Author: faust
With a Flourish (by faust)
Summary: A Christmas continuation of The Art Universe
Rating: G 3,410 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Remember, Remember (by faust)
Summary: No one signed up for the fourth, so this day was opened to all members in the Forums to try their hand at writing poetry for the season.
Rating: G 230 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
To Build a House (by faust)
Summary: It’s suddenly Christmas, and Adam has to come up with an alternative plan. The solution is quite a surprise, but one enjoyed by the whole family.
Rating: G
Words: 2,785
Part of the Art-Universe
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Icicle of Doom (by faust)
Summary: Those often ridiculed have vulnerable souls, too. Who better than a Cartwright to acknowledge that?
Rating: G Words 1,860
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A continuation of The Art-Universe, links to all stories included within
The Gift of Giving (by faust)
Summary: Baby Joe has need of a crocheted blanket, at least that’s what Hoss concludes, and he has an exact idea who’s going to bring on one…enter Adam.
Written for Day 4 of the 2021 Advent Calendar
Rating: G 2,540 words
Heirlooms (by faust)
Summary: The most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories.
Rating: G 3,115 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Part of The Art-Universe, links to my stories included within.
To Clear the Dust (by faust)
Summary: Saturday night, Adam and Hoss got stranded in an abandoned cabin, and what Adam wants most is a bath. And hadn’t Hoss just reckoned that? But there’s more at stake than just washing off road dust.
Rating: PG
Word count: 6223
Merry & Bright (by faust)
Summary: How can one get through the self-loathing and grief at a time like this?
Rating: G
Word Count: 2,070
Broken Sugar Bowl (by faust)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Broken Sugar Bowl. A Christmas continuation of The Art Universe
Rating: G 2,280 words
Stocking Orange (by faust)
Summary: Adam recovers after having been ill at Christmas. Enter Hoss’s bedside manners, lots of Britishness, a little boy, and an orange. Bliss.
1,225 words, rated K
Night of the Star (by faust)
ry was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 5
Summary: Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa.
Rating: G 2,800 words
Lucky Streak (by faust)
Summary: Adam and Joe are caught in a cave in. Adam is not amused.
3,937 words, rated K+
Birthday Boy (by faust)
Summary: Celebrating Adam’s birthday was always a somewhat strained affair. But the new addition to the family didn’t know that, and so something new happens that has everyone holding their breaths.
870 words, rated K
Dignity (by faust)
Roy Coffee has his reasons for doing what he does. Really, he has.
700 words, rated K
Fortuna Smiles (by faust)
Written for the prompt: Adam wins the lottery. And that’s all there is to it.
800 words, rated K+
Part of the Art-Universe, links to stories within the series are included.