Summary: While trapped by a snowstorm, the Cartwright brothers learn a little something about each other.

Rated: T   Word count: 1696

Summary:  Adam’s choices regarding his torment at the hands of a madman result in an ever-widening ripple effect. A WHN/WHI for “The Crucible.”

Rated: MA  WC 35,000

Summary:  “If I’ve told Joe once, I’ve told him a thousand times to keep those elbows in!”  We’ve all heard Adam utter those words while Joe is getting himself thoroughly beaten by Jean Millain in the “Julia Bulette” episode.  This is the story behind that line.

Rated: K+  WC 4200

Summary:  A comic story inspired by a long-ago challenge at Bonanza World. Thanks to lminzer for her wonderful story “Shield,” which made me realize just how much Hoss protects Joe, and to sklamb for her thoughts on the Virtues.

Rated: K+  WC  6000

Summary:  Laid up for weeks with broken bones, Joe’s getting very, very frustrated.  But New Year’s Eve is here, and he’s got big plans . . . if only a certain lady will cooperate.  

Rated: MA  WC  4100

Summary: Adam doesn’t keep Little Joe out of trouble. A short slice of brotherly life.

Rated: K+   Word count: 1257

Summary:  The brothers are pursued into Spirit Canyon where they face a powerful and unpredictable foe.

Rating k+  (8,820 words)

Summary:  Once again Red and Little Joe manage to place all three of Ben Cartwright’s sons in his bad books. 

Rated: T (5,300 words)

Red Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Three Vingettes where you get to figure out TWO of the brothers.

He lay there; wishing for all that he was worth that it was just the sound of thunder that was pounding in his head.   His body wanted to give into its exhaustion but the sounds wouldn’t let him.  And so there he laid; praying for a rescue, hoping above hope that it all would stop. And what of his brothers?
Rating:  K+ (4,840 words)

Summary: When Adam disciplines Little Joe, Hoss has two brothers to console. Corporal punishment warning

Rated: T     Word count: 1418

Summary: Does Adam regret returning to the Ponderosa after college? Little Joe thinks he knows the answer to that question.  

Rated: K+  Word count: 1218

Summary:  A simple day in town turns into something more than expected, as a looming sense of apprehension strikes the Cartwrights.

Rated:  K+ (5,330 words)

Summary:  Ben asks Hoss to ‘bring Joe inside’, which leads to a brotherly conversation about the one who’s missing.

Rating: K (940 words)

Summary: Little Joe is searching the river when the memories come.

Rated: T      Word count: 2592

Summary: Circumstances bitter Adam’s homecoming, setting him and his family on a personal quest to restore the heart of the Ponderosa.

Rating: T   (46,330 words)