Category: Adam / Hoss
Stories centering on Adam and Hoss
The Declaration (by Pat D in PA)
SUMMARY: An older brother mourns his believed failure in keeping a promise. Written for the 3rd Quarter 2025 Chaps and Spurs Writing Challenge.
RATING: K/G WORD COUNT: 1,335
Adam’s Journal — She Walks in Beauty (by JC)
Summary: Adam’s version of events surrounding the unforgettable Ragan Miller. Written for the 2025 Pernell Roberts Birthday Literary Challenge.
Rating: T Word Count 574
Dreams (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Hoss has a VERY bad dream…
Rating: T for reference to character death. (1,298 words)
Being a Neighbor and a Friend (by AC1830)
Summary: Young Hoss helps a young stranger without telling his family, but did his heart overrule his wisdom?
Rating: G
Word Count: 1902
Finding His Way Home (by Michele B)
Summary: Whether on land or sea, the North Star offered guidance to a young dreamer. Now it offers comfort and points to home for another young dreamer.
Rating: G, Word Count: 4676
Miss Liberty Valance (by BettyHT)
Summary: On a trip to Cheyenne, Adam expects to meet a gunfighter but instead is surprised to meet someone who eventually becomes a part of the Cartwright clan.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,491
A Few Quiet Beers With God (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a WHN for Triangle. Adam has been so quiet he is almost silent. On a trip to town following his older brother, Hoss discovers the reason for the silence.
Rating: PG Word count: 1152
The MIB’s Story As Told by Hoss (by BettyHT)
Summary: People wonder why Adam wears all-black clothing and there’s a story or two to explain why at least according to Hoss who has found a way to make that curiosity work to his benefit.
Rating: T Word count: 1,238
Dock of the Bay (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A dock, a boat, and a conversation between brothers. Tissue warning.
Rating: K
Word Count: 1,156
The Light In the Forest (by BettyHT)
Summary: There’s a mysterious spooky light, a mesmerized older brother, a worried Hoss who has heard some stories from Hop Sing that give him reason to worry, and a bad situation that Ben has to handle.
rating: T word count: 2185
The First Time in Years (by ElayneA)
Summary: Adam is mending fences, not only physically but helping mend Hoss’s heart.
Written for day 6 of the 2021 Advent Challenge.
Rating: G
Word Count: 2207
Saturday Night (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel story in which twenty-four-year-old Adam brings home eighteen-year-old Hoss after a Saturday night in town when the large brother has consumed too many beers.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,123
A Rose for Mama (by AC1830)
Summary: Adam and Hoss have a surprise for Marie
Rating – K, Word Count – 748
The Paper Toy-Theater (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam wishes to share a Christmas memory with Hoss, a memory begun by Inger.
Rating: K+ 1175 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Bird Hunt (by BettyHT)
Summary: Hungry for something other than beef for dinner, Hoss gets his family to go on a bird hunt, but Adam ends up in a difficult situation as a result. This is the first of three stories about the family in which winter is the setting and hunting is the theme.
Rating: PG WC: 4,153
Winter Tales Series, links to all stories included within
