Author: DBird
Compass (by dbird)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers lose their way on a dangerous ride home…
Rating: K+ (11,050 words)
The Return Series – 6 – Fallen (by DBird)
Fallen. Summary: The sixth story in the “Return” series. Joe’s relationship with Julia Bulette brings back painful memories for the rest of his family. This story incorporates characters and events from “The Julia Bulette Story”.
Rated: K+ (14,695 words)
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The Return Series – 5 – New Orleans Moonlight (by DBird)
Summary: Memories return on a moonlit night. Sequel to “The Return”. This story is part of a series and refers to events portrayed in “The Return”, “Abide”, “Interlude”, and “Gravity”.
(3,580 words) Rated: K+
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The Return Series – 4 – Gravity (by DBird)
Summary: New threats and old scars come together to jeopardize the Cartwrights’ future as a family. This story is part of a series.
Rated: K+ (18,330 words)
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The Return Series – 3 – Interlude (by DBird)
Summary: A hunting trip turns into a different type of quest for Adam, Hoss, and Joe: a struggle to survive against an unknown gunman and the ominous arrival of winter. Refers to events portrayed in “The Return” and “Abide.”
Rated: K+ (11,975 words)
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The Return Series – 2 – Abide (by DBird)
Abide. Summary: Sequel to “The Return” How does a man abide in a world he never knew? How does he make the choice to remain? How does a family show him the way?
Rated: K+ (12,420 words)
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The Return Series – 1 – The Return (by DBird)
Summary: What if Marie left Ben Cartwright early in their marriage? What if Joe Cartwright grew up running wild on the streets of New Orleans? What if, sixteen years later, he returned to the father and brothers he had never known?
Rated: K+ (9,075 words)
The Return Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Staying for Supper (by DBird)
Summary: Coming home is hard. Staying is even harder…
Rated: K+ (12,330 words)
Waiting on the Wolf series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Cold (by DBird)
Summary: WHN for “My Brother’s Keeper”. Caught in a blizzard, Adam and Joe are forced to confront the rift that has grown between them.
Rated: K+ 9900
A Beautiful Girl (by DBird)
Summary: After the Cartwright brothers fall in love with the same woman, things don’t seem like they can get worse until the family is caught in a dangerous blizzard.
Rated: K+ WC 12,000
A Different Kind of River (by DBird)
Summary: Ben and Hoss try to rescue Adam and Joe in the aftermath of a deadly flood.
Rated: K+ WC 24,000
About His Mother (by DBird)
Summary: An argument, an impasse, and the truth that really matters.
Rated: K+ WC 2700
Aftermath (by DBird)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers struggle to put their lives together, after surviving a brutal Indian massacre.
Rated: K+ WC 17,500
Along the Truckee (by DBird)
Summary: The Cartwrights face an unfathomable situation, when Joe pulls a gun on his father. A companion piece for the story, “The Truckee Strip”
Rated: K+ WC 5300
Angels Crossing Moonlight (by DBird)
Summary: A story about grief, fear, and love, told from the top of a mountain. A prequel for the episode, “Between Heaven and Earth”.
Rated: K+ WC 4500