The Yellowstone Affair Chapter 13

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Author’s notes:

The first picture comes from the archives of Dartmouth Medical. The photo is part of an interesting and sad article regarding a plane crash in 1959. The original photo and story can be found here:

http://dartmed.dartmouth.edu/winter00/html/plane_crash.shtml

I did a slight photo manipulation to give the impression that the man with the snowshoes was Illya Kuryakin.

The second photograph was taken in 2006 during a Yellowstone Assc. photography class. The snow had been falling for three days with temperatures in the 0 degree Fahrenheit range. The coyote was traveling along the road within 10 yards of our group and decided that she needed a nap and curled up under under a tree on a ledge by the road. She kept a wary eye on us as we snapped photos from across the road.

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"Escape from the End of the World" ~Part 3

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links to Part 1 and Part 2

Illya took off, heading toward the gate when a fist slammed into his head, sending him reeling backwards to the ground. It was Rodrigo’s tattooed henchman, the one whose face Illya had cut.

“You’re a dead man blondie!” He snarled.

“Tell me something I have not heard before.”

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Introducing the "Great Episode Challenge"

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I'm posting this for Alynwa, who's having computer problems...

           

MFU, as we all know, was created at a time when most television series aired “stand alone” episodes that, unlike today’s concept of “story arcs,” would present issues and situations that were never addressed or resolved.

I think answering those questions can form the foundation for many fan fiction stories.

The Great Episode Challenge, being offered once a month, will look at two episodes that never provided a satisfactory resolution regarding a scene, a character’s motivation or something similar.

The challenge is to choose one of the presented episodes and compose a story that answers the question raised. If you have already written a story that you think best answers that question, by all means, please repost it.

As always, there are rules: (behind the cut)

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