Category: Drama
A Change of Direction (by Dodo)
Rated: K+ Word Count: 15,520
A WHN for The Code – I have borrowed a few of the characters from that episode.Summary: Joe Cartwright had gone ahead against his fathers wishes and had a showdown with gunslinger Dan Taggert after being goaded into a gunfight. Bets had been laid that Joe would or would not show, and that he could take the gunslinger. He does outdraw Taggert, shooting him in the arm. The majority of Virginia City had placed bets on Joe and when he is handed the money to pay the winners, he throws it on the floor in disgust. He then rides away, meeting his father and brother and they head back to the Ponderosa.
Everyone Cries Sometimes (by Terri)
Summary: Sometimes being the perfect son is not easy to live up to; even Hoss has to have an off day. But what is troubling Hoss to make him lose his appetite, lash out at his youngest brother and square up to his eldest.
Rated: K WC 4800
Bank Robbers, Belles, and Puppy Dog Eyes (by pjb)
Summary: Start with one fifteen-year-old boy with a brand-new sidearm. Add the prettiest twin girls in school, a pair of matching ponies named Floyd and Feather, two inept bank robbers, a worried lawman, several frantic family members, and a best friend who’s game for almost anything. And then, let the chase begin. . . .
Rated: T WC 23,000
The Pain Goes On and On (by Dodo)
Summary: A WHI for First Born – Clay Stafford arrives in Virginia City to meet his brother Joe, but only finds heartache at the Ponderosa
Rated: K+ Word Count: 20178
The French Piano Player – #2 – Be Still, My Soul (by pjb)
Summary: This is the sequel to “The French Piano Player.” Joe’s return to the Ponderosa proves to be more difficult than he or his family expected, to the point where questions arise as to whether he can stay on the Ponderosa, or whether he will go back to his life as a piano player in San Francisco.
Rated: T WC 26,000
The French Piano Player Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Blood is Thicker Than Water (by Terri)
Summary: What if Clay and Will never left the Ponderosa. How will Ben cope with five rambunctious under his roof. Will rough housing, drinking, card playing, womanizing become the norm??
Rated: T WC 24,000
The Gold Wagon (by Susan G)
Summary: A group of army deserters lay siege to the Ponderosa, waiting for the boys to return home with a very large payroll.
Word Count: 11,500 Rated: T
The Dead Hole (by Susan G)
Summary: The Dutchman mine had long been boarded over, but finding some of their cattle within is only the beginning of their troubles.
Word Count: 5200 Rated: T
What Ever Happened to the Lovely Mothers (by the Giggly Sisters)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reminisces about his three wives: Elizabeth, Inger and Marie and their untimely deaths.
Rated: K+ (1,850 words)
The Stuff of Nightmares (by KateP)
Summary: Missing scene from “The Avenger”
Rating: G (890 words)
Cartwright Saga #45 – The Lawyer # 9- Spanish Land Grant #4 – The Long Journey Home (by Lyn Robinson)
Summary: The case is won and Adam can take time to recover but he pushes himself to get home for the twins birthday and then finds it very difficult to get back to normal, needing his father’s help.
Rating: PG13 37,500 words
Where There’s Life There’s Hope (by Terri)
Summary: Disobedient sons, worried brothers, irate fathers, twins, rustlers, suffering and repentance all go together to make the following story.
Rated: K WC 25,000
A Long Way to Home (by Susan G)
Summary: Returning home from running a simple errand for Pa takes a dangerous detour when the stage only runs once a week, and the passengers on this one are a marshal with a prison who says no other tickets are to be sold.
Rating: T (17,215 words)
A Surprise Birthday (by Terri)
Summary: Joe is celebrating an important birthday, but will his family allow him to become a man?
Rated: K+ WC 3000
Fraternity (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count=9190
Summary: Adam, Hoss, and Joe are getting the line shacks ready for winter. Everything goes horribly wrong after Adam goes to the pond to take a break. It’s up to Hoss and Joe to get their brother back.
