Category: Drama
East, West: Home’s Best–The Easterner (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: At first, Adam isn’t sure how his Eastern friend will feel about life on the Ponderosa, but he–and the rest of the Cartwrights–soon realize that George is not the only one who has a lot to learn from his visit.
Rated: K+ WC 35,000
One Week (by bahj)
Summary: After discovering he has only one week left to live, Little Joe, in an effort to be remembered fondly, turns it into a week that no one will ever forget.
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 17,175
Joe’s Journal (by frasrgrl)
SUMMARY: Joe decides to take Adam’s advice and turns to a journal to work through something that is weighing on his soul.
Word Count: 14,277 Rated: K+
Prey (by freyakendra)
Summary: A dying man’s warning and a hunter anxious to target the ideal prey set Adam and Joe on a race for their lives.
Rated: T (36,700 words)
Alone (by Krystyna)
Summary: while trying to help some friends Adam becomes trapped in a mine, no one knows he’s there, he faces death ..alone.
Rating K+ (15,575 words)
Little Girl in Pink (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam meets a little girl on the road to Virginia city that he better never found.
Rated: T WC 600
August Moon (by Rider)
Summary: Little Joe Cartwright celebrates his 21st birthday with his family on the Ponderosa Ranch.
Rated: K+ (830 words)
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
Fortune’s Son (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1799
Summary: WHIB for The First Born. On a moonlit night, Clay reflects on the lies and deceptions that ruined his mother’s life in New Orleans but led her to happiness in Nevada.
The Way Home (by Cheaux)
When Joe Cartwright returns to the Ponderosa after his annual month-long vacation, he discovers a world turned upside down where nothing is the same.
Rating: T Word Count: 30,935
The Ravine (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam, a widow and her young son are the sole survivors of a stagecoach crash, but further danger lurks in the ravine.
Rated: K+ (38,100 words)
The Man in the Middle (by Krystyna)
Summary: Hoss Cartwright finds himself in a situation which proves that he really is . . the man in the middle.
Rated: K+ (14,005 words)
The Church Picnic (by Sibylle)
Summary: It’s a short story about a peaceful Sunday afternoon in town with the whole family. Or wasn’t it so peaceful?
Rated: K+ WC 3550
One Step Closer #4 – In Search of Safety (by MissJudy)
Summary: Following a harrowing experience in Boston, Adam and his new wife head west to the Ponderosa for a visit, hoping to relax where they feel safe. Unfortunately Little Joe is not happy with their presence. Hoss helps sort things out between his brothers, but when one problem is solved, the Cartwrights “welcome” two more unexpected visitors. A misguided act by one of these guests brings near tragedy. This is a story of new lessons learned while old feelings are dealt with. It ends with Melinda and Adam in London, still wondering whether they can ever escape the trouble that seems to shadow them.
Rated: T WC 36,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Scarecrow (by pbeaking)
Summary: The Cartwright boys build a scarecrow for the Harvest Festival. Little do they realize how one scarecrow on display in the middle of the schoolyard could cause such trouble.
Rating: K (4,060 words)
