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Madlib:  A Very EE Birthday
Authors:  The Early Edition Fanfic List
Posted:  July, 2001
Summary:  The results of the mass-participation extravaganza known as the EEFF Madlib.  Gary has to find a birthday present for Marissa.

Magic in the Sky
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  July, 2001
Spoilers:  None
Summary:  Gary/Marissa romance

The Main Event
Author:  Mike Paterno
Posted:  May, 2004
Rating: PG-14
Spoilers: In Gary We Trust, Blowing Up Is Hard To Do, Duck Day Afternoon ,Wild Card and Occasionally Amber
Summary: The third fanfic in my Gary and Marissa romance series (PARTNERS! & ROSES AND REMORSE). Gary finally decides on asking Marissa to marry him and she accepts. But, oh! Can the love they share withstand the mishaps and shenanigans that turn their wedding day into something resembling a three-ring circus?

Make Me Laugh
Author:  Sonneta
Posted:  November, 2000
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  None
Summary:  Newbie Challenge response

Make Way for Ducklings
Author:  peregrin anna
Posted:  December, 1999
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Wild Card
Summary:  Every have a Sam Beckett Moment, where you just wanted to go back in time and fix things?  I did, and here's the result.  A post-ep and "Whatever happened to..." in one.

M an With Mud Puddle Eyes
Author:  Lori Anderson
Posted:  April, 2001
Summary:  This is a historical romance fanfic.  Gary and his family are Indians and they live on the range with the other members of their tribe in their own teepee.  There is no paper in this one.

Marissa's Vision
Author:  Amy Russell
Posted:  January, 2001
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  The Pilot, Blind Faith, Fatal Edition, Love is Blind, Phantom at the Opera, Blackout and Run, Gary, Run.
Summary: When Marissa has a chance to regain her eyesight, she and Gary find they may be more than good friends.

Marissa's Wisdom
Author:  Candi (Candace Waters)
Posted:  February, 2001
Rating:  PG-13
Spoilers:  Fate
Summary:  Erica discovers what happens when she side steps Marissa's advice. A depressed Gary stumbles home from a bar. This is a small vignette taken from Fate.

Miracle on Halstead Street
Author:  Janet
Posted: December, 2001
Spoilers:  through The Wrong Man

Missing:  A Star Trek: Voyager/Early Edition Crossover
Author:  Writer JC
Summary:   Gary and Species 8472 are on a collision course and it's up to the intrepid crew of the Voyager to rescue him!

The Moment
Author:  David Simms
Posted: March, 2001

Mom's Reflections
Author:  Janet
Posted:  January, 2001
Spoilers:  Fate
Summary:  Can we stand another perspective on Fate.  I wonder if Gary would have cried sooner if he’d been able to reach his parents.  This is what my imagination says Lois would think.

Mr. Gets Tomorrow's Paper Man
Author: Measer
Posted: September, 2000
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Summary:  My attempt at the newbie challenge...

My Dream Date
Author:  Stephaine
Posted:  July, 2001
Rating: G
Summary: A newbie subject. Gary goes on a date with a Flamingo

My Name Is
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  March, 2001
Spoilers:  Duck Day Afternoon
Summary: A short, slightly depressing Gary, POV. A long day, and Gary is frustrated.

Mystic Tingle
Author: Measer
Date posted: February 2001
Rating: G
Spoilers: Very small spoilers from "The Pilot" and "The Wall"
Summary: Gary has a couple of run ins with Crumb.

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A Never Ending Love
Author:  Irene Brabson
Posted:  October, 2002
Rating:  PG
Summary: Jillian and Gary are reunited, when Jillian finally moves to Chicago. 

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The Never-ending Rescue
Author:  Scheherezade
Posted: March, 2001
Rating:  G/PG
Spoilers:  None
Summary:  Gary and Brigatti story, fourth in a series after Mixed Signals; Mainly Romantic Comedy

A New Beginning
Author:  Christine
Posted:  June, 2001
Summary:  Sequel to Second Chance

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The Night Before Christmas--At McGinty's!
Author:  Amy Russell
Posted:  December, 2000
Rating:  Utterly harmless
Spoilers:  None
Summary:  A re-write of Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas" with an EE twist.

Niki's Secret
Author:  Lori Anderson
Posted:  May, 2002
Spoilers:  Gifted

No Man Is an Island
Author:  Mike Paterno
Posted:  May, 2004
Rating:  PG
Summary: This is the sequel to THE PAPER DIDN'T COME and takes place on the following day.

Now or Never
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  March, 2001
Rating:  PG-13
Summary:  This is a Marissa POV on, ' My Name Is .' Basically how she feels about Gary after he's shutting her out. Those who don't like depressing fics, don't read this. I give you a fair warning.

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The Observer
Author:  Paper Caper
Posted:  July, 2001
Rating: G/PG
Summary:  Gary openly talks about the Paper in the bar.  What if someone just happened to hear him?

Ode to Gary Hobson
Author:  Shana
Posted:  December, 2000

Ode to Sparky
Author:  Measer
Posted: January 2001
Rated: G
Spoilers:  A small one to "Frostbit"
Summary: A  short poem about Chuck's goldfish.

Office Chatter
Author:  Candace Waters
Posted:  December, 2002
Spoilers:  "Iceman Taketh"

One Day I Stopped
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  February, 2001
Rated:  PG-13
Spoilers:  Faith
Summary:  Gary ponders his faith, while alone on the roof of the hospital.

One More Day
Author:  Darby Ross
Posted:  February, 2001
Summary: Tragedy strikes the Hobson family. Is the paper to blame?

One More Night
Author:  Mary Hobson
Posted:  December, 2000
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Fatal Edition
Summary:  A fic about Gary's night on the streets between "Fatal Edition 1" and "Fatal Edition 2."

One Pointless Fic...To Go...
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted: August, 2001
Spoilers:  None

One Warm October
Author:  Ms. Marylou
Posted:  December, 2000
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Through season four.
Summary:  Taking advantage of warm and dry weather conditions, so unlike Chicago most of the time,  Gary, Toni, Chuck, and Jade decide to do something different.  They decide to have fun.

Or What?
Author:  Jayne
Posted:  July, 2001

Other Side
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  May, 2001
Spoilers:  None

Our Son's Secret
Author:  Lori Anderson
Posted:  May, 2002
Spoilers:  The Fourth Carpathian

Out of Darkness
Author:  Rakefet
Rating:  G
Summary:  How will Gary deal with the paper when an accident leaves him blind?  Written and posted long before "Blind Faith" aired in Season 4.

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Oz2
Author:  Janet
Posted:  January, 2001
Spoilers:  Hot Time in the Old Town
Summary:  Not a continuation of "Gary's Return from Oz", but more of a companion story.  An attempt to look at what happened from Chuck & Marissa’s point of view even though it’s not written in the first person.
 

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Partners
Author:  Mike Paterno
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Pilot, Fate and Funny Valentine
Summary: A love story; Gary and Marissa discover that they may be more than just best friends.

The Paper Didn't Come
Author: Mike Paterno
Posted:  May, 2004
Rating: PG
Summary:  
This very short story covers some of the tragic events that took place on September 11th and tries to explain why Gary Hobson couldn't prevent them from happening.

Papers, Predictions, and Prophecies
Author:  Jayne Leitch
Posted:  1998
Summary:  Early Edition/Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover.  When Gary get's Sunnydale's paper, he thinks he's been given a chance for a vacation.  But when it comes to the paper--and events in Sunnydale--things are never what they seem.

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Photo Journalist
Author:  Measer
Posted: April 2001
Rated: G
Spoilers: none

Pieces of a Puzzle
Author:  Darby Ross
Posted:  February, 2002
Spoilers:  Time

1)Vacation, Chicago Style
Rating: PG-13 (for violence)
Show(s) involved: Stargate SG-1, Early Edition, First Wave.
Spoilers: Minor one for Beneath The Surface, maybe one or two from Legacy. Spoiling the heck out of Early Edition. Some minor spoilers in general for First Wave.
Summary: SG-1 is finally ordered to take time off. Daniel and Jack decide to spend part of that time in Jack's home town. And then they meet Gary....

2)Timed Out
Posted:  August, 2001
Spoilers:  through Season 4
Summary: This treats the episode ‘Time’ as the very last episode, as it was originally meant to be.  Tragic events befall our hero.  Can Gary overcome a devastating disability in order to carry on his duties to the paper . . . and himself?  Crossover with, Touched By An Angel, Stargate, Diagnosis Murder, and ER.

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Installment 4                  Installment 8
Installment 5                  Installment 9

3) A Timely Intervention
Posted:  March, 2002
Summary:  Gary picks up the pieces and gets his life back together.  Or tries to, anyway.  Nothing ever seems to go as smoothly as he hopes.

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Installment 3                 Installment 5

4) Kindred Spirits
Posted:  March, 2001
Rating:  R for violence
Summary: Gary crosses a different kind of mob, and finds himself with an unusual set of guardians.

5)  Triple Play
Posted:  March, 2002
Rating:  R
Summary:  A continuation of Kindred Spirits.  With a few twists.  Did I mention it’s a crossover?

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6)  Westward Ho-Boy
Posted:  March, 2002
Rating:  R
Summary:  This is the sequel to Triple Play, obviously.  The twins think Gary is a little stressed out and needs a break.  Get real people!  Remember who’s writing this story.  You know that’s not gonna happen!

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Installment 3                  Installment 5                     Installment 7

7) Four and a Half Days
Posted: August, 2002
Rated:  R
Summary:  Something happens that is too big for Gary to handle alone.  Even so, he tries, with tragic results.  Crossover with Seven Days, Touched By An Angel, and The West Wing.  With a touch of ER and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, of course.

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The Privilege of Friends
Author:  E. Soral
Posted:  March, 2002
Rated:  PG
Summary:  "Right time, right place?"  Not this time.  Gary is abducted after a 'save' and has to depend upon friends, old and new, for his rescue before a sadistic doctor turns him into a statistic.

The Prodigal Sun
Author:  Darby Ross
Posted:  October, 2002

The Proud Parents
Author:  Lori Anderson
Posted:  January, 2001

The Providence of Sparrows
Author:  peregrin anna
Posted:  May 5-11, 2000
Rated:  PG-ish, for those of you with language issues
Spoilers:  The Choice; a couple of details swiped from Number One with a Bullet
Summary:  "There is a special Providence in the fall of a sparrow."  ( Hamlet, V:ii)

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