Category: Family
Stories that focus on the entire family
Part of the Rainbow (by DebbieB)
Summary: When an ex-slave comes to Virginia City, bringing with him, his son who enrolls in the local school, and whom Little Joe tries to befriend, the community is divided on the issue. Certain facts about the family begin to surface, teaching everyone that every child is part of God’s beautiful rainbow.
Rated: PG13 (deals with racism) (15, 450 words)
Part of the Rainbow Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Cartwright Name (by Susan G)
Summary: Living up to the responsibilities that come with the name, almost costs Ben the life of one of his sons.
Word Count: 18,000 Rated: T
Stuck (by Debbie B)
Summary: While scouting for strays along the rim rocks, Joe finds himself literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. Not far from where his life hangs in the balance, Adam and Hoss find they’re stuck as well…only in another type of predicament. Sort of makes you wonder who’s gonna save whom this time.
Rated PG WC 13,000
Cartwright Saga #16 – Angels with Red Hair? (by Lyn Robinson)
Summary: Hoss is hurt again in an accident but finds more than he expected in the hospital.
Rating: PG (13,440 words)
Five Sundowns WHN (by Rona)
SUMMARY: A what happened next story for the episode.
Rating: PG (8,740 words)
Night Callers (by DebbieB)
Summary: Based on actual events, the Ponderosa is invaded with a group of train robbers.
Rated: PG (10,000 words)
Circumstances Beyond Our Control (by Kenda)
Summary: A missing scene for the aired episode, “A Matter of Circumstance”.
Rated: K WC 7900
Shared Guilt (by Debbie B)
Summary: When Ben decides to marry again for the fourth time, things as they had always been suddenly start going haywire, especially for Little Joe. But when a buggy accident claims the life of Nora Cromwell, leaving Little Joe fighting for his own life, both Ben and Joe end up blaming themselves for the other’s pain and sorrow. There once close relationship suddenly starts to decline, causing more stress and even more guilt for both. Can the warm, loving relationship that father and son once shared, be saved before it becomes lost to them forever?
Rated PG WC 14,600
Cartwright Saga #15 – Courtship and Cattle Drives (by Lyn Robinson)
Summary: In the aftermath of the Indian trouble the brothers have some unusual jobs and Joe finds himself back in San Francisco able to spend time with Nita.
Rating: PG (22,775 words)
Grief Written Across a Celadon Sky (by Kenda)
Summary: A missing scene from the aired episode “The Stillness Within” that includes Ben, Hoss and Joe, with the characters mentioning Adam.
Rated: K+ (4,090 words)
Life’s Hazards (by JoanS.)
Summary: Marie is worried about the dangers out west.
Rating: G 5,710 words
The Intruder (by JoanS.)
Summary: Adam, Hoss and Little Joe find themselves in a life-threatening situation while they are waiting for Ben to come home one evening.
Rating: G 10,275 words
Girls, Guns, and Getting Grown #2 (by DJK)
Summary: Two families unite against an unknown assailant who injured one of their own.
Rating: T (29,020)
To the Victors Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Girls, Guns, and Getting Grown (by DJK)
Summary: Joe’s turning sixteen, and then there’s Helen McNally. A continuation from the To the Victors Series
Rating: T (11,780 words)
To the Victors Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Happy Birthday Big Brother (by DebbieB)
Summary: Joe is away on Adam’s special day, but still manages to send his respects.
Rated: G (1,200 words)
