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: 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

Summary: This is a prequel story in which the brothers have a discussion before Adam leaves for college.  
Rating: PG  Word count: 1,325

Summary: This the eleventh story in the Traci series.  Adam, Hoss, and Joe get a better understanding of the kinds of problems their father faced as they were growing up.
Rating:  T
Word Count:  9,755
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Summary: In the tenth story of the Traci series, Adam has to teach his son some difficult lessons when his son finds a valuable horse trapped in some barbed wire.
Rating:  T
Word Count:  15,038
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Summary:  This is the ninth story in the Traci series.  In this one, three boys from a CA reform school end up hiding on the Ponderosa and the family is caught up in their drama as the trouble that made them run away follows them to Nevada. 
Rating:  T
Word Count:  20,512
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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: In the eighth story in the Traci Series, there are some who want to disrupt the Ponderosa operations and will use any means to do so. Adam is the first target, but he and Joe wonder who else in the family is in the crosshairs and why. It’s a family drama as they all have to do their best to figure out the mystery villains.
Rating:  T
Word Count:  18,955
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Summary: The seventh story in the Traci Series has Adam and Traci trying to find peace by living in Boston but they find that it can’t erase the losses they’ve suffered.
Rating:  T
Word Count:  14,151
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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: In this prequel story, Little Joe is growing up, and one thing Ben strives to teach him is empathy and the importance of family. 
Rating: PG   Word count: 1.048

Summary: After serving coffee and pie, a young lady opens up to Adam about the Sadie Hawkins Dance and serves up reasons too why he hasn’t been asked.  Honesty and trust help develop the relationship even though her family doesn’t like the pairing. 
Rating: PG  Word count: 10,835