Fortress Of Good Fortune

December was a quiet month to end the year. :)

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Title: The Tall Tale (4/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy (Narrator), Clovis Tapp, Ike Godsey, John/Olivia (Olivia does not appear in this chapter), Zeb/Esther (Esther does not appear in this chapter), Angela Breckinridge, Ben Walton, Abner Sheffield, Caleb Sheffield, Gus
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Suspense
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: What is stalking the shadows up on the Mountain?
Chapter Summary: John-Boy, Ben and friends experience a terrifying Halloween Night on the Mountain.
Date Of Completion: June 5, 2021
Date Of Posting: December 5, 2021
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count (this chapter): 2201
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( Lightning flashed and rain began to pour down in sheets. The Sheffield brothers welcomed us all into their cabin. )

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Title: The Tall Tale (3/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy (Narrator), Ep Bridges, John/Olivia (John does not appear in this chapter), Zeb/Esther, Abner Sheffield
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Suspense
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: What is stalking the shadows up on the Mountain?
Chapter Summary: John-Boy works on the mysterious creature story.
Date Of Completion: May 22, 2021
Date Of Posting: November 6, 2021
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count (this chapter): 1709
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( Yep. He and his brother Caleb were out huntin’ a few nights ago. Sounds like they were havin’ no luck but heard something, a strange noise they’d never heard before. )

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Title: The Tall Tale (2/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy (Narrator), John/Olivia, Zeb/Esther, Ike Godsey, Maudie Cleghorn
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Suspense
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: What is stalking the shadows up on the Mountain?
Chapter Summary: John-Boy gets a first-hand account from Maudie Cleghorn.
Date Of Completion: May 16, 2021
Date Of Posting: October 18, 2021
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count (this chapter): 1024
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: All chapters can be found here.

Sporadic Internet access messed up my posting schedule so this will probably go past Halloween. Oh, well, Halloween is fun any time of year, amirite? :)
( You’re here about the monster, ain’t ya? )

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Title: The Tall Tale (1/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy (Narrator), Ike Godsey, John/Olivia, Zeb/Esther,
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Suspense
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: What is stalking the shadows up on the Mountain?
Chapter Summary: John-Boy hears about a mysterious creature on Walton's Mountain.
Date Of Completion: May 13, 2021
Date Of Posting: September 9, 2021
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count (this chapter): 951
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( As I walked, I thought about what Ike had told me. A large, hairy beast here in the Blue Ridge Mountains? I never knew Ike was so imaginative! )

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Title: The Double Feature (5/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy Walton, Sarah Simmons, Robert Cavendish, Evelyn Bradford, Zarabeth Hanover, Mary Ellen Walton, Randall White, Jason Walton
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Slice-Of-Life
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931)
General Summary: Professor Sarah Simmons takes John-Boy, Mary Ellen, and Jason to see the classic horror films Dracula and Frankenstein in Charlottesville.
Chapter Summary: The moviegoers discuss what they have just seen.
Date Of Completion: November 24, 2018
Date Of Posting: November 2, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1314
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Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( Our discussion grew livelier, and I wondered if we’d get quizzed at home about the movies. I realized that my siblings and I would have to talk about this. Telling all the details probably wouldn’t be the best idea, though. )

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Title: The Double Feature (4/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy Walton, Jason Walton, Mary Ellen Walton, Sarah Simmons, Robert Cavendish, Randall White, Zarabeth Hanover, Evelyn Bradford
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Slice-Of-Life
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931)
General Summary: Professor Sarah Simmons takes John-Boy, Mary Ellen, and Jason to see the classic horror films Dracula and Frankenstein in Charlottesville.
Chapter Summary: Time for the movies!
Date Of Completion: November 13, 2018
Date Of Posting: October 26, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1698
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

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Title: The Double Feature (2/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Sarah Simmons, Zeb/Esther, John/Olivia, John-Boy Walton, Mary Ellen Walton, Jason Walton
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday, Slice-Of-Life
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931)
General Summary: Professor Sarah Simmons takes John-Boy, Mary Ellen, and Jason to see the classic horror films Dracula and Frankenstein in Charlottesville.
Chapter Summary: Sarah makes her pitch to the Waltons.
Date Of Completion: October 6, 2018
Date Of Posting: October 5, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1831
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( Sarah’s earnestness certainly helped sell her pitch. Her charm bracelet jingled lightly as she gestured. )

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Title: The Double Feature (1/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): John-Boy Walton, Ike Godsey, Sarah Simmons
Fandom: The Waltons
Genres: Drama, Holiday
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For Dracula (1931) and Frankenstein (1931)
General Summary: Professor Sarah Simmons takes John-Boy, Mary Ellen, and Jason to see the classic horror films Dracula and Frankenstein in Charlottesville.
Chapter Summary: John-Boy receives an invitation from Sarah Simmons.
Date Of Completion: September 19, 2018
Date Of Posting: September 21, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Lorimar Productions does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1014
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( You meet all kinds of people at Ike Godsey’s store. I was there picking out some penny candy when the tiny bells jingled over the door as a visitor walked in. )

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