Summary:  Joe has a plan to bring some excitement into a dull winter but Joe’s plans have a way of bringing unintended consequences.  Nothing new there but again the family has something to say about what happens.
Rating:  PG   Word Count:  2,506
Winter Tales Series, links to all stories included within.

Summary:  Retaliation for a prank leads to revenge and a mystery which relieves some of the boredom of a long snowy winter.

Rating:  PG   Word Count:  3,079
Winter Tales Series, links to all stories included within.

Summary:  Repair and reconstruction of an old stable on the Ponderosa is necessary to keep a memory and a hope alive for the family and leads to some stories that pull the family closer together. 
Rating:  G  Word Count:  1567

Summary:  A tragedy in Arizona, mistaken identification of a dying man, and financial troubles for the Ponderosa are the beginnings of a rift between Adam and his father.

Rating:  T   Word count:  25,789

Summary:  No one pulls a prank on a Cartwright brother and gets away with it.  When it’s another Cartwright brother or two, it means ‘war’ or a series of pranks meant to exact revenge until no one can make those scales of justice balance out.

Rating:  PG   Word Count:  3,383

Summary:  A young lady traveling west to pursue her dream meets a colorful storytelling character and the Cartwright brothers which helps her find her future and is serendipity for a certain Cartwright too.

Rating = G  Word count = 3,095

Summary:  This is the third and final part of the Visit series.  In this story, the focus is on Ben who has had suspicions of what has been happening and those are confirmed and a revelation is made that explains why he knew.  Joe and Candy are also part of this story.
Rating = PG   WC = 1,986
Visit Series, links to all the stories are included within.

Summary:  Appropriate to the Halloween season, Adam has nightmares from a troubling experience he had while visiting Placerville.  It affects his relationships with his family, but the nature of the dreams means he cannot discuss them with his family and must face the issue alone.  Although there is nothing specific, there are implications of sexual behavior so this is a warning if that offends you.

Rating = R/Mature Word count = 1888

Summary:  Joe receives a second visit but this one follows the tragedy with Alice and after Joe has returned home.  Although the material is still serious in nature, the story is in a much lighter tone than the previous one.
Rating: G   Word Count:  1477
Visits Series, links to the stories are included within.

Summary:  A somewhat metaphysical explanation of what happened to Adam after he left the Ponderosa in a story set in the time period immediately after the death of Hoss. Though the story is about what happened to Adam, Joe is the central character.
Rating:  G   Word count: 1640
Visits Series, links to all the stories are included within.

Summary: Adam helps a friend whose spouse was wrongly convicted and executed. The song was the inspiration but has nothing to do with the story itself. Published elsewhere as Deadly Conspiring in a shorter version.
Rating: PG  Word count: 3,183

Summary: Twelve-year-old Little Joe Cartwright looks at his big brothers and is impatient to be as tall as they are and wants so much to break horses, but then he asks that most important question and gets an answer he definitely didn’t expect. It’s another of those tall tales his brother can tell so well.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1,236

Summary: The difference between romantic love and romancing is illustrated by the experiences of two brothers.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1,618

Summary: A prequel story in which Joe finds there are consequences for telling lies and getting even, and how you pay the price for those sooner or later, but will it change his way of thinking?   
Rating: PG  Word count: 1,316

Summary: In this prequel story, a young Hoss gets talked into something that has unpleasant consequences, but they are not the ones he expected.
Rating: PG  Word count: 1909