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The jamboree is over. Tex Mex has escaped again but not before making a sinister promise to return and take his revenge. The town is growing and so has the characters that have decided to stay on at the Gulch and make it their home. Will Alister's deed bring prosperity or disaster to the Gulch... only time can tell. A story written in poetry not prose. You know how it goes... Read the comments where all the craziness at the Gulch happens. Ranked #53 on ��������'s Hot List- 11-05-17 A collaborative story by: @lyttlejoe @crazyp01 @leandralynx @MystresMyna @AmbergrisJane @Ruechari @kpmoulton @baileygaines and @1saGani © All copy rights reserved by the writers listed above. Cover art by: Ruechari A Storytellers Saloon Selection If you are reading this story on any other platform the ��������.com you may be subjected to malware. To read this story safely in it's original form please go to: /story/116553319-lyttejoe%27s-busted-gulch-vol-5

Sixteen-year-old Randy has been playing games with her pa for as long as she can remember. When shots are fired while she's tending her ill-tempered horse one morning, the game that plays out becomes one of survival for Randy. Outlaws have shown up on the family homestead to seek revenge on her Pa from his long past Texas Ranger days. She hasn't played the game as well as she could have. Her pa dies and she's injured and on her own. Randy plans to cross the American West with her guns and her horse as her only companions as she starts her journey to the ocean to scatter the ashes of those she loved. However, the boy that saved her life after trying to steal her horse wants to join her and an old family friend convinces her that they can make good money by exploiting Randy's excellent sharpshooting skills making her out to be the Annie Oakley of the West. Randy's full name Miranda Carter quickly becomes legendary all while outlaws are hot on their tail. But it doesn't take long for Randy to realize she could do without the fame, trouble, and danger being a Carter brings her and the boy she is falling for.

WARNING: Cussing, Strong Violence and other Triggering Content may occur. Prologue Mercy ran down the narrow streets, moving her legs as fast as she could. Running from what? Well, she doesn't know. At least, not yet. The streetlamps began to flicker and a loud scream was heard from inside an alley. All she really knew at that moment was to run. Her town was being raided by these monsters on black horses.... they carried long black blades stained with blood and dark hoods covering their faces. They raced recklessly through the town on their dark mounts, slashing at anyone who stood in their way. Some of them even carried torches, using them to set houses and stores alight in flames. People ran everywhere, screaming and yelling for their lost family and friends. But Mercy continued running... she had to. Until she saw a little girl, no older than seven, sitting in front of a burning building, crying. Mercy slowed, then with hesitation, walked over to the girl, avoiding being seen by the raiding party. "Whats the matter with you? You need to get out of the open." She told her. "But- but i don't know where my mommy is." The little girl sobbed. Although Mercy had lost her mother when she was fourteen, she still remembers the feeling of helplessness. "Alright. Come on... Let's go try to find your mom." She sighed. A raider was drawing closer to them, so they had to hurry... and Mercy knew it. "Run." She whispered to the girl, who was oblivious to the approaching attacker.

Deciding to take her life into her own hands after her husband dies, Lillian Reid travels West, hoping for a new start. But then her train is hijacked by outlaws, and she's fighting to stay alive. Two neglected children find her months later in Old West Montana Territory, and she's nursed back to health by handsome rancher Sawyer Weston. However, when secrets from Lillian's past threaten their newfound happiness, Lillian and Sawyer must fight for the love they've found or lose everything-including their lives.

The last thing US Marshal Jasper expects to find after a gunfight with a band of outlaws is a woman. She's dressed like a man, she swears like a man, she's and deadly with a gun, and she's gorgeous. But Clara has a past she's been running from, a name on her kill list, and she won't let anybody, handsome lawman or not, get in the way of her revenge.

In his younger days, renowned Bounty Hunter turned Town Sheriff Castor Jennings Feenix had been a formidable terrorizing force to be reckoned with, as he laid waste to many an outlaw and firmly upheld the law for nearly 30 years in the small border town of Huxebee Creek, Texas. The place Castor and his family called home. But with the passing of time and the cruelty of old age starting to catch up with him, Castor begins to consider retirement after his wife, Ellie's insistence that he finally hang his badge up and come home for good. Castor becomes reluctant, but ultimately promises Ellie that he'll come home to her. As Castor finally begins to entertain the idea of retirement and settling down, the couple set out to give the old crumbling town church a proper makeover for the following days' wedding for one of Castor's closet friends. While Castor was still dedicated to his duties as town Sheriff, his past actions would have grave repercussions and would come at a great cost. A series of foreboding dramatic events were looming ever closer, which will unfold by nights end. A ruthless gang from Castor's past has come looking for revenge. Castor will be tested to his limits while he experiences some of the first 'dream-like' signs of his ailing health, debilitating him to a state of helplessness where he's forced to watch the town he helped protect burn to the ground by a band of ruthless, blood-thirsty killers known as the Bannister gang. Can Castor come to terms with his reality now and overcome the many hurdles which life has thrown at him?Can he finally vanquish his fears? Would he be able to protect his wife and the people he considers family? With time against him, will Castor find the courage and strength to kill the Bannister gang and enact his revenge?

I always knew I was goin' to die...I just never expected it to be like this. Blazin' hot desert, far from home, alone, ambushed, shot in the back an' left for dead- no, I'd never imagined it to be like this. Problem was...instead of dyin' right off, I got mad. A vicious, righteous, stuck in your craw, won't rest 'til justice is done kind of mad. Pa would say 'Catch a bear by his nose, you get mauled. Catch a Rivers'...that's where things get messy'.

"You're a hell of a drug, Marianne," he whispered against her hair. "And I swear to God, the biggest trouble I've been in." She smiled, her hand resting over his heart. "A drug? By any means poisonous?" "Far from it, my girl, far from it. But deadly regardless." 🌻 A simple western love story with a twist. Long. Slow burn. A comfort read. Death scenes typical of western dynamics. Nothing too mature in nature. Soft, some hurt and comfort, lots of adventure and mysteries, and everything I've always loved about fanfiction in general. Feel free to comment. Enjoy the show. :)

No one ever knows the whole story... Nestled deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, something is emerging. Kept in absolute secrecy, it seeps into a fading town, quietly shared from person to person. For Alden Bensen, a directionless high school graduate, this discovery could mean an escape from his empty existence. To Rachel DuValle, perpetually underestimated and dismissed by the world, magic represents a chance to become something much greater than herself. In the face of an unsuspecting world, their decisions shape the growth of a budding society discovering untold power. This potent force offers anyone the power to change humanity forever - or send it cascading into swift and total annihilation. ----- The Last Science is an ongoing science-fiction / low-fantasy web novel series. New chapters will be posted on Fridays for as long as it takes to tell the whole story. For �������� only, chapters are split up by individual scenes-if you would prefer the whole chapters in single pieces, please visit my homepage or another site where I post this story, thanks! Discord: https://discord.gg/5NYk6za Patreon: https://patreon.com/etzoli Content Warning (by request): This series delves into some topics and situations which may be upsetting for some readers. In American rating parlance, the narrative would be rated PG-13 (except for language), but some have noted the story can get pretty dark on occasion. Please use your best judgment, and don't be afraid to take breaks and come back later. I'll still be here! This story will also be published weekly at my website (https://etzo.li). There will be no differences in content, but slight differences in formatting. Feel free to read at whichever site or app you prefer. If you're enjoying the story, consider dropping me a vote over on Top Web Fiction, or come say hi on Discord. Thanks! Discord: https://discord.gg/5NYk6za Patreon: https://patreon.com/etzoli

It is the turn of the century and night is falling on the last days of the old west. The wild years of settling the frontier with a rifle in one hand and a spell book in the other are at an end. But the magicians of the Old West are not going down without a fight. Tallis Bertrand is a young man of the back lines of the growing conflict, trapped in a dead end job, struggling to work for a cause he doesn't believe in, and dreaming of something. Tallis' wishes are granted in the worst possible way when he is betrayed and finds himself on the wrong side of the law. The battle lines are drawn between cold civilization, and the wild world of magic, and Tallis is forced to choose a side. Whether he fights for the old ways or chooses to stand with the new, one thing is certain, his world will never be the same.