Author: JoanS
Breathing Free (by JoanS)
Summary: A Ponderosa ranch hand is convicted of murder, and all four Cartwrights must deal with their emotions regarding the situation.
Rated: PG (9,650 words)
Priorities (by JoanS)
Summary: A tasking mistress draws Ben away from his family. Will it take losing his family before he sets his priorities right?
Rating: K+ (19,460 words)
Adonis in the Wilderness (by JoanS)
Summary: One of Adam’s retired professors visits the Ponderosa for a vacation; involving the entire family in his latest art project. Is Virginia City ready for the newest Adonis?
Rating: T WC 10,100
The Pact (by JoanS)
Summary; When first you conspire to deceive… It’s mighty hard to keep a secret with Little Joe around.
Rating: K (9,850 words)
If These Walls Could Talk (by JoanS)
Summary: The task of reroofing the barn brings back various memories for each of the Cartwrights.
Rating: K (9,000 words)
The Map (by JoanS)
Summary: You’ve probably read what the producers want you to know about the map that hung on the wall behind Ben’s desk, but here is the real story.
Rating: K (2,790 words)
The Silver Dollar (by JoanS)
Summary: Just how deep of a hole will Joe dig for himself? And when the consequences of being restricted from the Silver Dollar seem unjust… Could it get any worse? This is Joe we’re talking about.
Rating: K+ (14,030 words)
Settling the Accounts (by JoanS)
Summary: It’s the end of the month and settling the accounts nearly spells an apoplexy for Ben.
Rating: K+ (10,440 words)
Boston Correspondence (by JoanS)
Summary: Vignettes of life on the Ponderosa as well as Boston during Adam’s college years.
Rating: K (10,835 words)
Schoolhouse Siege (by JoanS)
Summary: Trouble invades Virginia City, and with the law on their tails, they unwitting head straight for the schoolhouse.
Rating: K+ (6,550 words)
The Dentist (by JoanS)
Summary: A traveling dentist visits town
Rated: K (11,710 words)
Picking up the Threads (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben finds it difficult to re-enter his boys’ lives after Marie’s death
Rated: K (13,335 words)
Founder’s Day (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben is determined that this Founder’s Day will be a family affair, but his sons have other ideas
Rated: K (17,400 words)
Little Boy Lost (by JoanS)
Summary: Joe is missing when the family are in a San Francisco hotel
Rated: K (7,465 words)
Old Demons (by JoanS)
Summary: A college friend of Adam’s causes trouble for both Adam and Joe
Rated: T (18,955 words)