Summary:  Days before Adam is scheduled to leave for college, Little Joe “borrows” his older brother’s Bible and leaves it outside in the rain when his attention is drawn elsewhere. The Bible had belonged to Elizabeth and was one of the few tokens Adam had of his mother. We watch as he discovers the seeminly ruined text, and comes to grip with his loss and tries to find forgiveness. This is the first of a four part story of family love, sweet memories and the Cartwright’s way of living life to its fullest.  

Rated: K  WC  1800

A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  A new teacher is in for Ms. Jones and he is strict. Wanting to make a good impression Joe tries to think of what it may be like in school a hundred years from now.  

Rated: K+ (650)

Summary:  Little Joe is trying to reach water after an Indian war has raged in the middle of a desert. When people he dosen’t seem to know come to help him.

Rated: K+  (3,000 words)

Summary: While a robbery is taking place in Virginia City, a diversion is set. Joe struggles to find help for his pa and brother who are being held hostage.  

Rated: T (6,860 words)

Summary:  WHN for All Ye Are Saints.  Joe must fight to save the life of ‘Lijah, an Indian man who is on trial for the murder of Tom Caine, a white man.  

Rated: K+  WC 4700

Summary: A villain who thinks he’s a hero explains his “reasoning” to an incapacitated Little Joe.

Rating: MA  WC  2250

Warnings: Language & Violence—a brutal attack on a woman is alluded to but not described explicitly.

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:  Joe is forced to accept that sometimes a man’s fate is out of his hands. But sitting back and waiting for God to do what He would didn’t have to mean giving up hope.

Rated: K+  Word Count: 2,600  

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)

Summary:   It’s the day before a big event, past and present, in Joe’s life, and he shares it with someone special. 

Word Count:   1,832  Rated: K

Summary:   Home alone and Joe finds himself facing a heart-searching dilemma.  

Rated: K  Word Count:  7267

Summary:  Joe has his hands full trying to manage four girls who are interested in him

Rated: K (18,275 words)

Summary: Birthday present for devonshire. Originally posted on Bonanza World.

He was just going to retrieve the mail. What he found instead was a whole lot of trouble.  

Rated: K (2,055 words)

Summary:  Joe is sold as a slave after it is discovered that his mother was part-coloured.

Rated: T (64,250 words)

Between Two Worlds Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

Summary:  Joe finds it difficult to accept a new woman in Ben’s life.

Rated: K (16,235 words)

A Special Kind of Love Series, links to all the stories within the series included.