Short Stories and Collaborations

In addition to his full length novels, Jim has written many short stories and collaborated with other authors. Click on the links for details about each story and for the links to purchase them in print or digital form.

Short stories on the Rope and Wire website (2017, various)

Faith and the Law (series) from High Noon Press

Faith and the Law, Volume 6: Which is Which? (short story, May 2015) Faith and the Law, Volume 5, Rich Man, Richer Man (short story, February 2015) Faith and the Law Volume 4, Shadows in the Mist (short story, November 2014) Faith and the Law Volume 3, The Holy Roller (short story, September 2014) Faith and the Law, Volume 2 Ranger with a Collar (July 2014) Faith and the Law, Volume 1 (short story, May 2014) Faith and the Ranger (all-Jim short story collection)

A Ranger Named Rowdy (series)

In 2013, High Noon Press began publishing a series of short stories about fictional Texas Ranger Tim Bannon and his horse Rowdy. Available stories include:

A Ranger Named Rowdy (Volume 1, March 2013) Old Enemies (Volume 2, May 2013) Kidnapped (Volume 3, June 2013) Jack Bosco (Volume 4, July 2013) The Norther (Volume 5, August 2013) Banker's Gamble (Volume 6, September 2013) Always a Ranger (Volume 7, October 2013) Deadly Duo (Volume 8, November 2013) Defenders of the Mission (Volume 9, December 2013) Like Father, Like Son (Volume 10, January 2014) The Blizzard (Volume 11, February 2014)

Western Fictioneers

The Wolf Creek books are novels written by members of the Western Fictioneers, writing collectively as "Ford Fargo", with each writer taking the role of a person in the fictional town. Jim has contributed to two Wolf Creek books and his stories were included in three Western Fictioneers anthologies. His story "The Toys" was nominated for a 2013 award and included in the 4th Peacemakers anthology.

Wolf Creek: Hunter's Moon (November 2016) Wolf Creek: Comanchero Trail (September 2016) Wolf Creek: War Stories (June 2016) Wolf Creek: Luck of the Draw Part 2 (May 2016) Wolf Creek 12 - The Dead of Winter (2014) Wolf Creek 9 - A Wolf Creek Christmas (2013) Wolf Creek 8 - Night of the Assassins (2013) Wolf Creek 6 - Hell on the Prairie (2013) The Peacemakers, Volume 4 (2013) Wolf Creek 1 - Bloody Trail (2012) Six Guns and Slay Bells (2012) The Traditional West (2011)

Other Stories

Jim has also contributed short stories to

• Heart of Her Ranger (as J.J. Blanchard) (novella, May 2015)
• Christmases Past: Bullets, Blizzards, and the Babe (short story, November 2014)
• Best of Rope and Wire, Volume 2
• Remington Colt #3 (February 2014)
• Remington Colt #4 (March 2014)
• Wells Fargo Express Series - Remington Colt complete (June 2014)
• Great Western Fiction (western story magazine, out of print)

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