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Posted in Alternate Universe Ben Cartwright Drama Post Timeline

Talking to Jane (by Pat D in PA)

Summary: Ben Cartwright reflects on his life with a kind listener.
Rating: G/K (7201 words)

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright MA-Rated / R-Rated

A New Light (by Wrangler)

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must stay in the darkness.  A sequel to “Stay in the Darkness.”

Rating:  MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter) Word Count:  56,931

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Posted in Action/Adventure Hoss / Joe

Desperate Rescue (by bonanzagirl)

Summary: Hoss and Joe are on a trip to buy horses

Rating: PG Word Count: 8900

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Posted in Adam / Hoss Drama Spooky / Supernatural

Dreams (by Pat D in PA)

Summary: Hoss has a VERY bad dream…
Rating: T for reference to character death. (1,298 words)

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Posted in Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright

Reckoning and Redemption (by bonanzagirl)

Summary: Joe tries to repair his friendship with Mitch, which leads to many other problems. Meanwhile, he’s being watched.

Sequel to the story ‘The Summer Vacation.’ It is useful to have read the first story, but not necessary.

Rating: PG       Word Count: 20700

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Vengence (By Lillian Montane)

Summary: Ben and Little Joe are targeted in retaliation of being key witnesses in a murder case that lead to a hanging.
Word count: 4,928
rated: M

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Posted in Family Poetry

Among The Ponderosa Pines (by Heather-Chrysalis)

Summary: A poem about the Ponderosa Pines and the Cartwright family and how similar they are.

Rated G      Wordcount: 135

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Drama Short Stories

Again, By Grace (by JC)

Summary:  A moody portrait of the Ponderosa patriarch, seeking grace amid grief

Rating: T   Word Count 793

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Posted in Hoss Cartwright Hurt/Comfort Prequel

The Loft – #3 (by Pat D in PA)

Summary: In the final entry of three short stories, can the Cartwright hayloft provide poor Hoss with the comfort and understanding he needs to deal with the humiliation and shame he feels after being teased by unkind classmates?

Rating: K/G (3,401 words)

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Missing Scene What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

A Journey Changed (by AC1830)

Summary: A missing WHN scene at the end of A Journey Remembered. 

Rating: G, Word Count: 745

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Posted in Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright MA-Rated / R-Rated

Different Than Planned (by bonanzagirl)

Summary: The story plays after the episode ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Joe plans a well-deserved summer vacation, but the journey becomes an unexpected nightmare.

Rating: M    Word Count: 19100

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Posted in Drama Family Spooky / Supernatural

My Work is Not Yet Finished (by Pat D in PA)

Summary:  Long after death, love maintains a bond between those who shared it and can help ease a troubled young man’s soul.
Rating: K/G  4,175 words

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Stay in the Darkness (by Wrangler)

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must “Stay in the Darkness ”     Joe/ family/ Drama/ Hurt/Comfort.
Rating  T-13. Word count 40,990  

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Posted in Action/Adventure Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Catamount (by SydneyFate)

Summary: The Cartwrights’ new friend, Black Bear, encounters a wild cat, and they catch the tail end of the adventure.
This story was written for the Chaps & Spurs 2025 1st Quarter Challenge.”
Rating:  T  (2,350 words)

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Posted in Brothers Chaps and Spurs Drama Writing Challenges

Seven to One (by LillianMontane)

Summary: The only one not captured, Joe must figure out how to rescue his brothers from a gang of outlaws who invade their home.
Rating: T 9,647 words)

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