Category: Ben / Adam
Stories centered on Adam and Ben
Curiosity (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: They say that curiosity killed the cat, but what happens when one of the Cartwright boy’s let’s his nosiness get the better of him?
Rated: K+ (1,010 Words)
The Letters (by Barbara)
Summary: Ever since Adam left the Ponderosa, he and Ben have corresponded. The last communication brought the eldest son home. Could his return truly be the end of an era?
Rating: K (6,060 words)
Remember (by Lily of the West)
Summary: a tender father/son moment between Adam and Ben
Rated: K+ (770 words)
Ben and Adam on the Road (by Sibylle)
Summary: WHB Inger My Love Even Ben wasn´t always the perfect father.
Rated: K WC 1250
Caught in the Act (by faust)
“You gotta be smart, boy, fast…” Who outsmarts whom?
870 words, rated K
Following the Dream (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben has a difficult decision to make regarding a young Adam’s future
Rated: K+ (9,665 words)
Too Stubborn (by Lizk)
Summary: Ben Cartwright’s stubborn eldest son has given him more than a few gray hairs and when Adam insists on going to help a friend with his roundup in spite of the notorious gang rumored to be in the area, Ben has a feeling he’s due to get a few more.
Rating: G (Words: 6,505)
A Long Parting (by Candyfan)
Story Summary: When Ben goes to a Military fort to see an old friend, he meets a young boy named Candy who lives there now that his parents are dead.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG for violence
Words: 10,000
The Doubt (by Jeanie Cartwright)
Summary: A Missing Scene for “The Legacy”
Rating: PG
Words: 6,850
The Buck (by SandyW)
Synopsis: Ben takes Adam on a hunting trip, hoping for an opportunity for them to discuss the guilt Adam is carrying around about the deaths of Ross and Delphine Marquett
Rating: G (11,520 words)
A Private Myth (by AMG)
Summary: A rather silly mix of Greek mythology and the Cartwrights…
Rating: G
Words: 2,400
The Great Divide (by SandyW)
Synopsis:Ben has begun to worry about Adam’s sudden irresponsible behavior and the poor example he is setting for his younger brothers.
Rating: G (12,285 words)
Christmas (by SadieSpinner)
Synopsis: Ben and young Adam forced by an unexpected snow storm, must halt their journey west. Only then does Ben realize he almost missed Christmas.
Rating G 7,625 words
Odyssey (by LissaB)
Summary: As Ben travels to see an ill Adam at Harvard, he recalls a similar journey they made together so many years ago, from Boston to what was eventually to become the Ponderosa.
Rating: K+ (101,875 words)
A Job for Jasper (by Gillian)
Summary: Seventeen year old Adam risks his father’s anger when he brings home yet another stray, but help comes from a surprising source.
Rating: G (3,990 words)