One Step At a Time (by BettyHT)
Summary: A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.
rating = T WC = 41875
Leah Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Adam Through The Ages (by BettyHT)
Summary: A series of stories about Adam after college from ages twenty-three to twenty-right and then from thirty-five to forty with troubles within the family as well as against outsiders who want something from the Cartwrights. The chapters follow one another but each one could stand on its own as a complete story.
WC = 218,113 Rating = T
A Rainy Day Tale (by MissJudy)
Summary: Marie and Ben’s attendance at a funeral in town leaves Adam at the Ponderosa to watch six-year-old Hoss, and seven-month-old Little Joe. The day of babysitting gets started with only minor difficulties, but takes a frightening turn as a late-season thunder storm hits the area, trapping the parents in town overnight, and making the boys rely on all that they’ve learned to get by alone.
Rating: K Word Count: 12,862
Judge Not (by pjb)
Summary: A WHN for “The Hunter” and “The Crucible.” Twelve years ago,there was Kane; this time, it’s Tanner. Once more, the Cartwrights grapple with the repercussions when one of their own is tortured by a madman. Rated PG13 WC 20,300
Santa’s Helpers (by Patina)
Summary: An intruder takes advantage of an innocent little boy in order to rob the Ponderosa.
Rated K+
WC=2328
Christmas Comes Early (by DonnaM)
Summary: Joe’s story about Santa getting lost in Texas is based on “Santa Got Lost In Texas,” a song from the “Christmas on the Ponderosa” album.
Rating: K (6,500 words)
No, Nothing, and Not (by BettyHT)
Summary: On his return after many years, Adam makes a very bad decision but doesn’t know how bad it is until too late. It affects his whole family but especially Joe, and all struggle with what to do. In the second part, as Christmas nears, Joe remembers the tragedy in his life. There are other problems and near tragedy. When Christmas arrives, Joe and his family have to find a way to be thankful for what they have and accept what they have lost. The third part is the next Christmas and the problem of what to get the family that has everything. In the fourth part, there’s a plan to get the Ponderosa for its timber, gold, and silver by an evil man who tries to force the deal when Ben says no to his offer, but he didn’t know what he was going to be facing once he made those Cartwrights upset.
WC = 82,382 Rating = T
To Set the Captives Free (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When Adam returns from California, where his father still remains, he finds one brother seriously injured and the other missing. While caring for the injured, he races to solve the mystery and find his missing brother before it’s too late.
Rating: K+ Word count: 20,154
Hoss In Charge (by BettyHT)
Summary: The story focuses on Hoss when one of his brothers is badly wounded. Hoss has to care for him to save his life and then sets out to apprehend those who did it. Which brother is it? Not saying as the story is a Hoss centric.
WC = 6034 Rating = T mostly for violence and language.
Devil’s Dust (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man of God who lacks true faith heads into the desert on a quest for miracles — catching the Cartwright brothers in his flawed pilgrimage.
Word count: 22,000. Rating: T.
A Tiny Preprandial Tale (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: An old short story, which I was inspired to post by the Dan Blocker Literary Birthday Challenge. It was originally written in response to a challenge to use the word “preprandial” in a story.
Rating: K Word Count: 770
A Journey Revisited (by BettyHT)
Summary: The trouble over Regan Miller leads to a frank discussion between Hoss and Adam and a trip to find Inger’s grave. Trouble happens along the way as the two brothers rebuild their relationship. WHN for She Walks In Beauty and somewhat for A Journey Remembered. It’s a mostly lighthearted tale and ends with a meaningful Christmas gift.
rating = T WC = 11,500
One Brother from Boston (by DonnaM)
Summary: Hoss and Joe invite Adam to come home from Boston for Christmas. Ben also has a hand in bringing “One Brother from Boston,” and so do an angelic helper and a stranger from Minnesota.
Rating: K (6,910 word)
This Thing of Darkness (by CwrightGirl)
Summary: A WHIB for the episode To Die in Darkness (S9E28). An extension and analysis of Candy’s spiral into depression and attempted suicide that hopefully offers some explanation and closure.
Rating: T (for mentions of suicide) Word Count: 5455 words.
Truth Is What You Make It (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam finds himself in a predicament and needs his family to help him. It lets him recapture the trust he needed to feel that he was truly at home.
rating = T WC = 19808
Truth Series, links to stories within the series are included.