Author: AC1830
Pranked! (by AC1830)
Summary: A night full of fun and pranks, but who has the last laugh?
Rating: K; Word Count: 600
Terror at Old Dry Diggins (by AC1830)
Summary: When the stage route from Placerville becomes blocked by a rock slide, Adam and Joe decide to ride home. While crossing the old gold fields, a storm approaches, forcing the brothers to take refuge in an old mining cabin. During the night, they become ensnared in a legend that is beyond their worst nightmares, but will morning be any better for them?
Rating: PG-13 for horror. Nothing too graphic, more implied.
Word Count: 3103
Broken Ballad – The Last Gunfight (by AC1830)
Summary: What if the final gunfight that killed Ed Payson took a different turn and set the main players on different paths? A WHI for Broken Ballad.
Rating: T, Word Count: 2676
A Chance for Love by AC1830
Summary: Summary: When an old friend of Ben’s suddenly shows up on his door step, will it mean more heartache for both of them, or will they finally have a chance for love? According to Hop Sing the legend of the Morning Glory hold a clue. Written for the Back to the Future challenge.
Rating; K+, Word Count: 13,044
Rendezvous (by AC1830)
Summary: Why are Joe and Adam’s wife sneaking around town? A fun story for Pernell’s birthday.
Rating: K, WC: 1575
Missy (by AC1830)
Summary: At a time of great sadness, one lost soul helps another.
Rating-K, WC-4150
Being Hoss (by AC1830)
Summary – In a brotherly moment Little Joe receives some wisdom from his middle brother.
Rating – K, Word Count – 1776
When Smiles Reach the Heart (by AC1830)
Summary: Still too restless to head straight home after three years of travel, Adam makes a detour to Ireland. There he discovers the warmth of the people and their strength to overcome adversity. A new friend teaches him a certain truth about the Irish people.
Rating: T, Word Count: 24,167
Christmas Child (by AC1830)
Summary: Adam ponders the blessing of family at the end of a joyful Christmas.
Rating: G
Word Count: 2,060
A Splendid Laugh (by AC1830)
Summary: A casual comment inspires a memory from Adam’s past.
Rating: T (1,400 words)
Christmas Spirit (by AC1830)
Summary: Little Joe learns something special about Christmas, with the help of his brothers.
Rating: T, WC 947
Finding Bobby (by AC1830)
Summary: When traveling with a wagon train, friends come and go. But what if it’s your best friend, and you never got to say good-bye?
Rating – K, Word Count – 5854
Banished! (by AC1830)
Summary: The fury of a woman scorned leaves a deadly trail and there is only one man who can stop her.
Rating: T+, Word Count: 947
Blue Mist Hauntings (by AC1830)
Summary – Recovering from a terrifying stagecoach accident, Adam tries to discover why he is haunted by ghostly images. My entry for the October Spooktacular and October Chaps and Spurs double challenge.
Word count – 3980
Rating – K
Cartwright Confessions (by AC1830)
Summary: Four vignettes in which the each Cartwright decides to share a hidden truth with the others.
Rating – K, WC – 823













