Posted in Ben Cartwright Drama Post Timeline Writing Challenges

The Telegram (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Ben Cartwright receives an incomplete telegram.  What is the message and who is it about? 

Rating:  K   (2,695 words)

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Posted in Drama

To Everything, There Is A Season #4 – Growing Pains (by MonicaSJ)

Summary:  This is fourth of the To Everything series.  Shiloh and Adam come home from their honeymoon and embark on a new life together discovering that fitting all their desires in can make for trouble as her past creeps in and as they balance the opportunities that come their way.  

Rated:  T  WC 116,200

To Everything, There is a Season Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Humor

Chopped (by bahj)

Summary: It’s a race against the clock as the three Cartwright brothers use whatever’s on hand to prepare a dinner for twenty!

Rated: Family Friendly  Word count: 1800

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama MA-Rated / R-Rated

Invisible Mending (by ansinico)

Summary:  One day in the life of Joseph Francis Cartwright, or is it just a moment, or a week, or a year, who knows he doesn’t…the day started well and then rapidly tumbled downhill…there will be trouble, a gal and of course some SJS…

Rated:  MA (18,250 words)

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

A Place to Call Home (by Patina)

Rating: K+

Word Count=5568

Summary: WHN for Return to Honor. Will Cartwright adjusts to life on the Ponderosa.

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Prequel Writing Challenges

The Silent Land (by Inca / aka Tye)

Two brothers ride into a sleepy, little town in the middle of nowhere. Their name is Cartwright and their appearance triggers a tragic quest for vengeance.

Rated T WC 17,000

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Posted in Family Prequel

The Black Hat (by Cheaux)

Summary:    A Ponderosa fairy tale inspired by a drawing by bahj’s niece.

Word count:   1187   Rated K

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Posted in Humor Writing Challenges

Virginia City Tea Party (by heike)

Summary:  In Virginia City ladies know how to celebrate a proper tea party.  

Rating:  K+   WC  2100

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

Murder, He Wrote (by heike)

Summary:  Deputy Clem Foster is trying to solve a crime. Little Joe is eager to help until his father becomes the main suspect.

Rating  T   WC  3100

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Posted in Drama Family What Happened Instead Writing Challenges

A Dream Fulfilled… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Dream Fulfilled… A story in six voices, that all viewers wished had happened.  Within each section there will be a common thread that also ties each character to the others.  At the end of each section the character and the word prompt are listed.

Rating K (6,705 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama What Happened Instead

More Than Enough Love (by Hart4Ben)

Summary:  Having only been married a short time, Ben and Kate find themselves making a life-changing decision after the death of Kate’s sister.

***Warning – spanking used for disciplining children.***  

Rated: T (37,265 words)

Ben Brown Series, links to all the stories for this series included.

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Posted in Drama

As Good as the Best Day He Ever Saw (by Patina)

Rating: K

Word Count=3794

Summary: A man’s self-image doesn’t always match his reflection in the mirror. Ben sets out to prove he’s not yet ready for porch-sitting.

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Posted in Brothers Drama Missing Scene Short Stories What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

Setting the Course (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  At the end of “A House Divided”, have you ever wondered why Adam wasn’t farther along to join the cause before Little Joe caught up with him?  Adam had emotionally left the night before Ben‘s encounter with Frederick Kyle and Joe in town.  Me… I don’t think it had anything to do with Adam’s response to Joe during the closing scene, “That lake really gets under your skin.”

Rating:  K+  (800 words)

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Writing Challenges

Only One Left (by Destiny Adams)

Summary:  He is the only one left.  Joe reflects.  Written for the August Chaps and Spurs. Tissue warning!  

Rated: K+ (1,150 words)

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Not a Political Man (by faust)

Yet another discussion with Adam prompts Joe into doing something rash and potentially life-threatening—and into thinking more about politics than he ever wanted to.

2,600 words, rated K

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