All stories are completed unless otherwise noted.

An Uncommon Lady by Verity Fowler (September 1897)
Appearances can be deceiving.

Land of Darkness by Blue Skies Costello and Flash McAllen (Summer - Fall 1898)
They say that those who do no learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 8/9/01*]

The Past is Past by Smoke Schaefer (October 1898)
It isn't so hard to put your past behind you.

Acts of Betrayal by Ruby Gallagher (April 1899 & November 1901)
Every saga has a beginning. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 5/15/01*]

The New Beginning by Bay Miller (Summer 1899)
No summary yet.

Climbing Out of the Past by Spider McKennah (September 1899)
On the run from her past, Lilith meets up with both an old friend and some old foes. Will she finally find her place among them? Or will she keep running?

Shadow Boxing by Knuckles Callahan (Spring - Summer 1900)
The saying in boxing is that only a fool or a desperate man gets hit in the head to earn a living.

Rovin' Gypsy Girl by Gypsy Gardener (August 1900)
Finally out of the Refuge, Elaine finds an old friend who wants to help her become a newsie. But is he just a friend?

A Sketch of Freedom by Sketch Meeks (August - September 1900)
No summary yet.

Beauty from Ashes by Ash Villaflores (August 1900 - April 1901)
Southern transplant Joya Villaflores arrives in New York to study music, but starts an education in life, death, love, and the pursuit of happiness. [PERMANENTLY UNFINISHED]

Nobody Else by Fingers Mulcahy (September 1900)
'Every heart has got a story' and there are scores of stories under the roof of the Harlem Lodging House. But at one time or another, everyone gets the feeling nobody else understands.

Nothin' But Blue Skies by Blue Skies Costello (September - October 1900)
A ordinary day turns sour when foul play hits the Lodging House. Should the girls prepare for the worst? Or is this problem a simple misunderstanding?

A Ray of Light by Eponine (February 1901)
No summary yet.

Olivia by Quill Swipple (August 1901)
(Formerly titled: "The Plight of Roufoide") A life in a corrupt Manhattan orphanage. A forbidden Civil War romance. An enigma surrounding one girl on a search for her past. With no knowledge of who she really is, and her childhood dreams of her past shattered, Olivia Swipple tries desperately to find a place to call her own, and people to call her family. And sometimes, that family is where you least expect it.

The Struggle For Liberty by Liberty Andriola (August 1901)
Liberty lost the one she loved to very mysterious, unfortunate circumstances. But it's been a year, and she's slowly learning to move on - until she is thrown face to face with her love's killer. Liberty's entire world comes crashing down as she discovers that most of her life has been a lie. Will she survive, and reconstruct - or will she lay dying in the rubble?

Dance With the Devil by Ruby Gallagher (September 1901)
Ruby thought Luke Forlani was gone from her life forever when she'd helped send him to prison. Now he's back, looking for revenge and threatening the lives of those she loves most.

Wrong Side of the Bed by Verity Fowler (September 1901)
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed doesn't happen overnight.

Acts of Betrayal by Ruby Gallagher (November 1901 & April 1899)
Every saga has a beginning. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 5/15/01*]

Three's a Crowd by Verity Fowler (December 1901)
As the old rhyme goes, two's a couple, three's a crowd.

Never Had a Reason To by Fingers Mulcahy (December 1901)
No summary yet. [*ADDED 1/14/02*]

Who Steals My Purse by Fingers Mulcahy (December 1901)
"Who steals my purse, steals trash . . . but he who filches from me my good name, robs me of what not enriches him and makes me poor indeed." ~William Shakespeare, Othello

After the Ball by Verity Fowler (December 1901)
"Many a heart is aching, / If you could read them all; / Many the hopes that have vanished / After the ball." ~"After the Ball" by Charles Harris, 1892

Even Angels Fall by Meggie Lewis (January 1902)
No summary yet. [PERMANENTLY UNFINISHED]

Darkness, Take my Hand by Ruby Gallagher (January - February 1902)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 2/3/01*]

The Green Door by Ash Villaflores (February 1902)
No summary yet. [PERMANENTLY UNFINISHED]

Loneliness Stands Guard by Fingers Mulcahy (February 1902)
Some truths can only be spoken in the dead of night.

One Blade Shy of a Sharp Edge by Fingers Mulcahy (March 1902)
What does a girl do when the world stops working the way she's always nown it to be? Or worse, when she starts changing?

Every Rainbow Has Its Pot of Gold by Verity Fowler (March 1902)
Every rainbow has its pot of gold. Sometimes you just have to know where to search for it.

Waltzing is for Dreamers by Fingers Mulcahy and Ruby Gallagher (March - June 1902)
One step for aching, two steps for breaking, waltzing's for dreamers and losers in love. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 1/1/02*]

Many Reasons Why by Fingers Mulcahy (April 1902)
What are little girls made of? Better yet, what are young women made of? mily, friends, the New York streets - the grace of God and Lady Fortune. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 10/28/00*]

The Further You Run by Flash McAllen (April 1902)
"Running away - go to it. Where did you have in mind? Have to take care, unless there's a where, you'll only be wandering blind. Just more questions. Different kind." ~ Mysterious Man, "Into the Woods" [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 7/30/01*]

The Letter by Smoke Schaefer (April 1902)
Everybody regrets their past. But does that mean that they should try to reverse it?

Going West by Eponine (May 1902)
We don’t always understand why, but when called, we have to follow. We don’t always know what life may have in store for us, but we may never know if we don’t go where it takes us. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 8/2/01*]

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been? by Ruby Gallagher (Summer 1902)
The way things could have been is not always the way things should be. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 5/11/01*]

When Ends Meet by Flash McAllen and Liberty Andriola (June - July 1902)
Robbery, bridge-jumping, mysteries... Why not? [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 7/31/00*]

Stones in the Road by Fingers Mulcahy (June - September 1902)
Every secret is bound to be uncovered. All we can choose are the circumstances under which the truth is revealed. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 8/10/00*]

Ignorance Doesn't Last by Fingers Mulcahy (July - December 1902)
The punishment for ignorance is that it don't last. ~ Four Eyes O'Malley [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 1/1/02*]

Sweat and Tears by Fingers Mulcahy (September 1902)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 5/11/01*]

Sympathy for the Devil by Ruby Gallagher (November 1902 - January 1903)
To err may be human, but to forgive...? [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 5/11/01*]

Devil's Retribution by Ruby Gallagher and Fingers Mulcahy (February - May 1903)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 1/1/02*]

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters by Circus Monahan (Spring 1903)
No summary yet. [PERMANENTLY UNFINISHED]

Someday by Blue Skies Costello (April 1903)
Where do you go when you've outgrown the only home you've ever known?

Getting Away by Aeva Demeter (July 1903)
Getting away was all one girl wanted, but was that asking too much?

All Kinds of People by Verity Fowler (July 1903)
It takes all kinds of people to make up the world, and New York City offers prime examples.

Walk on Down by Brady Palmer (July 1903)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 8/14/01*]

Honor Among Thieves by Fib Wilcox (July - December 1903)
"The sun, the moon, and the stars they make the wind blow/It took me twenty years to understand./Lost to me are how the lives of friends go like autumn leaves in an Oklahoma wind." [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 1/1/02*]

A Moment in the Sun by Slider Harvey (August 1903 - present)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 8/13/01*]

Simple by Gwen Minton (November 1903)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 11/21/01*]

All I Ask of You by Verity Fowler (December 1903 - February 1904)
"Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime... say the word and I will follow you...Love me—that's all I ask of you." [*IN PROGRESS 6/3/02*]

Committed No Crime by Toss-Penny Parker (Winter 1903 - 1904)
For Jacob "Toss-Penny" Parker, his whole life is turned upside-down from the punishment of his crime--which is not as fair as it seems, considering he committed no crime. In the end, even the worst situations may give way to new beginnings--and new hope.

Listless by Tagalong Lowery (March 1904)
Alexander Lowery saw the world as a place shadowed in darkness. Treated as if he were somehow defective because of his childhood illness he had little faith in people, much less anything else. And just as the world seemed to be brightening, he's about to learn just how dark things can get. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 6/19/02*]

All Flowers in Time by Flash McAllen and Blue Skies Costello (February 1904)
Growing up has an uncanny way of throwing a wrench in one's plans. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 8/18/01*]

A Choice to Make by Eponine (May 1904)
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 12/31/02*]

That Which Was Promised by Nate Courcel (June 1904)
Promises are easy to make, but easier to break, and empty promises are sometimes the easiest to believe. [*IN PROGRESS 6/5/02*]

Until Next Time by Aeva Demeter (June 1904)
Aeva knew that Harlem was only a temporary sanctuary from her past--she knew that her enemy would catch up with her. She just wished it didn't have to happen so soon. [*IN PROGRESS. UPDATED 12/31/02*]

First Impressions by Midge Gambino (June 1904)
Midge doesn't believe in first impressions, but when she joins the Harlem Newsgirls she learns that she's about to get a lesson on how to be a newsgirl, but more importantly, a lesson on life.

Peace of Mind by Imp Harris (June - September 1904)
No summary yet. [*IN PROGRESS. UPDATED 7/19/02*]

The Same Old Story by Breathless McQueen
Breathless McQueen settles into her new home-- but not without stirring things up a little first. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 10/12/99*]

Into the Pouring Rain by Angel Bradshaw
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *UPDATED 1/17/00*]

One Day the Music May Stop by Cordelia Williamston
"It was the music of something beginning, an era exploding, a century spinning. In riches and rags, and in rhythm and rhyme, the people called it ragtime." - Ragtime. Cordelia Williamston never expected to fall in love. Especially not with something so simple as a piano. [PERMANENTLY UNFINSHED]

Goodbye Isn't Forever by Sketch Meeks
No summary yet. [IN PROGRESS *ADDED 7/27/01*]





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