Hi S.T.C
Yes, as Paul mentioned, I've rustled up a few short stories and novels over the years. My sixth western is currently going through the editing process and I'm busy working on number 7 (it so happens that #5, #6 and #7 are a loose trilogy).
The westerns are quite short at around 40k - which is one of the reasons (*) I write them. Work and commuting leaves little spare time, so anything longer will have to wait until I'm retired! Prior to doing these I wrote three full length (120k) thrillers, one of which I subbed out to a few agents but with no joy other than nice comments.
And prior to that I concentrated on short stories, quite a few of which were published. Had a couple of honourable mentions in "Best Horror & Fantasy Stories of the Year" which was nice. But novels are where my heart lies.
It also explains why most of my songs are story songs :-)
Your story idea sounds good - I'd love to read it when you're done.
Regards
Derek
(*) The other reasons is that I love them, I grew up reading them, and some of my favourite writers started their careers writing them!