Category: Drama
Genesis – The Ponderosa (by Krystyna)
Summary: Ben and Adam receive an old trunk from Abel Stoddard which sets them off on a long journey to when the first Cartwright stepped foot on American soil in the 17th Century.
Rating K (42,870 words)
Five Foot High, Ten Miles Deep (by Jayne)
Summary: When Joe is worried about his height, his brothers offer him words of wisdom.
Rated: K WC 1300
Forever #3 – The Love of My Life (by Rider)
Summary: Joe and Alice think about their relationship on the eve of their wedding.
Rated: K+ (990 words)
Forever Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Burning Bridge (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam has never worried about his father’s faith and trust in him. That changes dramamtically after a woman drops an 11 year-old at the Ponderosa, telling Ben that the boy is Adam’s son, conceived before he left for college. After repeated attempts to defend himself against th accusation, Adam leaves home, angry and hurt by his father’s seeming refusal to accept that the woman is lying. Once Adam confronts his accuser, he is forced to look further to find out how he and his family became targets for her ploy, and pays a high price for trying to find the truth in her life of lies.
Rated: T WC 60,000
Staying the Course (by Cheaux)
Summary: Ben learns from Adam that there is more than one way to reach a goal.
Rated: K — 1700 words
Home (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1701
Summary: Where we love is home. A short WHIB for Forever.
The Art of Mopping, Making Tea and Keeping Your Sanity (by faust)
Like so many before it, the day began uneventfully, quietly, normally. But nothing would ever be the same again.
4,250 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Flowers (by faust)
Five women, five flowers, each of them holding a special meaning.
990 words, rated K+
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Old Man Dizzy (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam and Hoss Cartwright reflect on the memory of an old ranch hand.
Rating: K+ WC 800
For the Love of a Brother (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Ben is shocked when he returns home to find two of his sons fighting for their lives. All three sons really should be in the character choice spot. I stink at summaries. Please read anyway. WARNING; MAJOR character death.
Rating T (10, 960 words)
A Warm Place in Your Heart (by Camera Chic)
Summary: The family starts to heal after the loss of Marie, as Adam strives to be strong for his family.
Rating: G (1,310 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
Forever #2 – I Would Do Anything For Love (by Rider)
Summary: As the birth of Alice and Joe’s first child approaches, things take a turn for the worst. Part II in “Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cartwright” Forever WHI series.
Rated: K+ (2,230 words)
Forever Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Sum of All Sadness (by MissJudy)
Summary: Ben is trying to sleep after laying his son to rest and is visited by memories of a life well lived. In another room, Joe is struggling with similar thoughts as he tries to quiet his mind to sleep. And in a place far removed, Adam receives the news that sends his heart reeling. This is a story about Hoss’s passing, but it is not about death. It’s about a family coming to terms with loss while rejoicing in the man they knew. and figuring out how best to honor the life that was lost.
Rated: K+ WC 9000
A Good Day for a Hanging (by Krystyna)
Summary: This is a story that relates events prior to the episode The Avenger, and explains how and why Adam and Ben were arrested and sentenced to hang.
Rated: K+ (53,215 words)
