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)

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)

SUMMARY:  An unenviable situation finds the brothers in hiding and praying they won’t be found. 

Rating:  K  (640 words)

Summary:  It’s only been a few months since Adam left the Ponderosa; this story finds Hop Sing and Little Joe in the kitchen, talking. 

Rating K (990 words)

Summary:  For those who believe…  After an accident, Little Joe asks one very important question that only one person can answer.  Is it any surprise at the response he receives?

Rating:  K  (2,215 words)

Summary:   When a man rescues one of Ben Cartwright’s sons not once, but twice; the stranger brings huge implications for the family. Will it bring them together or tear them apart?

Rating: Teen+ for mild language, violence, and mild adult situations.   (61,135 words)

Summary:  What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives? 

Rating:  K+    (1,030 words)

Summary: An accident while breaking horses sets Joe and the family on a downward spiral as unfounded fears over rule common sense. And when tragedy again strikes on the Ponderosa…will the family ever be whole? 

Rating:  K+   (40,470 words)

Tears of Growing Up series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

Synopsis: In the tenth season episode, “A Ride in the Sun” the Cartwrights are scammed by brother/sister con artists, Tobias and April Horn. As their scam came to a conclusion, not only did they murder the Bank President, but they severely wounded Ben.

The brothers set out with the posse and are determined to bring these siblings to justice. Hoss and Joe lead the posse to a certain point, only to separate off to follow their own leads which go against the facts and logic; ultimately, Joe ends up trailing the fugitives alone through the desert. This story is told from Joe’s POV as he heads into the desert.

Rating: T (9,460 words)