As always, concrit, reviews, feedback, etc. are very welcome. Update 9-2011: Although there is no separate fandom for "Lovejoy" (since it's been off the air for almost 17 years),I've started a multi-chapter story about Lovejoy and his complicated BFF, the married Lady Jane (married at the time of this story). Thanks to all Downton Abbey fans, who pointed me towards Mrs. Hughes, whereby I learned that she is played by Phyllis Logan, which led me on to Lovejoy. Which, by the by, is still a delight to watch, even if everybody dresses "1990's" funny. Update: 6-2012: I'm working on two longfics: "New in Town", a crossover of "Deadwood" and Battlestar Galactica 2003: Bill and Laura end up stranded in Deadwood, circa 1879. The setting and timeframe is a year after the events seen in the last episode of "Deadwood", and in the BSG 'verse, the timeframe is shortly after the New Caprican settlers are rescued by Galactica, and prior to Gaius' trial. 2nd up is "One Wild Ride", which started as a BSG drabble with a prompt of "Adama/Roslin, AU". This AU is flavored with "Sons of Anarchy" themes but is not a crossover. There is quite a bit of "Caprica" here, as well, particularly featuring references to Sam Adama and his world of Ha'la'tha enforcement. In this 'verse, Bill and Laura's story begins when she is eighteen and Bill is a young veteran of the Cylon war. As with BSG canon, theirs is a rocky road as they try to figure out how they do or don't fit in each other's lives. | |||||||
1. Setting Down RootsBill/Saul/Laura In this BSG AU (no Ellen, no cancer) , Bill, Laura, and Saul try to settle into life on Earth, balancing the feelings they have for each other with their old and new roles as leaders and elders of the Fleet. Old love, new love, and love of honor and duty pull all three in different directions, and then there's the public opinion of what's left of the Fleet...Battlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,838 - Published: 5-7-13 - W. Adama & L. Roslin - Complete2. Misbehaving In Space reviewsA little crossover crack that also pulls from "Serenity" the movie: Captain William Adama and Sargent L. Roslin's last conversation on the FTL drive-less "Serenity," as the Fleet jumps away during the Cylon attack on the Colonies.Crossover - Firefly & Battlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 718 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-7-13 - W. Adama & L. Roslin - Complete3. Meetings on a Golden Shore » reviewsParadise on the Shore is not all they thought it'd be. Bill Adama and Laura Roslin take a huge gamble, hoping they'll find the lifetime of love that should have been theirs. "We'll find each other," they promise, as they roll the hard six and find themselves reborn in Egypt's 18th Dynasty, a powerful woman, and a strong, devoted man.Battlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 34,171 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-6-13 - Published: 3-15-13 - W. Adama & L. Roslin4. One Wild Ride » reviewsSetting: A/U, Pre-attack, a small town outside Caprica City. Bill mustered out of the Colonial Fleet soon after the Cylon War was over and took another "career path". How can Laura Roslin fit into his increasingly "outlaw" life? References to "Caprica",flavors of "Sons of Anarchy" not XO .Ratings for themes, language, sexual content of some chapters.Battlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 34 - Words: 51,840 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-19-13 - Published: 6-5-12 - W. Adama & L. Roslin5. New in Town » reviewsA President and an Admiral walk into a bar...a drabble that grew! A cancer-free A/U finds Bill Adama and Laura Roslin in 1879 Deadwood post-Hearst amongst the Gem folks. Rating for language, adult themes. Spoilers for Season 3 Deadwood.Crossover - Battlestar Galactica: 2003 & Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 31 - Words: 79,607 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 1-15-13 - Published: 12-28-11 - L. Roslin6. The Gift of the Tighs reviewsSaul and Ellen Tigh are still adjusting to settling into life on 19th century Earth and learning what Christmas means in Falcon's Rest, a few miles outside Deadwood. They try to comfort each other over the pains of the past, with a little help from Doc Cochran.Crossover - Battlestar Galactica: 2003 & Deadwood - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,998 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-12-12 - S. Tigh - Complete7. Visiting Hours reviewsSharon Raydor gets a phone call at work. She wonders if it's the call she's been anticipating for twenty years. A theory behind that mysterious separation of hers.Past pairing with "Mr. Raydor" and hint of a possible future pairing with Andy Flynn. Just a smidgen. Warning for medical images.Major Crimes - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,767 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-18-12 - Complete8. Stepping Up reviewsA Major Crimes, Sharon Raydor-Rusty Beck story Rusty's hiding something, trying to fix things on his own again...Sharon knew the final visit with Daniel Dunn had been bad, but she hadn't expected this. Warnings for child abuse.Major Crimes - Rated: T - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,639 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-16-12 - Complete9. Home Work reviewsMajor Crimes' Sharon Raydor and Rust Beck-Rusty gets an upsetting homework assignment chock full of unpleasant reminders of how much he's not like his classmates (warning: realities of foster care for a teen)Major Crimes - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 981 - Reviews: 34 - Published: 9-30-12 - Complete10. A Visit to the Colonies » reviewsFanfic re:TV series "Lovejoy" dodgy antiques dealer/rogue in 1990s UK . Lady Jane's husband Alex invites her and her BFF Lovejoy to join him on a work trip to the US. Infidelity and hijinks ensue, UST abounds, and there's strawberries in the hot tub.Lovejoy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 17,812 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 8-30-12 - Published: 9-24-11 - Complete11. The Virgon Happy EndingBill Adama looks for a different type of shore leave,a type that Saul doesn't understand.Bill is guided first to peace, then pleasure, and finally, possibilities. Rating is for sexual content erotic massage language,sex worker.Note A/N re: OC,LauraBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,866 - Published: 2-16-12 - W. Adama12. Dear Diary » reviewsA/U; spoilers for "Daybreak"; OC. Laura Roslin was not quite as dead as Bill Adama thought when they landed. As she took an unexpected breath, he saw the air a few yards away start to shimmer and kind of...split. Rating for languageBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,856 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-19-11 - L. Roslin & W. Adama - Complete13. Perchance to Dream reviewsA/U set during the last "Daybreak" Spoilers for that Laura fever-dreams in sickbay. Alternate ending that is HEA for A/R. Reference to torture,unpleasant medical procedures including heavy sedation,cancer treatment, end of life care, alternate endingBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,451 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-14-11 - L. Roslin & W. Adama - Complete14. Working It Out reviewsWhile Laura may never slug it out with another as Madam President, or step into the ring, she is still a post-menopausal woman in her fifties: Keeping up strength and flexibility is important! Rating is for sexual references. A/R but Laura-centricBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 442 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-14-11 - L. Roslin & W. Adama - Complete15. Billy the Bureaucrat reviewsBill & Laura think they're done for the night. Billy, though, has been in government long enough to know it's not over until the paperwork is done. S2, after Res Ship 2. Rating for references to sex, death.Battlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,241 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-4-11 - W. Adama & L. Roslin - Complete16. Culling the Deadwood » reviewsThe prequel continues: Al and Dan start on clearing land in the Black Hills while woodland creatures laugh and warrants are avoided. The Gem team hold tight in Cheyenne,some better than others.References from Season 1.Ratings for language, prostitution.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,589 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 12-2-11 - Published: 11-26-1117. Blame It on the Rain reviewsLaura and Bill and the others on Kobal realize they will have to spend the night on the rainy, chilly hillside.Takes place the night before finding the Tomb of Athena.Awkward sleeping arrangements ensue.Rating is for references to violence,sex, languageBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,480 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-29-11 - L. Roslin & W. Adama - Complete18. Riveting Gratitude reviews200 word drabble for A/R prompt "gratitude" on LJ, set towards end of S4, before "Daybreak". Everyone deserves keepsakes, even if it's only for a little while. Even if it doesn't make much sense to anyone but her. T for sad themes, innuendoBattlestar Galactica: 2003 - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 273 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-29-11 - L. Roslin & W. Adama - Complete19. Virginia City: Healing,Feeling, Part1 » reviewsContinuing the Deadwood prequel: Trixie tries to recover from her previous trauma to go back to her usual profession. Al tries to manage a joint not his own. The Gem crew continues to come together while Trixie sees Al in a new light and an opium haze.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,470 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 11-26-11 - Published: 10-30-1120. Virginia City, Carolina Boy reviewsContinuing prequel: As Trixie continues to try to recover in Virginia City, Al continues to recruit for what will be the Gem gang, and meets up with an old friend to discuss a job on the side. And a bit on the side.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,394 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-30-11 - Complete21. Under the Eves reviewsTrixie and Sol Star, along with Doc Cochran ,stay at the Ellsworth house while Deadwood rebuilds. Love wins out over decorum on a late October night, guided by memories of first intimacies and the stresses of the day. Season "4", spoilers for S3Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,534 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 9-19-11 - Complete22. Eight Weeks » reviewsContinuing prequel to HBO's "Deadwood". Time is early 1870s. Al, Dan, and the rest return to Virginia City. Al finds Trixie in far different circumstances from which he left her. A fragile trust is shattered while other bonds are beginning to form.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,984 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 9-17-11 - Published: 9-11-11 - Complete23. Road to Virginia City and DanContinuing imaginary prequel to "Deadwood". Al runs into Dan Dority in an unexpected and slightly "Firefly"-esque manner as the Gem "family" comes together on the road to Virginia City.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,547 - Published: 9-11-11 - Complete24. Offerings and Acceptance » reviewsAlma makes an offer Al Swearengen had promised to accept. Awkwardness abounds as two complicated people try to find a way to come together without their usual facades. Al/Alma, sex, language, weapons, a few laughsDeadwood - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 8,574 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-4-11 - Published: 8-24-11 - Complete25. Rumors and TruthsAlma Garrett Ellsworth is no stranger to men doing foolish things on her behalf, but rumors that Swearengen allowed himself to be injured for the sake of protecting her? Alma goes after the rest of that unlikely story as the Gem girls embellish with glee.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,404 - Published: 8-24-11 - Complete26. Twisted Way of Protection reviewsContinuing prequel set 2 years before Deadwood begins.Trixie's "job" in Virginia City goes awry while Al goes to Chicago to hire girls, and runs into an old friend in distress. Further gathering of the Gem gang. M for Deadwood language & sexual referencesDeadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,740 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-20-11 - Complete27. Gracious Manners, Grand ReOpeningsContinuing imaginary Season 4, post-fire, Alma lets the Gem girls use her home to ready for the Gem's re-opening. They remain fascinated by the elegant and oddly approachable widow who defies propriety for kindness. Spoilers for S3, rated for languageDeadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,088 - Published: 8-18-11 - Complete28. Making Their Way: An Al & Trixie Prequel »Taking place some years between my "Miseries" and the start of HBO's Deadwood,Al & Trixie develop their complicated relationship as they make their way towards Deadwood.M for violence,some sex, prostitution, DV, implied euthanasia, vintage wound careDeadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 8 - Words: 8,925 - Published: 8-10-11 - Complete29. Everybody Needs That reviewsPairing: Al/Alma, imaginary season 4, spoilers for 2&3. Deadwood language and situations. Al and Alma consider different ways to recover from different kinds of disasters. Everyone needs comfort, trust,& absolution of past mistakes. Some may even get it.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,278 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-3-1130. The Schoolhouse Leap reviewsGen fic, spoilers for 3&4. Speculation continues on what a Season 4 would have brought. What happens when "the unforgivable" is brought to the table? Alma and Martha have a much-needed conversation about promises and the power of apology.Deadwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,228 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-3-11 - Complete31. Naked, and Ye Clothed MeGen fic, spoilers for S3.No pairings. Reverend Andy Cramed, reformed con-man/smallpox survivor, does his part in helping Deadwood recover after the fire.T for language/references to prostitution. Thoughtful reflections on grace & good works non-preachyDeadwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,094 - Published: 7-27-11 - Complete32. Fire! »Fandom: Deadwood Gen Rating T for language, brief sexual reference Spoilers for Season 3 Imaginary 4th season Where there's smoke, there's fire...2:00 am in Deadwood, and something is getting ready to go very wrongDeadwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,418 - Published: 7-25-1133. Miseries and Familiars » reviewsPrequel to Deadwood; how Al and Trixie may have gotten together and early days. Language, references to death, pimp/prostitute violence, underage prostitutes in historically accurate context.Takes place circa 1866 to start.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,586 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 7-15-11 - Published: 7-6-11 - Complete34. We Are Gathered reviewsSpoilers for Season 3 A town remembers a good man, each in their own way, with grieving and fondnessDeadwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,262 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-12-11 - Complete35. Old Campaigners, New Campaigns, Infrequent Wins reviewsJack Langrishe, Deadwood theater owner,is beset with past promises and present complications. He turns to his old friend Al Swearengen for aid and solace. Jack/Al, m/m, slash, Deadwood language. Trying to fill some plot holes. Spoiler for season 3Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,191 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-7-11 - Complete36. Afraid You'll Die, Afraid You Won't reviewsPrequel to Deadwood. Trixie's on a downhill slide, her laudanum addiction making her hit bottom with tragic results. One of the Deadwood gang will help. One will turn his back and prepare for the worst, afraid to hope for better. M re: Deadwood language.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 783 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-1-1137. Passing of the Torch reviewsBullock refuses to accept that he's no longer Sheriff of Deadwood thanks to rigged elections and barricades himself and his badge in his office. Al Swearengen is called in to make him see the light, Al-style. Fiction based on historical fact.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Friendship/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,752 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-17-11 - Complete38. They'd Take Tea » reviewsHow much can people change and still retain their sense of self? One year after the final episode, Al Swearengen recalls a conversation with Alma Ellsworth about the enjoyment of Black Darjeeling tea.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Romance/Western - Chapters: 7 - Words: 8,506 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-12-1139. All The Way Down reviewsSummary: Ever wonder what brought ol' Brom Garrett and Alma together? Was it just her daddy's debts, or did others have their own agenda?Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 370 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-11-11 - Complete40. The Nightstand reviewsSetting: End of the pilot, at daybreak, Al's room Summary: Trixie shares my curiosity about those books beside Al's bed. 360 wordsDeadwood - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 366 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-6-1141. Dan on the Road to Belle Fourche reviewsSummary: When you see yourself evolving from beast to human, what happens when events push you into inhumanity? How do you get your humanity back? Al sends Dan alone to a nearby town for multiple reasons. He meets a lone traveler with a strange scent.Deadwood - Rated: M - English - Western/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,757 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 6-4-1142. What a Type, Indeed reviews150 years from now, some author decides to write about your town. Would you want accuracy? Facts presented in favorable light? Or would you just want to understand why the story came out the way it did... Al meets the original Al, who is not amusedDeadwood - Rated: M - English - Humor/Western - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,792 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-26-1143. It's All a Giving Up and AdjustingOC Gloria adjusts to vampire life with the help of her BFF. Gloria has an absent Maker but decades of experience from which to pull. If she survived disco, she can survive vampire.True Blood - Rated: T - English - Humor/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,142 - Published: 5-25-11
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