Category: Drama
Christmas (by SadieSpinner)
Synopsis: Ben and young Adam forced by an unexpected snow storm, must halt their journey west. Only then does Ben realize he almost missed Christmas.
Rating G 7,625 words
The Whipping (by DebbieB)
Summary: When Little Joe returns from a horse sale in Carson City that did not go well for him, his family notices a difference in his personality. Not sure why Joe acts the way he does, his family struggles to understand before Joe winds up destroying himself and his family’s good name.
Rated: PG (20,400 words)
The Christmas Payroll (by Rona)
Summary: Collecting the Christmas payroll is such an ordinary chore, that the Cartwrights can hardly believe when things go so wrong.
Rated: T (7,660 words)
The Toymaker (by Helen A and the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: It’s Christmas, in this story written by Helen Adams and the Tahoe Ladies.
Rating: K (7,135 words)
Santa’s Little Helper (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: With eighteen-year-old Little Joe the only Cartwright not confined to bed, the prospects for a merry Christmas appear bleak. Ben has even ordered the cancellation of the annual Christmas Eve party, but in a burst of Yuletide enthusiasm, Joe decides to host the party by himself. After all, how hard could it be? And then his carefully laid plans begin to unravel.
Rated: K WC 15,000
The Toymaker (by the Tahoe Ladies and Helen Adams)
Summary: A Christmas Tale
Rating: K (7,025 words)
The Stuff of Nightmares (by Rona)
Summary: After a quarrel, Adam and Joe are sent off separately to do chores. But they become embroiled in a situation which sets brother against brother, and makes each one doubt if the other still loves him.
Rating T (12,950)
The Savior (by Jenny G)
Summary: A blizzard in the high Sierras is no place to spend Christmas Eve as Ben finds out.
Rating: K+ (4,650 words)
Mary Knox’s Christmas (by Jenny G)
Summary: Christmas finds Adam far from home. He takes shelter with a family who needs his help, and learns that the spirit of Christmas can manifest in different and sometimes mysterious ways.
Rating: T (10,000 words)
Suspicion (by Rona)
Summary: Adam’s cousin appears out of the blue for a family visit. He and Joe don’t take to one another at all. Is Joe right to be so suspicious?
Rated: T (9,210 words)
Clouds (by Robin)
Summary: The Missing Scenes from Truckee Strip
Rating: T (1,510 word)
The Bond (by Janice Sagraves)
Summary: It a story of survival during a flashflood.
Rating: T 14535 words
Love, Oh Love, Oh Careless Love (by DebbieB)
Summary: It’s just as the song implies, “Gonna cry tonight, and cry no more”.
Rated: G (5,250 words)
All the Shades of Gold (by Jenny G)
Summary: looking at the flexible structure of the Ponderosa ranch house . Does the house seem warm and inviting to you or do you always wonder where all those bedrooms come from when guests visit?
Rating: G (3,550 words)
Gold Rush (by Rona)
Summary: Rumours of a new gold strike on the Ponderosa bring problems for the Cartwrights. But who started the rumours, and why? Can Ben find out before Joe pays with his life?
Rated: T (10,800 words)
