The Reason My Heart Beats
Author:  Shana
Posted:  April, 2001
Summary:  This is the sequel to " A Heart's Reflection ", which starts about a year from where that one left off.

Installment 2

The Rescue-- A haiku
Author: Measer
Posted: September, 2000
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Summary:  A typical rescue for Gary.

Response to Newbie Challenge
Author:  Courntney Felix
Posted:  December, 2000
Rating:  PG

Return of the Evil Erica
Author:  Paper Caper
Posted:  July, 2001
Spoilers:  St. Nick, Blowing Up Is Hard to Do
Summary:  Gary rejoices as Erica is gone!

Revelations
Author:  Mike Paterno
Posted:  May, 2004
Rating:  PG-13
Spoilers:  Time
Summary: When Gary appears to be having major difficulties in coping with tomorrow’s newspaper, Marissa asks the cat for some help, both for Gary and also to manage McGinty's. After having a recurring dream, a stranger named Mark Perini moves to Chicago from Philadelphia for no apparent reason.

Richer Than Midas
Author:  Rakefet
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  None
Summary:  Why Chuck is so anxious to get the financial section every day?

The Ride
Author:  Melody
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Author:  Janet
Posted:  September, 2001
Rating:  PG
Spoilers:  through Hot Time in the Old Town
Summary:  The continuing adventures of Gary and his “big sister”.  This time he gets involved in a big personal mess of hers when her grandfather’s rodeo rolls into town.  Lots of family visiting.  Secrets from Sky’s past come out.

Installment 2
Installment 3

A Rooftop Conversation
Author:  Lori Anderson
Posted:  May, 2002
Spoilers:  March In Time

The Rush
Author:  Measer
Posted: December 2000
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Summary: Gary is in a rush.
 

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Safe at Home
Author:  Janet
Posted:  January, 2001
Spoilers:  The Fourth Carpathian
Summary:  Just a short vignette to try and answer some of the questions in my mind about the episode.

The Saint
Author:  Iddylion
Posted:  December, 2002

Same Edition
Author:  Kathleen Lombardo
Posted:  October, 2002
Summary:  Gary is faced with a dilemma.  A kitten shows up on his doorstep instead of Cat.  There is one other small problem -- it is the same paper he received the day before!

Sand and Water
Author:  Maryilee
Spoilers:  Through the end of Season 2
Summary:  Marissa's called away, Chuck's gone, and Gary's left holding the bag--and the paper and McGinty's.  Naturally, complications arise.

Installment 2

The Scarf
Author:  Candi
Posted:  December, 2000
Summary:  A Christmas story

Scrambled Eggs and Burnt Potatoes
Author:  peregrin anna
Posted:  November, 2000
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Run, Gary, Run
Summary:  A post-ep vignette--a bit of closure and a friendship renewed.

Season for Romance
Author:  NubianGeek
Posted:  February, 2004
Summary: Chuck meets a beautiful songstress who is being stalked.  Can he save her from this mystery stalker and keep himself from falling helplessly in love?

Second Chance
Author:  Christine
Posted:  May, 2001
Summary:  Gary feels like he has lost out on his only chance at happiness and will be spending the rest of his life with just the paper and the cat. However, the paper has a different idea.

Secrets
Author:  Rakefet
Posted:  July, 2001
Spoilers:  Second Season
Summary:  Early Edition / Lois and Clark Crossover

Shadow on the Snow
Author:  Kathleen Lombardo
Posted:  September, 2001
Spoilers:  through The Wall
Summary:  Winter - more than a year after Gary’s divorce.  Gary experiences the dark night of his soul.  

Installment 2
Installment 3

Shattered Memories
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  June, 2001
Spoilers:  none

Should've Stayed in Bed
Author: Shana
Posted:  December, 2000
Summary:  Newbie Challenge Response

A Shower of Jelly Beans
Author:  Irene Brabson
Posted:  December, 2000
Summary:  Newbie Challenge response

Sitting Alone
Author:  Katerina
Posted:  February, 2004
Rating: PG
Spoilers:  none
Summary: Marissa’s POV. What happens when almost isn’t quite good enough?

Six Rings
Author: Becky Thomson
Rating: PG for probably the mildest swearing I have ever seen
Spoilers: None

Sky's Story
Author:  Janet
Posted:  March, 2002
Spoilers:  through Season 2
Summary:  Autobiographical account of an OC, Sky, a "childhood friend" of Gary's.

Installment 2

Smiling Through
Author:  Darby Ross
Posted:  December, 2002
Rating:  PG
Spoliers:  Christmas

A Smoking Candle
Author:  E. Soral
Posted: August, 2002
Summary:   Summary: A tale raising questions about the source of a mishap at the bar. Was it a sinister plan, or an unfortunate and near fatal accidental occurrence?

Installment 2                 Installment 3

Snow Angels
Author:  Maryilee
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  none (This one was written a couple of years before the episode with the same title appeared!)
Summary:  Gary doesn't get a snow day when a blizzard hits Chicago, but he and his friends have fun anyway.

Soliloquy of a Butterfly
Author: Asa Addie
Posted:  May, 2002
Summary: A perspective on life and death. Anna's "5 minute writing challenge" inspired this very short story, based on "Mob Wife".  

Someone to Watch Over Me
Author: Writer JC
Posted:  October, 1999
Rating:  PG-13
Summary:  A mysterious woman with a locket and a secret. Gary's repeated attempts to rescue her brings his own life into peril from those on both sides of the law. Who can he trust?

Something More
Author:  Jayne Leitch
Posted:  1999
Rating:  G
Summary:  Gary's world gets topsy-turvey when he goes to see a psychiatrist.

Something Real
Author:  peregrin anna
Posted: March, 2001
Spoilers:  none
Summary:  You have to experience reality to write about it.

Sororities Are Dangerous Places
Author:  Allison Terry
Rating:  PG-13
Summary: The title says it all.  Gary should KNOW better...

Sparky's Revenge
Author:  Teresa LaBlynn
Posted:  July, 2001
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Frostbit
Summary: How do you stop a mutated goldfish before it’s too late?

A Special Valentine's Day
Author: Lori Anderson
Posted:  February, 2001
Summary:  This is Gary's and Toni's first Valentine's Day as a family and all the fun they'll have.

Spider's Freefall
Author:  Snow's Lucky Cat (Sharma S.)
Posted:  April, 2001
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  The Play's the Thing
Summary:Just something to pass the time with. WARNING: Craziness and insanity plague all souls who read this fic, including the writer's soul....

Spring Has Sprung
Author:  Iddylion
Posted:  December, 2002

Staking Claims
Author:  Ann Rivers
Posted:  January, 2001
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Brief reference to Hallowe’en, and before Erica finds out about the paper
Summary: Gary misses yet another date with Erica. Worse still, he picks up the wrong pot of coffee…

Static Cling
Author:  Becky Thomson/DianaMcKenzie
Posted: February, 2001
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  None

Stolen
Author: Measer
Posted: September, 2000
Spoilers: None
Rating: PG.
Summary: Someone steals Gary's paper.

The Story
Author:  Galahad
Posted:  April, 2003
Rating: G
Summary:  Howard Townbridge begins the process of writing a story.

Strangers in the Night
Author:  Dev
Posted:  August, 2002
Spoilers:  Through Season One
Rating:  PG-13

Street Soldiers
Author:  David Simms
Posted:  February, 2001
Rating:  PG
Spoilers:  None

A Study in Magnetism
Author:  Wnnepooh
Summary:  EE/The Sentinel crossover; Blair Sandburg can't seem to go anywhere without attracting attention.  This time he's in the Windy City, and it's Gary who has to help while Chuck's busy taking notes....

Submission to Fate
Author:  Dana K.
Posted:  February, 2001
Rating:  PG 13
Spoilers:  Season 2

Sudden Darkness
Author:  Janet
Posted:  January, 2001
Spoilers:  Blind Faith
Summary:  Missing scenes; what happened between the explosion and Marissa and Gary meeting up in the hospital

The Suitcase
Author:  Rakefet
Rating:  G
Spoilers:  Pilot
Summary:  Ever wonder what Marcia was thinking?

Superman's Cape
Author:  Ally McKnight
Posted:  December, 2000
Rating: PG-13, could be upsetting to the younger crowd.
Spoilers:  Jenny Sloane

Sweetstuff
Author:  Mike Paterno
Posted:  May, 2004
Rating: PG
Summary: Mark Perini calls Marissa "Sweetstuff" as a pet name. This is how it all came about ...on a Valentine's Day a couple of years ago...

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