Author: sklamb
For those intrigued by thoughts of neon-green margaritas and mysteriously extradimensional televisions, check out my forum thread (the title is a link) "The Birthday Party," containing an SJS-for-Devonshire story that couldn't display properly in the old library. After the dust of the transfer has settled I'll see if our new library is more tolerant of unusual typographical requirements!
Also, anyone interested in learning more about what I think Adam did during Seasons 7 through 14 is welcome to investigate my antique WIP (again, the thread name is also a link) "Two Sonnets From The French." Sadly, it comes to a premature halt shortly before the events of "Triple Point," but it does cover Adam's life abroad, and I do still intend to finish the rest of it someday. (Sooner than that if encouraged, perhaps!)
Heartaches by the Dozen (by Sklamb)
Summary: Life hadn’t been going exactly as planned, nor as dreamed.
Rating: G 1,530 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
With Elizabeth (by sklamb)
Summary: Death doesn’t put an end to our relationships with the ones we love. Especially at Christmas!
Rating: G
Words: 1,655
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Ring Out Wild Bells (by sklamb)
Summary: Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but is that still true when Hoss Cartwright is the one singing?
Rating: G
Words: 1,325
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Christmas Candle (by sklamb)
Summary: To some degree, this is a WHBefore for “Elizabeth, My Love,” and “The Burma Rarity.”
Rating: G Words 1,650
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Upon a Knight of Olde (by sklamb)
Summary: While his wife and daughter are busy with their Christmas preparations, Adam entertains his ladies with tales of times past–perhaps a very long way past!
Rating: G 2,600 words
This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Women’s Work Matters (by sklamb)
Summary: Virginia City, traditionally, was a place for men to come and make their fortunes, but the gentler elements of society had their own contributions to make–especially at Christmas!
Rating: G 1,900 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Second Sunday (by sklamb)
Summary: Shortly before Christmas, Candy seeks someone out for a serious talk.
Rating: G
Word Count: 965
We Meet Again (by sklamb)
Synopsis: Adam Cartwright is home again, but not everybody seems pleased about it….
Rating: K+ Word Count: 827
Glory Be… (by sklamb)
Summary: This story was written for the 2016 Advent Collection.
Rating: G (780 words)
Backlash (by sklamb)
Summary: Rich man, poor man, Indian chief–what are they all doing in Sheriff Coffee’s jail during a blizzard?
Rating: K Word Count: 4483
Longest Night (by sklamb)
Summary: Rose McNair gives Dan De Quille an interview after Virginia City’s great fire. A “What Happened Elsewhere” for The Night Virginia City Died.
Rated: K WC:2500
The Shell-game Girl (by sklamb)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reminds some interested ladies–including Clementine Hawkins and Lilah Rose–that the pleasures (or otherwise) of old memories can be entirely a matter of context. A WHIB/WH(much)Later for The Burma Rarity.
Rated: K WC:1100
Spot Christmas (by sklamb)
Summary: When Adam brings his family back to the Ponderosa, his daughter Elizabeth’s first Christmas in Nevada is far from idyllic. But in 1903–in St. Louis!–Adam and the rest of her family make an upcoming Christmas truly special for her.
Rated: K WC 2600
Triple Point (by sklamb)
Summary: A chance encounter leads to dramatic consequences for two drifters and the men they rescue—Joe and Adam Cartwright. Twenty years later, “The Crucible” still casts a dark shadow….
Rated: K+ WC 55,300
Exit Lilah Rose (by sklamb)
Summary: Adam Cartwright may have left Nevada, but in the late summer of 1866 his influence remains powerful in Virginia City.
Rated: T WC 22,500
Aftermaths Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
