Cowboy Dreams

Just a silly fanfic writer for silly cowboys. THIS BLOG CONTAINS NSFW WORKS INTENDED FOR 18+ AUDIENCES ONLY MINORS KINDLY DNI

[katmorganrdr-writes]

Hi! My name is Kat. I'm 29 and make Red Dead Redemption themed posts and fanfics.

I like to do modern but also do regular. Modern will be tagged as such.

This blog contains NSFW content intended for 18+ only! Please pay attention to content warnings and tags! I will tag all nsfw content as such. If something needs a tag and doesn't have one, please lmk!

Thank you 💖

Main blog: @katmorganrdr

Whumpril 2026 Arthur x Reader Series Master Post

Graphic Credits: @saradika-graphics, @cafekitsune

[huggingtentacles]

Being knocked out for more than 5 minutes means very serious brain damage but humans not having a turn-off button would do immense damage to our collective storytelling. So many films and books and videogames just wouldn't happen if writers stopped bonking their characters on the head. Insane.

[judylicious]

Arthur Morgan appreciation post.

[unboundprompts]

Hello! Could you do a cowboy/wild west terms & phrases?

Thank you!

Cowboy / Wild West Terms and Phrases

-> The Chief Storyteller

-> Cowboyaccountant

A Lick and a Promise - to do haphazardly.

Above Snakes - If you were “above snakes,” you were above ground; still alive.

Acknowledge the Corn - admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming.

An Invite to a Dance - could mean shooting at a man’s feet to make him dance.

Bake - to overheat a horse by riding too fast, long, or hard.

Barkin’ at a Knot - Doing something useless; wasting your time, trying something impossible.

Barn sour - horse that loves his stall; speeds up the pace as he nears the barn on the journey home.

Bedroll - Blankets rolled and carried for sleeping.  Also called sugans, soogans, hot rolls, or dream sacks.

Bee in Your Bonnet -  An idea.

Boondocks, Boonies - far from civilization.

Broom-Tail -  a negative term for an ill-behaved or ugly horse, often a horse that looks or acts like a mustang.

Burn the Breeze - ride at full speed.

Chuckwagon - A wagon used to carry food on a cattle drive, which also serves as a mobile kitchen.

Clipped his Horns -  took him down a notch or two; referring to a fight or a braggart.

Cowboss -  In charge of the cattle operation on a ranch.  They choose where the cowboys will ride and hire and fire cowboys.  Answers to the general manager or ranch owner.

Curly wolf -  real tough guy, dangerous man.

Dilly-dally - loiter or vacillate.

Flannel mouth - overly smooth or fancy talker, especially politicians or salesmen. 

Night-Wrangler -  A cowboy that herds and cares for the saddle horses during the night. 

Pull in your horns -  back off, quit looking for trouble.

Rustler -  A horse or cattle thief.

That Dog Won’t Hunt - That idea or argument isn’t going to work. Or, the person saying it doesn’t believe what you’re saying.

Will Die Standin’ Up -  brave

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[katmorganrdr]

Have to force myself to come onto Tumblr so I can reblog some Arthur Morgan, giving a little boost of dopamine. Trying to cure the depression.

[ohcaptains]

[corpseprize]

the reality of being a writer

heres how to fix it

[bipbobbbup]

[ttaurish]

someday i'll wake and rub my eyes and in the land beyond the skies, you'll find me

[katmorganrdr-writes]

Can people send me headcanon related asks?

Any AU, just specify. I'm really trying to pull myself out of a bad writing slump and an even worse depression.

I'd appreciate it 💕

[scarfacemarston]

New Soiled Dove Book! My recommendation for RDR / Old West fans.

Soiled Dove is an old west term for sex worker. Didn't know if tumblr would make me censor that, hence the title. ANYWAY. A lot of my followers know that I'm a historian who focuses on the history of human sexuality and the history of medicine, and that I've posted a lot about both. Well, here's a recommendation from me! I just received the book myself today, but I'm still recommending it as a potential read! It's a very short book about 120 pages with a large section at the end being notes. Given the book title, I don't think I need to repeat the trigger warnings. However, I think this is a crucial book, as murder was sadly one of the leading causes of death for sex workers, and unfortunately, it occurred so often that very few cared. We need historians (and anyone who likes history) to humanize these women. That's exactly what this book does. This book, just from the description, makes the stories of people like Abigail that much more real, and we can mourn the real women as well.

Amazon description:

[katmorganrdr]

Back from Super Burnout 2.0™, at least I think I am! Oh, Arthur Morgan, I have been lost without you...

[katmorganrdr-writes]

My brain actually just decided to ghost me and I'm not even sure where it went? I think she's back now...

[katmorganrdr]

Embarrassing Red Dead Story Hour!

What's your most embarrassing Red Dead Redemption story?

(Mine is under the cut! Ch. 2 spoiler!)

When I was first playing through RDR2, way back yonder in the good old days of October/November 2018, I accidentally broke a TV because I got angry.

My TV was maybe 25/30 inches, set up on a portable desk so I could be in the living room at the same time as my fiancee (he likes playing things on our living room tv while watching me do story.)

I was on Chapter 2, We Loved Once and True Part III mission, where you go to the Chelonian cult and have to chase Jamie to get him to come back? Yeah, that little butthead goes through a field of wheat at one point, and I'm on a horse that definitely isn't fast enough, losing ground. This is like my 4th time trying, so I was really frustrated. I try to ride through the broken bit of fence but for some reason my horse just decided, "Nope." And rammed right into the fencing beside it, stopping making Arthur fly off his horse.

I was so angry that did this extremely dramatic scream groan thing and I threw myself back into my seat, NOT THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS A RECLINING COUCH WITH THE FOOTREST OUT.

The backrest went back further, the footrest pushed forward, hit the desk legs. The TV was pretty secure/stable on it, but I guess that was just too much and so my fiancee and I watch it teeter back and forth once, and then SLAM!

It was before either of us could react to grab it.

It landed on its back, and the HDMI cord broke off in the TV and the screen busted from the impact.

I cried.

I'm dramatic, though, so...

Thank God TV's are cheap nowadays, especially for little ones.

So that's how RDR2 and Jamie Gillis cost me $120.

😢

TL;DR: Failed mission, Broke TV, Jamie owes me $120 now.

[katmorganrdr-writes]

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OMG THE FLOWER OF TALK OKAY HERE WE GO

I'm so excited I was hoping someone would send me this because I'm currently working on a very tiny mini fic that's for pride :) not really involving like... Relationships? Moreso the mention of them? But idk I just think it's a cute one and I'm hopefully gonna finish it tonight bc like I said it's super small like probs less than 2k words. I'm filing it under my 'Ranch AU' which is kind of developed in my head and I've even made dialogue fics for (like 2 iirc) but I've never actually made a post on the settings.

But also!!!

So, I'm developing a new AU that's gonna have an Arthur x series and I'm not sure when to announce what the au is, because I don't have any fics yet and I also don't think anyone is going to care much bc it's not like.. idk. I just don't think people will be as excited as me? It's just an AU that's like... Me. Like I've lived adjacently to this world and it's been very important in my life, like super influential to me as a person in a lot of ways. It also comes with my own backstory, like, how I'm related to it.

Also, I'm on the bus and this old lady keeps telling everyone how she's so excited bc she's never taken the bus before but her friend takes it and she meets her friend for lunch some days and she usually gets a ride but today she's taking the bus and her friend doesn't know she's gonna be on it. And I'm so happy for her lol but also she needs volume control but that's okay I'll deal she's too happy to be mad at.

ANYWAY

Here's a little hint for my new AU!

@gluechugger is not allowed to guess about what this is anywhere public bc they're the only person I've discussed it with 😂

That is Miss Shirley. She passed in 2015, but her family encouraged sharing her pic because they love her so much 💕

RIP MISS SHIRLEY! You always knew when the onions were burning 45 seconds before they actually started burning lol

[katmorganrdr]

Tumblr Heart Button during Pride Month when you press it: *does a gay little pose*🌈

Happy pride month everyone!

(I see you, people in a straight passing relationship. My peers, my queers... Happy pride month to you, too!)

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[katmorganrdr-writes]

KatMorganRDR Summer 2026 Fanfic Goals and Roadmap

Continuation:

🥀 Whumpril Arthur x Reader Series - Continuing ofc but with no set schedule. I am slowly working on it though!

💼 VDL Enterprises AU - My OG AU, posted on my main blog! I'll be hopefully adding to it, and working on transferring my current works to this blog instead.

New:

New AU - a new AU is in the making! It's one very near and dear to my heart. Will be making a post about it soon! I would like to do lore posts and an Arthur x series (still deciding if I want OC or Reader)! Will say, it's modern, so I hope you all enjoy that, lol. Stay tuned for more info!

❤️‍🔥 NSFW - I will be asking for nsfw prompts at some point. I would like to start sharing some of my nsfw fics, but warning, self indulgence may occur! One-shots for now.

May add more later!

[katmorganrdr-writes]

I love the way you write Colm SO MUCH

He's so despicable yet so oddly likeable at the same time... Impulsive and cruel yet intelligent and cunning... He really IS Dutch's dark mirror

So many writers don't do him justice but you truly do

Oh my gosh thank you so much! 💕💕💕

(I saw this ask a while ago and idk what happened, I thought I answered it already 😔)

I feel like Colm is such a fun character to play around with when writing. (Wait, what? Who said that?)

Like he's vile and awful, and he doesn't care if you think that about him. And in a way, he's like... Idk, not charming because not that but kind of like that? Manipulation for sure, lol! Dutch and him use the same kind of tactics, it's just that Dutch wants people to admire him and like him and Colm doesn't give a crap.

I saw this post by @thebotanicalbrush:

"Colm O'Driscoll did not get enough screen time for how much they hyped that man up. Damn shame"

And I completely agree. I think he should have gotten so much more, like can you imagine??? He's got this whole personality that seems fleshed out by the game and we don't even get to experience it!

I'm so glad you think I'm doing him justice in my writing, thank you so much, I hope I can keep doing so 💕