Category: Ben / Adam
Stories centered on Adam and Ben
Seeing a Man (by DJK)
Summary: Two confrontations between Ben Cartwright and his eldest son.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1219
Traces of Sand (by DJK)
Summary: Hop Sing faces a dilemma.
Rated: T Word count: 2017
Fresh Start (by DJK)
Summary: Once again Adam is the new kid.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1131
A Time For Grieving (by DJK)
Summary: Three vignettes from the time after Inger Cartwright’s death.
Rated: K+ Word count: 2580
A Blue Plate Special (by DJK)
Summary: A chipped blue plate holds memories for Ben and a lesson for his son.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1317
Just A Quick Trip (by DJK)
Summary: Adam’s quick trip to the necessary results in trouble.
Rated: T Word count: 1083
. . . And He Shall Not Depart From It (by DJK)
Summary: Adam gives in to a small temptation while at college.
Rated: T Word count: 1331
La rencontre de l’aube (by rozenn)
Summary: La rencontre de Ben et de Samantha, sa prochaine épouse.
Rated: MA (4,265 words)
The Wanted Poster (by Sibylle)
Summary: A wanted poster prompts Ben and Adam to re-examine a moment from their journey West.
Rated: K+ 600
The Smell of Bread (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam visits the Ponderosa.
Rated: K+ WC 640
Up in Smoke (by pbeaking)
Summary: 12 year old Adam Cartwright decides to try smoking with his friends. When the sheriff surprises the boys, their simple act of mischief turns in to near tragedy.
Rating: K+ WC 6300
Posies (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ben has just found the very spot he wants to call home. Can he look past his fear and build his dream into a reality?
Rating: K 650
Be Ready for the Thunder (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam and Ben find themselves caught in a storm… a storm that brings back a childhood memory for Adam that they both reflect on and recreate in their minds. Ben certainly left a lasting impression on his boys.
Rating: K+ 1500
When Words Are Hard to Find (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam’s return from college has Ben saying and doing everything wrong, with no clue as to why he’s acting that way, yet unable to make any adjustments in his behavior to stop the building crisis. The tension in the house comes to a head as Adam is severely injured in a fall and Ben finds out that his son has made plans to leave the ranch and take a job as an engineer in San Francisco. As Adam’s condition unexpectedly worsens, Ben finds the right words to say, but fears it may be too late to make a difference. Paul Martin and Hop Sing play important roles in easing these two powerful Cartwrights back together.
Rated: K+ WC 9200
Dead of Winter (by Monette)
Summary: A rare story of how the Cartwrights survived one particularly bad winter.
Rated: MA (5,510 words)