Category: Drama
Long Road Back (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A what if I got from “The Crucibles”…mostly, what if Ben, Hoss and Little Joe hadn’t found Adam. What if someone else did? And What if Adam didn’t just ‘bounce back’?
Rating K+ (14,570 words)
Long Road Back Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Shades of War (by Krystyna)
Summary: Joe departs with a light heart to attend a friends wedding little knowing that Frederic Kyle has a longer shadow that any in the family realize and it isn’t long before Joe,and Adam, are drawn into the War between North and South.
Rated: K+ (32,815 words)
The Art of Horse Selling (by faust)
Adam Cartwright has a lot of things to deal with: burglars, unwanted newspaper articles about his family, and someone who doesn’t want to saddle a horse. Will he at least be able to survive the whole mess? A WHN for Enter Mark Twain, in a way.
31,100 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
For the Soul is Dead that Slumbers (by freyakendra)
Part I: The Darkest Hour: When Joe is missing, he’s not the only one trapped in darkness.
Part II: No One: Even after Joe comes home, a part of him remains lost.
Rated: T Word Count: 22,500
Good Night (by idmarryhoss)
Summary: A fairy tale. Told to Hoss and his family. Goodnight, sleep tight.
Rated: K+ (2,305 words)
Not My Son (by LMinzer)
Summary: Ben receives devastating news and only has one plea.
Rating: K+ (1,920 words)
Checkmate (by Krystyna)
Summary: An evening playing chess and memories hover …
Rating: K+ (1,510 words)
War and Peace (by faust)
Adam decides to join the Federal Army and has to deal with the consequences. A story of losses and miracles, told in ten vignettes.
3,300 words, rated T
Terror of the Night (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Little Joe has a nightmare.
Rated: T (750 words)
Tea Party (by idmarryhoss)
Summary: Hoss Cartwright is invited to a tea party. Cakes and seasoning on the menu. Few minutes stolen from the ordinary day…
Rated: K (1,575 words)
Blue (by faust)
Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him.
Ben faces the unthinkable.
And copes.
1,300 words, rated K
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (by Cheaux)
Summary: All Ben wanted was a night alone with his eldest. What he got was something quite different.
Rated: T WC 2400
A Warm Welcome (by faust)
An American in England, lukewarm beer, and haunting experiences. Is it possible to adjust with people who insist you’re from “the colonies?” Halloween story, a PS for “The Art of Setting Priorities.”
3,000 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Son for a Son: Brand Edition (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam–but it’s Joe who pays the price.
Rated: T WC 14,000
The Polka-Dotted Cowboys (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: When an epidemic of Chickenpox and the Measles breaks out, no one on the Ponderosa is safe!
Rated: K+ (5,885 words)
