Category: Adam / Joe
Stories centering on Adam and Joe.
Cleaning Up (by DJK)
Summary: A brother can be a big help when it comes to cleaning up a mess.
Rated: K+ Word count: 7079
Storms and Anchors (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe needs an anchor in the storm.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1097
Standoff (by DJK)
Summary: Two brothers, one killer, and only one way to end the standoff.
Rated: T Word count: 684
Sweeter Than Pie (by DJK)
Summary: A simple vignette about Little Joe, a girl, and a watchful big brother.
Rated: K+ Word count: 624
A Case of Comeuppance (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe and his friend decide a certain Annabel Hampton deserves a comeuppance.
Rated: K+ Word count: 3608
Seafarer Blood (by Sibylle)
Summary: It´s a brief glimpse at a time Joe needs his oldest brother to prevent him from a big mistake.
Rated: K WC 600
Triple Point (by sklamb)
Summary: A chance encounter leads to dramatic consequences for two drifters and the men they rescue—Joe and Adam Cartwright. Twenty years later, “The Crucible” still casts a dark shadow….
Rated: K+ WC 55,300
A Handful of Ashes (by sklamb)
Summary: After a hotel fire in Sacramento, the survivors must come to terms with what is left to them. A story for all those who have learned from personal experience that even small miracles are sometimes miracle enough.
Rated: T WC 7200
Nightshade (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Ten-year-old Joe is tired of Adam treating him like a little kid. Enter Nightshade, Adam’s powerful and temperamental horse. What follows involves not only Joe and Adam, but some new Paiute friends and a revelation about Roy’s past.
Rated: K+ WC 16,000
Dah-Gey: A Fable Told by Hop Sing (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: An extremely silly response to a Chaps & Spurs challenge. Also partly inspired by the thread “Feminizing the Cartwrights.” Little-Little Joe is driving Adam crazy. Hop Sing has the solution: it’s story time!
Rated: K WC 1400
Roping a Dolphin (by lilbuddie)
Summary: Young Joe arrives in Boston to visit Adam but finds instead a confused housekeeper and a large sum of money. Excitedly Joe leaves for an adventure in Paris where he believes Adam awaits him, but his ship sinks off the coast of France… Thus begins a frantic search for Joe in which a world famous writer will be host to all the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ (34,080 words)
Grazed (by Jayne)
Summary: When Adam finds a slightly injured Joe, they share a strangely special moment. A Young Cartwright short story.
Rated: K+ WC 767
Half-Brothers, Half-Truths: Whole Hearts (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam has been home home from school for a short time when he witnesses 11 year-old Joe “stealing” from a store in town. After finding out that his brother had been pressured into doing this by two brothers who are new to the area, he tries to help. His assistance is met by Joe’s anger, resentment, and profession that Adam means nothing to him anymore. Adam still promises that he will protect Joe from these boys…or die trying. His words prove prophetic.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 21,463
Joe’s Letter – sequel to The Final Goodbye (by JudyW)
Summary: A follow up to The Final Goodbye.
Rated: K (1,915 words)
The Final Goodbye (by JudyW)
Summary: Just my feelings on how Adam may have come back to the Ponderosa. (Warning: character death)
Rated: K (3,670 words)
The Final Goodbye series, links to all the stories within the series included.