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Read Texbard's free online original stories, and fan fiction for Xena: Warrior Princess and other fandoms at the Following Sites:
The Royal Academy of Bards
The Bard's Corner at AUSXIP
Archive of Our Own (AO3)
Xena Subtext Virtual Seasons


Fan Fiction and Original Online Stories by Series in Chronological Order:
 All stories not directly-linked below can be found at The Royal Academy of Bards, with the exception of Inside This House, which will be linked directly from this page soon - apology for its temporary absence. Note that some of the free original stories below have also been published for profit, and that the published versions have been professionally edited and have substantive changes from the online versions. Subsequent online sequels may refer to content in prior published stories that is not contained in the free online versions of the prior stories.
KENNEDY & CARSON SERIES:
Lawyer and Paralegal fall in love and have adventures in modern-day Texas.
  • A Wish to Build a Dream On
  • The Bluest Eyes in Texas
  • Moondancer's Delight
  • Soul Vessels
  • Borderline
  • Giving Gifts
  • A Short Oestra Story
  • Inside This House (coming soon)
  • Love Is
  • A Dream to Build a Life On
  • Peril on the Pearl
  • Double Teamed
  • To the Love of My Life
  • Once Upon a Future Time
  • A Not So Scary Night
  • Airships That Pass in the Night
MEG & ISALBA SERIES:
A pirate and a colonial American girl meet and sail the high seas together.
  • Rituals
  • La Reina Corsaria
  • Moondancer's Delight  (Kennedy & Carson story that mentions Meg & Isalba)
  • Soul Vessels (Kennedy & Carson story featuring Meg & Isalba)
  • Orlando BardCon Round Robin, It's a Small Uber World After All  (Meg & Isalba appear in chapter 11) - by D, TNovan, Taylor Rickard, ROCShadow, SX Meagher, LJ Maas, Carrie Ryan, at3Sparky, FlyBigD, Jenah, Mavis Applewater, Vada Foster, Texbard, Stoley, Verrath, Cruise, Trish Kocialski, Sam Ruskin, Archangel, KDarblyne, and Melissa Good 
RACHEL & MATTIE SERIES:
Two fictional women find love in 1900 Galveston, Texas, during the time of the historical great hurricane that destroyed the island.
  • Galveston 1900: Swept Away
  • Something to Celebrate​
KIM & SEANA SERIES:
A rock star and her wardrobe assistant find adventures in New Orleans shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
  • When the Lights Go Down
  • Hoodoo You Voodoo
OTHER ORIGINAL STORIES (not in a series):
  • ​Let It Be ... Please
  • Wise Hearts​​
CONQUERER STORIES (a sub-genre of Xena fan fiction):
This is not a series; these two stories are unrelated:
  • Destiny Conquered
  • Conquest of the Heart
XENA/GABRIELLE SERIES:
The first two stories listed below are short story prequels to the rest of the series that began with "March the 16th".  The series begins after the show's fourth season cliff-hanger, "The Ides of March."
  • First Solstice
  • The Families We Make
  • March the 16th
  • A Solstice Treaty
  • The Sixth Sense
  • Cleopatra 4 A.D.
  • Divinity
  • The Eyes of Eire
  • Beyond Sight
  • Loaves and Fishes
  • Right of Cast
XENA/GABRIELLE STAND-ALONE STORES:
A few stand-alones, not part of the series. And no, no, no, "Shattered" is not part of the series, even though it contains some original characters I created for the series.
  • Crossing the Fire
  • It's What I Do
  • Shattered
  • A Very Different Dusk (post-FIN)
  • Tricks
  • The Xenthurian Legend (S10E1 of the Xena Subtext Virtual Seasons)
  • Ocean of Fire (S10E7/Series Finale of the Xena Subtext Virtual Seasons)
OTHER FANDOMS (non-Xena except for one crossover):
  • After All My Goodbyes (Babylon 5)
  • Amazon Slide (Sliders/Xena crossover)
  • It's Complicated (Sanctuary)
  • Make a Wish, Baby (Rizzoli & Isles)
  • Suicide Blonde (Battlestar Galactica)
  • What Her Heart Could Not Forget (Captain Marvel)
  • When Worlds Collide (multi-fandom: Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, Sanctuary, Honor Harrington)
The Between the Lines Series:
These vignettes, written in the first person from the viewpoint of various characters (usually Xena or Gabrielle), explore what happened between the TV episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Season 1:
  • 1.1 -  Looking For Trouble   (post "Sins Of The Past") Listen to Story on PodBean
  • 1.2 -  Finding Trees   (post "Chariots Of War")
  • 1.3 -  Stones In The Pond   (post "Dreamworker")
  • 1.4 -  Teamwork   (post "Cradle Of Hope")
  • 1.5 -  My Friend   (post "The Path Not Taken")
  • 1.6 -  Until Next Time   (post "The Reckoning")
  • 1.7 -  The Virgin Goddess   (post "The Titans")
  • 1.8 -  Of Gods & Thunderbolts   (post "Prometheus")
  • 1.9 -  One For Death The Hard Way   (post "Death In Chains")
  • 1.10 -  Fit For A Queen   (post "Hooves & Harlots")
  • 1.11 -  Influence   (post "The Black Wolf")
  • 1.12 -  The War Of The Exes   (post "Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts")
  • 1.13 -  Living A Dream   (during "Athens City Academy Of Performing Bards")
  • 1.14 -  The Greater Good Begins   (post "A Fistful of Dinars")
  • 1.15 -  The Wedding Party   (post "Warrior  … Princess")
  • 1.16 -  The Strongest Power   (post "Mortal Beloved")
  • 1.17 -  No Fool   (post "Royal Couple of Thieves")
  • 1.18 -  Taking Risks   (post "The Prodigal")
  • 1.19 -  About Nutbread   (post "Altared States")
  • 1.20 -  Brick by Brick   (post "Ties That Bind")
  • 1.21 -  Foreshadows   (post "The Greater Good")
  • 1.22 -  Every Day, Every Day   (post "Callisto")
  • 1.23 -  What Matters Most   (post "Death Mask")
  • 1.24 -  Warrior...Princess...Amazon   (post "Is There a Doctor in the House?")
Season 2:
  • 2.1 -  Warrior Prince   (post "Orphan of War")
  • 2.2 -  Time to Kill   (post "Remember Nothing")
  • 2.3 -  Enemies, Friends, & Assorted Would-Be Lovers   (post "Giant Killer")
  • 2.4 -  Reality Bites   (post "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun")
  • 2.5 -  Fall Into Grace   (post "Return of Callisto")
  • 2.6 -  Double Trouble   (post "Warrior...Princess...Tramp")
  • 2.7 -  Serenity, Courage and Wisdom   (post "Intimate Stranger")
  • 2.8 -  Cherish   (post "Ten Little Warlords")
  • 2.9 -  The Gift   (post "A Solstice Carol")
  • 2.10 -  Sloe Gin on a Southern Porch Swing   (post "The Xena Scrolls")
  • 2.11 -  Masquerade   (post "Here She Comes, Miss Amphipolis")
  • 2.12 -  Death Be Not Proud   (post "Destiny")
  • 2.13 -  A Mile in Your Boots   (post "The Quest")
  • 2.14 -  A Matter of Trust   (post "A Necessary Evil")
  • 2.15 -  Lucky Stars   (post "A Day in the Life")
  • 2.16 -  Baby Love   (post "For Him the Bell Tolls")
  • 2.17 -  How the Mighty Have Fallen   (post "The Execution")
  • 2.18 -  If You Could See What I See   (post "Blind Faith")
  • 2.19 -  Shades of Meaning   (post "Ulysses")
  • 2.20 -  The Path Taken   (post "The Price")
  • 2.21 -  Wings of Love   (post "Lost Mariner")
  • 2.22 -  Object of My Affection   (post "A Comedy of Eros")
Season 3:
  • 3.1- Who's Your Daddy (post "The Furies")
  • 3.2 - Carpe Xanthos ( post "Been There, Done That") 
  • 3.3 - All That We Let In (post "The Dirty Half Dozen")
  • 3.4 - The Coming of Shadows (post "The Deliverer")
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