After her parents were taken by the coronavirus, Joey Moon Feather was left alone in the world. Developing an interest in primitive technology and wanting to reconnect with her distant Native ancestry, she embarks on a hunting trip to try out her new skills. After being thrown from her horse, she somehow wakes up in 1868.
Everett MacMahon had just gotten settled in as his new post as a U.S. Marshal when the wild Joey Moon Feather comes tearing into town with a gang of outlaws hot on her heels. Initially mistaking her for a boy, he feels immediately compelled to help the orphan out, paying out the bounties on a few of the outlaws. Upon finding out her true gender, Everett is even more determined to protect the little savage, with her strange speech and odd ways, from the outlaws who are now gunning for her, with whatever means necessary. Whether she likes it or not.
*Note:* The segments presented here are first drafts. The plan is to complete the story, edit it and publish it as a whole book. This is a novel broken up into segments for this blog, not necessarily intended to be episodic.
- Part 1: Waking Up
- Part 2: Into the West
- Part 3: Blood and Feathers
- Part 4: A Pretty Penny
- Part 5: Not Charlie
- Part 6: Kinfolk
- Part 7: Long in the Tooth
- Part 8: Boys, Bangtails, and Bears
- Part 9: Undercover
- Part 10: My Kingdom for Some Salt
- Part 11: Laudanum
- Part 12: Night Flight
- Part 13: Runaway
- Part 14: A Right Damn Fool
- Part 15: Hunter and Hunted
- Part 16: Bronc Busting
- Part 17: Propriety
- Part 18: Beatin' the Devil Around the Stump
- Part 19: Rage and Broken Stitches
- Part 20: The Marvelous Miss Moon Feather
- Part 21: A Battle of Wills
- Part 22: Deja Vu
- Part 23: Settling Up
- Part 24: Feeling Generous
- Part 25: Going All In
- Part 26: Ask Pretty
- Part 27: Adventurous
- Part 28: Firecracker
- Part 29: Lavina
- Part 30: The Making of Points
- Part 31: On the Edge
- Part 32: Beans and Cornbread
- Part 33: Clothes
- Part 34: Corsets and Collard Greens
- Part 35: Mrs. Harmon
- Part 36: Cathouse Gossip
- Part 37: Prostitutes and Pockets
- Part 38: A Little Scandal
- Part 39: Fessin' Up
- Part 40: The Unwrapping of Gifts
- Part 41: A Little Bit of the Other
- Part 42: If It Ain't Broke
- Part 43: Damned Wholesome
- Part 44: The Sweet By and By
- Part 45: That Which Hath Been
- Part 46: Strapped for War
- Part 47: Culinary Chatter
- Part 48: Terms and Conditions
- Part 49: Thwarted Plans
- Part 50: Honey and Vinegar
- Part 51: In for a Penny
- Part 52: A Less than Ideal Homecoming
- Part 53: Wild Horses
- Part 54: Unreasonable Expectations
- Part 55: Concessions
- Part 56: A Well-Earned Reputation
- Part 57: Understanding
- Part 58: Marshal Business
- Part 59: Strangers
If you would like a glossary of western slang used in this story, here is the reference I'm using: Western Slang, Lingo, and Phrases – A Writer’s Guide to the Old West
