Category: Ben / Joe
Stories centered on Joe and Ben
Captain Joe (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This story is in response to November’s Chaps and Spurs Challenge. Joe on the high seas.
Word Count: 546 Rated: K
Clearing the Mind (by Dodo)
Summary: A What Happened Next for The Julia Bulette episode using the words: Joy, Frosting, Dream, Valentine and Sparkling.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 1550
Home (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1701
Summary: Where we love is home. A short WHIB for Forever.
Contemplations in Church (by Puchi Ann)
Summary:When a frilled bonnet and an old man’s sermon compete for a young man’s attention, which one do you think will win? My contribution to the Michael Landon’s 2011 Birthday Literary Exercise.
Rated: K WC 1200
Saying Goodbye (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Marie visits Ben one fateful night and he must say goodbye to someone he loves.
Rated: K+ (1,440 words)
The Ring (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe returns home from San Francisco a changed man; a mysterious woman and a piece of jewelry give rise to difficult times between father and son, bringing heartache and understanding.
Rated: T+ WC 5200
Under the Influence (by frasrgrl)
Summary: An old friend of Ben’s comes to visit. Why does he have so much influence over Ben, and will it damage Ben’s relationship with Joe beyond repair?
Word Count: 82,946 Rated: T
The Outlaw (by slaine89)
Summary: Joe is struggling to forget San Quentin State Prison when one of his fellow prisoners shows up wounded on his doorstep.
Rated: K (24,660 words)
The Prodigal Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
How To Say Goodbye (by JoeC)
Summary: There comes a time when we need to say goodbye to a beloved person
Rating: K+ WC 1300
Warnings: Character death
One Hell of a Trip (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben finds it necessary to take a young Little Joe on a long stagecoach trip
Rated: K (7,090 words)
My Father’s Heartbeat (by Cheaux)
Summary: After a cattle drive Joe receives a heartbreaking telegram from the Ponderosa…
Rated: T — WC 6800
Part of the My Father’s Heartbeat Series, links to stories included within
The Cost of Being Right (by lminzer)
Summary: Joe is tossed in jail after a barroom brawl, and he spends the night contemplating the punishment that awaits him once Pa finds out…
Rated: K+ WC 2300
The Deputy (by lminzer)
Summary: Joe’s first turn as a deputy isn’t quite what he thought it would be.
Rated: K+ WC 6600
My Life To Live (by JoanS)
Summary: A woman in Ben’s life comes between Joe and his father
Rated: K (13,015 words)
Need (by Dodo)
Summary: A WHN for Firstborn and my submission for the May Literary Challenge. Relations between Ben and Joe have become tense.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 2284
