Category: Family
Stories that focus on the entire family
The Church Picnic (by Sibylle)
Summary: It’s a short story about a peaceful Sunday afternoon in town with the whole family. Or wasn’t it so peaceful?
Rated: K+ WC 3550
The Scarecrow (by pbeaking)
Summary: The Cartwright boys build a scarecrow for the Harvest Festival. Little do they realize how one scarecrow on display in the middle of the schoolyard could cause such trouble.
Rating: K (4,060 words)
Thunder Rolls (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A simple business trip turns into much more when a robbery takes place and a Cartwright goes missing.
Rating T (17,630 words)
Pa’s Old Friend (by Sibylle)
Summary: A visit from Ben’s old friend leads to a startling realization.
Rated: T WC 2200
Mama Inger (by Sibylle)
Summary: Five-year-old Hoss makes a dangerous decision, that affects his parents, and especially his older brother. Adam isn’t adjusted to Marie yet, and the danger Hoss is in makes his problems worse.
Rated: K+ WC 10,000
The One That Got Away (by Cheaux)
Summary: More than a fish story . . . this tale recounts how loss, memories, and discovery shape the friendships we form and the people we become.
Rated: T+ — WC 9700
Hoss’ Journal (by Sibylle)
Summary: Hoss’ Journal (1849-1853) During the four and a half years when Adam’s away at college, Hoss grows from a boy into a young man. In the process he learns a lot about big brothers, girls, love, and especially himself, but Joe and Adam are seldom far from his thoughts.
Rated: K+ WC 25,500
Moby Duck (by bahj)
Summary: Hoss’s plans end up backfiring when he plots revenge against a “foul” adversary
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 4900
For the Love of a Brother (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Ben is shocked when he returns home to find two of his sons fighting for their lives. All three sons really should be in the character choice spot. I stink at summaries. Please read anyway. WARNING; MAJOR character death.
Rating T (10, 960 words)
A Warm Place in Your Heart (by Camera Chic)
Summary: The family starts to heal after the loss of Marie, as Adam strives to be strong for his family.
Rating: G (1,310 words)
Scrumptious (by bahj)
Summary: A little tale about helping a friend in need and making wishes . . .
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1108
Second Chances (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Second Chance.
Rating: T (14,400 words)
Keeper of My Heart (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Thrown from his horse, Adam is injured in more ways than one. Question is… will he ever return home?
Rating T (23,120 word)
The Most Beautiful Poem (by HazelMom)
Summary: The family is in tatters, one brother promising to kill another, while another drinks his way to… What happened and can the family been redeemed? Rating: T (30,620 words)
Author’s note: This is a long story and I put a lot of heart into it. There are some different time frames. I hope you have no trouble following it.
I would like to dedicate this story to an old high school friend of mine who understands how Hoss is feeling a great deal better than I do.
Who Did It? (by bahj)
Summary: There’s a broken window on the Ponderosa but who’s guilty?
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1025
