Inner Strength – Part 1 (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joe and Ben head out on a father and son journey to town, but a stop along the way causes unforeseen problems. Can the two rely on their inner strength to see them through?
Rating: K+ 3300
Inner Strength Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Does the Heart Ever Heal (by TracyT)
Summary: Three years ago, Adam Cartwright left the Ponderosa. As Hoss and Joe struggle to help Ben with his depression, a chance encounter in a nearby town just might be the answer they’ve been waiting for.
Rated: K+ WC 52,500
The Vacation (by TracyT)
Summary: An old friend’s daughter visits the Ponderosa in an effort to get over her father’s death. She falls in love … but will she stay?
Rated: MA WC 58345
Thank You For Loving Me (by rosecartwright)
Summary: Joe goes to visit his Pa and brothers one summers day leaving his wife and child alone for the day. What will the Cartwright’s do when one of their own is injured and one is missing? Will Joe do whatever it takes to get his wife back or will he listen to Pa and have the sheriff help? What will they do when things start to go for the worse?
Rated: K (11,190 words)
Indiscretion (by pbeaking)
Summary: Nine year old Hoss Cartwright wants so very much to excel in school like his older brother, particularly when it comes to math. The pressure he puts on himself to achieve leads him to an act of indiscretion. Can he ever make things right again?
Rating: K+ WC 4900
A Birthday Gone Wrong (by rosecartwright)
Summary: Joe’s family and his girlfriend are throwing him a surprise party. But what will Joe do when he has to search for where the party is and things go wrong, well wrong to him?
Rated: K+ (2,170 words)
In Haste (by pbeaking)
Summary: In honor of Father’s Day… Ben Cartwright is the perfect model of a father, but even he can make mistakes with his children. This story is about how he acted in haste. He now must rekindle the relationship with his son, Hoss.
Rating: K+ WC 3400
The Crazy Lady (by Jayne)
Summary: Joe and Hoss scare themselves one night, come to Adam’s room and tell him the story of the crazy lady. Prequel/Young Cartwrights/Humor Rated: K+ WC 700
Superstition (by Jayne)
Summary: When Hoss and Joe decide to keep the black cat that crossed Adam’s path, it proves to become Adam’s bane.
Rated: K WC 2000
Identity Lost (by Jayne)
Summary: A young man is stricken with Amnesia.
Rated: K WC 5600
In Defense (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joseph Francis Cartwright awaits sentencing. The judge is quick to blame the adults in his life for the boy’s actions. What can Joe say in defense?
Rating: K+ 1500
Five Foot High, Ten Miles Deep (by Jayne)
Summary: When Joe is worried about his height, his brothers offer him words of wisdom.
Rated: K WC 1300
Grazed (by Jayne)
Summary: When Adam finds a slightly injured Joe, they share a strangely special moment. A Young Cartwright short story.
Rated: K+ WC 767
Howling at the Moon (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joe becomes concerned that his brother may be something other than human after reading a book about the behaviorisms of non-human beings. When Adam gets wind of Joe’s beliefs, he decides to have a little fun with younger brother.
Rating: K+ WC 5300
The Prodigal Father (by Jayne)
Summary: A prequel: After the sudden death of Marie, Ben Cartwright withdraws himself from his sons, leaving Adam to take care of his young brothers during one of the hardest moments in their lives. My first fanfiction!
Rated: K+ 5300