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| All Is Not Well |
[The Misadventures Of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
TWDTV |
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| The Attack Cat Arrives |
[A story within a story]
When a rat causes turmoil at the ranch, Heath decides to bring in a cat which turns out to be more than he bargained for --- a short comedy piece, about a day in the life of Heath and Nick. It is a part of a much longer saga, which I may never finish.
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mavisdavisxxx (Lyn) |
THP |
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| Bachelor Party |
The title sort of gives it away, the brothers enjoy a night on the town.
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LoriLee |
FFN |
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TWDTV |
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| Being Nick Barkley |
A day in the life and mind of Stockton rancher: Nick Barkley.
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OpalGirl10 (Laura) |
TWDTA[B] |
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| Best Served Cold |
Nick seeks revenge on a pair of brothers who ambushed Heath, leaving him gravely injured. This story is dedicated to Peter Breck and of course, Nick, who don't take nothin' from nobody.
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StephGP (Laurie Le May) |
FFN |
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TWDBCD |
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TWDVP |
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| Better Than Gold |
[formerly: Bridget]
Sequel to "End of the Rainbow". Three years after Cat dies, will Nick find love again?
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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| The birds and the bees |
[Birds and Bees Challenge]
Nick tries to explain where babies come from.
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Valley Cyn Ann |
TWDTAC |
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| The Birthday Surprise |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 1]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Bittersweet, Swiftly Passing |
Significant events in time that hold meaning for Nick, from childhood through old age.
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galloping mare |
TWDTV |
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| Bitter Winds of Vengeance |
Nick's ex commanding officer is seeking revenge.
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Deirdre (DeirdreM) |
TBL |
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| Brief is Life, Long is Love |
Nick is stranded in a snowstorm with a mysterious, hermit-like woman.
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weewillie |
TWDBCD |
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| A Brother in Need |
This is a different take on the ending of the episode "Court Martial".
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Katy |
TBL |
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WWB |
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| Brother Mine |
Two Barkley brothers try not to worry about a third.
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donutsweeper |
FFN |
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| By Fires Unseen |
A continuation of the episode
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Star |
TBL |
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| Cakenapped |
Audra's fresh-baked cake is missing.
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Lynn (BVLynn) |
TBL |
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| Camilla |
A baby shows up on the Barkleys ranching with a note saying Nick is the father. Is he or has someone left the baby with the Barkleys to raise?
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CountryGirl (Sapphire Dawn) |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| Can I Have A Puppy Instead? |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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TWDTAV |
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| The Capacity of Time |
How the three brothers interpret the passing of time before, during and after significant turning points in each of the first three episodes.
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galloping mare |
TWDTA[C-E] |
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| The Cat |
[55 Word Challenge]
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kaymo22 |
TWDTAC |
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| Choices |
A "what if" I got off the episode "The Murdered Party".
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| The Christmas Dinner |
[Christmas Childhood Trilogy -- Story Two]
One of three holiday short stories, each featuring a different Barkley brother at the age of eleven.
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nlindabrit (LindaBrit) |
THP |
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| Christmas Spirit |
[Christmas Challenge]
Nick becomes St Nick for a little spirit.
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Valley Cyn Ann |
TWDSTA |
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TWDTAC |
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| Clean |
Nick takes a bath.
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LoriLee |
FFN |
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| Cowboy Talk |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
TWDTV |
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| Cow Cookies |
Victoria has the Reverend and the Ladies Society over for tea again. How will things go this time? Recommend reading "Over-Exposed" first is you want to get some of the reference herein. (Part 1 of trilogy "Over-exposed", part 3 "What Goes Around")
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Keesha |
FFN |
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TBL |
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| The Cup |
This takes place before "The Guilt of Matt Bentel" episode.
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| The Dare |
Jarrod and Nick's aunt comes to the ranch to help after the birth of Eugene and brings their city cousins with her, much to the boys' disgust.
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LoriLee |
FFN |
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TWDTV |
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| Dear Mr. Barkley |
Nick receives a mysterious package in the mail. What's in it? Who sent it? Why did they send it?
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nebbyjen |
FFN |
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TWDTA[C-E] |
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| Double Take (aka Look, Culhane) |
The presence of Nick confuses the people of Latigo. A Big Valley/Black Saddle crossover story.
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Elayn |
TBL |
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WWB |
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| The Drink |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 5]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| East Meets West |
Nick meets the new school teacher.
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| The End or Just the Beginning? |
[sequel to Rose Garden]
In "The Man From Nowhere" Heath receives a letter, from a female to be sure, but who is she?
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BValleyReader (Vickie G.) |
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TWDTA[C-E] |
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TWDTC |
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| Eyes |
[ficlet]
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Ella3 |
TWDTAV |
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| False Impressions |
Did 15yo Heath run away from home then reconsider? Where has he been for the last three days? Upon his return, an argument with Nick turns into a heartfelt discussion, and the brothers soon learn just what they mean to each other.
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Jellico |
FFN |
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| The First Kiss |
[The birds and the bees challenge]
Nick's first kiss didn't go as smoothly as one would imagine.
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dustymkl (Martina) |
TWDTAC |
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| A Fish Story (previously titled: The Eye of the Beholder) |
A humorous tail! Nick is bothered by Audra's choice of boyfriend, and a childhood aquaintance of his returns to the Valley.
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Eve (baqaqi) |
TBL |
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| A Flock of Trouble |
[Not Again]
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CamRose |
TWDTAC |
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| For The Sake of His Comrades |
A what if story, based off 'The Court Martial'.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDTA[F] |
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| A Fresh Start |
The story of Catherine Trenton
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Beth |
TBL |
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| The Gamble |
Heath takes a chance that, while his prowess at poker will initially upset Nick, he can use the event to ultimately build their relationship.
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tml14 |
TWDTV |
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| Getting Even |
[Sequel to The Birthday.]
Heath gets even with Nick.
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missmess11 |
FFN |
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| A Ghost Story |
Nick and Heath are telling stories around the campfire.
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Star |
TBL |
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| A Grammar Lesson |
Jarrod and Nick, ages 10 and 6
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Karen F |
TBL |
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| Guardian Angel |
Nick has trouble getting home for xmas.
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Buckaroo42 |
FFN |
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| He Ain't Heavy |
Short Story dealing with one event in the Civil War.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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| Here Comes Mr. Jordan: The BV Version |
Nick can not follow the rules in the afterlife. (Based on the 1941 movie.)
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weewillie |
TWDBCD |
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| The Hind-Side |
[E.J. Barton, M.D. Challenge]
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WiniMari |
TWDTA[C-E] |
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| Home |
[sequel to "A Badge"]
You don't need to have read "A Badge" to read this.
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HOW/HOW2 (Ros) |
TWDVP |
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| HTD2 |
Horse play among the Barkley Brothers
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| Imaginary Friend |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 4]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| I'm Your Brother |
Heath is trapped in a mine collapse.
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weewillie |
TWDTV |
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| I Remember It Well |
A look at growing old.
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Phoenix |
TBL |
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| I Ride For My Brother |
A short shot on Nick's feelings as he searched for Heath in the episode "25 Graves of Midas".
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDTV |
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| Iron Box Missing Scene |
The missing scene of what happen after Heath from pulled from the sweat box in the episode Iron Box.
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TonySLASHGibbsLuver |
FFN |
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| I Wanna Be A Cowboy |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
TWDTAV |
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| Just A Few Words |
Audra takes up a literary challenge.
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Barb |
TBL |
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| Just a Giant Chicken! |
Nick and Heath count their blessings as they head home to celebrate Thanksgiving, Heath's first Thanksgiving with the Barkleys.
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Jansusan |
TBL |
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| A Knights Quest |
[A Ficlet]
Nick is riding to find an injured Heath.
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catlee2 (Modocgal) |
THP |
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TWDTAV |
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| The Land Grant |
What happens to the Barkley family when they make a deal to secure a parcel of land, costing more than ever imagined? Will they be able to live with the decision and its consequences, especially for the person who signed the papers?
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Eire Rose |
TWDBCD |
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| The Last Roundup |
A boy shows up one day seeking work on the Barkley spread. Will they discover who he is before it's too late?
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tml14 |
TWDTV |
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| Lead Me On |
The Barkleys find themselves with an unexpected guest, one that might just change Nick's life forever.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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| The Lesson |
[A Snippet for "The Iron Box"]
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Bet |
TBL |
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| The Letter |
Nick receives a letter from San Francisco.
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Janet |
TBL |
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| The Lily Letters |
By Sherry, Patricia, Maria, Dianne, Keesha, Tally, Linda, Elayn - Lily sends letters to her sister Violet back east describing life in the Big Valley.
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Round Robin |
TBL |
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| The Long Road |
A mysterious, fiery woman appears in the valley. How will she change the Barkleys? How will they change her? Can Nick get through and find a love he has always yearned for?
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AOE01 (Tracie) |
FFN |
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TWDTAB06 |
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| Long Shadows |
A chance encounter that Nick has during the civil war will impact the Barkley's in a way that could tear the brothers apart.
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Eire Rose |
TWDBCD |
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| Man of His Word |
A short three chapter story...a twist off the ending of the episode Velvet Trap.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| Marble Madness |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 6]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| A Matt Bentell Interlude |
This is a "WHIB/What Happened In Between" story during Season 1, Episode 13, "The Guilt of Matt Bentell".
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Jellico |
FFN |
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| The Mediator |
This story is a missing part of "The Brawlers".
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docdeb (Debbie) |
TWDTAV |
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| Mistaken Idenity |
After being mistaken for another man Nick finds himself on the run with a mute as his guide.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDTA[MN] |
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| Murphy's Law and One Nicholas J. Barkley |
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dcat |
THP |
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| Must You Yell? |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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TWDTAV |
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| Never Alone |
While men looking for the fifty year old missing rancher, Nick Barkley, his oldest daughter asks her mother to tell her a story of the past.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| Nick's Decision |
This is a short story about Nick and a decision he faced.
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Barb |
TBL |
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| Nick, The Horse |
[based on "To Be or Not To Be"]
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Katlynn |
THP |
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| One Step Closer |
Short story that comes after the story "End of the Rainbow" and will, eventually, be followed by a third story.
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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| One too Many |
Featured characters in this story are Nick and Heath. We join the boys for an evening in Stockton. Nick is paying off a bet he owed his little brother.
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Jansusan |
TBL |
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TWDSTA |
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| One Wing in the Fire |
This story follows "Thicker Than Water".
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| On the Other Foot |
An AU POG story with Nick as Leah's son and Heath running the ranch.
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Outbursting of a Trodden Star |
This story takes place about 17 years after the series.
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Mary |
TBL |
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| Over Exposed |
Practical Jokes get a little out of hand. First piece to a trilogy (part 2 "Cow Cookies", part 3 "What Comes Around Goes Around").
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Dianne & Keesha |
FFN |
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| Papillion |
Nick is warned about his future in-laws.
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Eve (baqaqi) |
TBL |
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| A Peep In The Hand..... |
[rewrite in honor of Easter]
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arkangel36 |
TWDTAV |
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| A Piece of Cake |
It's Victoria's birthday, Silas is out of town, and the brothers must fix dinner
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Lynn (BVLynn) |
TBL |
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| The Quality of Mercy |
The relationship between Nick and Heath is severely tested when a blasting accident on the ranch leaves a young woman blind.
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StephGP (Laurie Le May) |
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FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| A Quiet Little Evening |
The Barkleys pay a call on a new resident of Stockton.
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HS English |
TBL |
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| Revenge |
Nick and Heath pull pranks on each other.
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missmess11 |
FFN |
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| Ricochet |
Heath is shot and Nick must find him.
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missmess11 |
FFN |
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| The Ride Home |
A continuation of the episode Days Of Wrath. Heath and Nick escort Jarrod back to Stockton, but struggle to find a way to help their big brother.
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lil Didi |
FFN |
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| The Rime of the Ancient Barkley |
[A Poem]
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Susan |
TBL |
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| A Rose By Any Other Name |
A Nick romance that begins during his time in the Union Army, although it will go beyond that time and place.
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nicole g esq |
FFN |
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| A Rose is a Rose is a Rose |
Audra surprises Nick.
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Queenafoster |
TWDTAV |
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| Rule Number 62 |
[based on "The Wish"]
Nick decides it's time to teach his little brother, Heath, about .... well, you'll have to read it to find out.
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Katlynn |
THP |
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| The Sampler |
While sitting with her newborn granddaughter Victoria discovers an item that puts to rest any fears she or Nick might have that Heath could leave.
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tml14 |
TWDTV |
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| Shadow of a Doubt |
A story, from Nick's point of view, on the events before and after the aired episode: "Boots with My Father's Name"
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Mary |
TBL |
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| Shatter the Vase |
[Continuation of "The Gift of the Horse"]
Life holds many changes for O'Shannon and the Barkleys. Life and death decisions face them all. To be continued in "Precedence".
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Gail Gardner (in Finland) (Ship's Cat) |
FFN |
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TBL |
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| The Silence |
A trip to a mine changes the lives of the Barkleys
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Elayn |
TBL |
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| The Something |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
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arkangel36 |
TWDTAV |
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| Sopa |
Nick, Heath, Mexico, a cantina, a tequila drinking contest, that will come to be "known far and wide as 'La Noche de la Gringo Muerte' for years" after; will Nick ever be the same?
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lokigal (loki twin) |
TWDTA[S] |
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| So Sleep The Bones |
A Halloween Tale. A voice from the past haunts the young Barkley brothers.
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JolieHart (JBHart) |
FFN |
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TWDBCD |
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| Spirits |
Nick and Heath find themselves injured and under attack from a bunch of renegade Indians.
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catlee2 (Modocgal) |
THP |
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| Stay the Course |
Nick and Heath try to buy Audra a birthday present.
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| The Streak |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 2]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Stuck |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley 3]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Stuck ..... Again! |
[The Misadventures of Nicholas Barkley]
It's a continuation of my story, "Stuck" in the Misadventure's of Nicholas Barkley series. Nick is not five, but still has a problem with.....well you'll see.
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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TWDTAV |
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| Sunset of Sunrises |
In the twilight of life, Nick joins Heath to enjoy the sunrise and have an important conversation.
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lil Didi |
FFN |
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| That Strange Feeling |
Nick has a feeling that something or someone is missing in his life.
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Those Darn Rules! |
[Not Again]
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Katlynn |
THP |
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TWDTAC |
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| A Time Honored Christmas Tradition |
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catgirl63 |
THP |
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| To Catch a Falling Star |
[Sequel to "Last Train to Freedom"]
Nick said 'never'...what is the result?
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Tauna Petit-Strawn |
FFN |
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TWDTA[T] |
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| Tom's Secret |
When Heath is hurt in a distant town, he and the Barkley's encounter someone who knew Tom Barkley, and a secret he carried to his grave.
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sbishoff |
TWDTA[T] |
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| Traditions: The Tree |
Heath learns about a Barkley Christmas tradition.
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| Try to Listen |
An alternate view of the aftermath of the episode, "The Iron Box".
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Phoenix |
TBL |
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| Two Divided by One |
Jarrod decides to force his brothers to go on a trip to bring them closer together.
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Two Minds One Thought |
Nick isn't happy about Heath's arrival but anger turns to worry when Nick finds Heath's dead horse and no Heath.
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catlee2 (Modocgal) |
THP |
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TWDTAV |
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| The Unusual Way |
Jarrod and Nick get more than they bargained for on a journey from San Diego to Stockton.
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Leanne |
TBL |
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| Valley of the Shadow |
[A Brother Story]
When sickness breaks down the family's ability to communicate, Jarrod supplies the words. A young Barkley family story.
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StephGP (Laurie Le May) |
FFN |
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TWDTV |
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| Victory in Defeat |
Heath and Nick vie for a stallion.
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Keesha |
TBL |
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| What Makes A Man |
When 18-year-old Nick Barkley hears a rumor about his father's infidelity, he rides to Strawberry to prove it wrong.
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JolieHart (JBHart) |
FFN |
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TWDVP |
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| Where Now and Then Meet |
On a flight, a woman talks to a fellow passenger who looks awfully familiar.
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Barb |
TBL |
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| Where the Heck is Nick |
[little sequel to "Earning Her Spurs"]
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stacey256 |
TWDTAV |
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| Working It Out |
[Continuation of "He Called Me Brother"]
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arkangel36 |
THP |
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| Your Heart Will Find a Home |
Starts after Hide the Children and inspired by Nick's comments in both this episode and Night of the Wolf that he has spent his life working but fears missing out on something more important. Story title is taken from Pilon's song. Barkley family.
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GypsyJinx |
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| Please Love Me for Who I Am |
Tom and Jarrod head for Sacramento and the stage is robbed. Tom has to learn to understand that his two sons are different and stop trying to force Jarrod to be more like Nick. During the trip Tom learns just how much he loves and cares for his son.
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janetismyname (Janet Harbison) |
TBL |
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| Sabrina, the Western Witch |
Time-traveling witches get Heath into a new set of adventures.
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Nancy (Unicorn) |
TBL |
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WWB |
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| A Step Toward Manhood |
Eugene learns a lesson about life and death.
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Barb |
TBL |
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