Simply Stories by RK

Category: Western

  • Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 2

    Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 2

    Weeks passed and the wind had become particularly bitter. Icicles on what was left of the few hearty trees broke the branches, landing just outside his cabin. The fire in the stove blazed while he poured over plans, figuring out some way to get in to take a closer look at the operations to report…

  • Mission: Cold Tundra – Part 1

    Genre: Western Plot: The Tundra becomes the new hotspot for criminals Words to use: Arctic, freeze, windshield, terrain, Siberia, desolate, empty, cold, access, network, seclusion, prime, elite, deadly, resort An ice cold breezed past Dustin, his name he was using at the time, had his thick scarf wrapped tightly against his face while he trudged through the…

  • Isolation

    Isolation

    Genre: Western Plot: An isolated town in the alps gets a new sheriff. Words to use: snow, mountain, peak, noose, rope, frostbite, wolves, patrol, subzero, temperature, summit, climb, outlaw, outsider. Heading into the rugged Alps, Ralph Jones led his horse Russ with all his worldly possessions toward of Battendorf. A tall peak loomed in front of them.…

  • Queen of the Land

    Genre: Western Plot: A matriarch leads a revolution against invaders Words to use:woman, queen, princess, witch, angel, enemy, plot, mother, crest, tribe, family, lineage, birth, rule, strategy The sun shone brightly against the yellow ochre of the dried grass of the field. The middle of the dry season. A time to plan and prepare for…

  • Serenity of Wildness

    Serenity of Wildness

    Genre: Western Plot: A group of ranchers is hired to tame a scientifically engineered beast. Words to use: wild, erratic, unpredictable, uncharted, beast, Frankenstein, subhuman, predator, food chain, lasso, boot, pulverize, herd, rugged, cowboy. Jeb was looking out into the distance, rifle in hand, listening to the crickets and a wolf off in the distance…

  • Exposed..

    Exposed..

    Genre: Western Plot: A Hidden Society is forced to reveal itself to the rest of the world. Words to use: Expose, cellar, cave, veiled, bunker, doomsday, ultimatum, leverage, politics, survival, antics, display, hostage, mercy, solution. The town was bustling with men in top hats, horse drawn carriages and paper boys shouting the latest news of…

  • Forbidden Territory

    Forbidden Territory

    Genre: Western Plot: A detour in the road leads a person to unknown territory  Words to use: mystery, threat, path, fork, boundary, border, step, line, crossing distraction, direction, swarm, trap, forbidden, execution. I set upon my journey with all my worldly goods, tied as bundles on my horse, Henry, early one morn. I wanted to…

  • Marshall Sinclair

    Marshall Sinclair

    Genre: Western Plot: Vigilante justice served in a country-town controlled by a single family. Words to use: watchman, loyalty, supporter, mask, defend, corruption, control, grip, bought, jail, unlimited, escape, bandit, jurisdiction, rogue Marshall Juke Sinclair was a tough character who has encountered many a violent rogue that travelled west of the Mississippi. He’d often find that he…