Category: Joe Cartwright
Stories that focus on Joe Cartwright
Gunslinger (by Little Anah)
Summary: Joe is ambushed by a group of rogue Indians and saved by a vagrant named Drifter. Befriending the stranger, Joe quickly learns that his young friend is running from something dark in his past. Can Joe figure it out before it catches up to them both?
Rated: T (19,335 words)
Believe In Me (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Things seem to be happening to Joe. Is he losing his mind, or could there me another explanation?
Word Count: 41,575 Rated: K+
Clothes Make the Man (by Cheaux)
Summary: Does a man’s sartorial splendor have any bearing on events in his life?
Rated: K — WC 600
Repercussions (by Belle)
Summary: Returning the outlaws to Virginia City to face justice initiates a chain of violent events.
(8,634 words) Rating: K+
Harvest Dance Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Just One More Cookie (by Alley May)
Summary: “Little Joe loves to eat cookies, but how far will he go to get them?”
Rated: K (1,480 words)
My Name is Dorcas (by Krystyna)
Summary: Young love can be so real that it hurts, and it can grow stronger as years go by. When Dorcas returned to Virginia City her love for Joe Cartwright was as strong as the day she rode away from him aged 6. But can he love her in return?
Rated: K+ (29,890 words)
Spanish Gold (by DJK)
Summary: A schoolyard bet leaves Little Joe in desperate need of some Spanish gold.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1150
Little Lady in Red (by DJK)
Summary: Most people would bet that one female could never lead all three of Ben Cartwright’s boys astray, but Little Joe is ready to tell how one did.
Rated: K+ Word count: 7515
Red Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Paiute Pony (by Cinderella)
Summary: A short story of how Cochise and a new friend came to Joe.
Rated: K+ (1,190 words)
Une Petite Mort (A Little Death) (by Sue)
Summary: A ‘what happened in between and next’ for one of my favourite episodes, Julia Bulette. What happened after Joe proposed and rode home and also after Julia’s funeral. How was he with his father and his brothers?
Rated: T WC 55,200
Aftermath of a Hanging (by Dodo)
Summary: A What Happened Instead for The Gamble. Joe escapes from Alkali and heads towards Virginia City to fetch help. But what if he never got there?
Rated: T (37,450 words)
Donny (by bahj)
Summary: “To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” ~Dr. Seuss~
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1131
Water Nymph (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe is searching the river when the memories come.
Rated: T Word count: 2592
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (by freyakendra)
Summary: Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Joe follows his brother’s song after the trail itself becomes obscured by the heavy snow.
Rated: K+ WC 2500
Head, Heart, and Gut (by freyakendra)
Summary: Joe postpones a tough decision—and learns about the power of “3.” The toughest decisions should always be three-pronged, including careful thought, a touch of instinct and with a healthy dose of heart thrown in.
Rated: K+ WC 2000
