Category: Drama
Blind Faith (by Mary S)
Summary: Ben is reunited with a boyhood friend who’s less than honorable reputation precedes him. Adam does some investigating for his father’s sake and finds himself wishing he’d left well enough alone.
Rated: G (18,000 words)
What Child is This? (by Anne G)
Synopsis: The Cartwright’s hire a new hand and his wife. A young Little Joe is especially drawn to the wife. The true meaning of Christmas revealed once again.
Rating: T due to language (24,300)
The Hidden Hurt (by Anne G)
Synopsis: Problems for Little Joe in school are a reflection of something else that is troubling him. A trip in the mountains with Adam reveals the problem.
Rating: G (24,280 words)
The Bird Cage Theatre (by Caz C)
Synopsis: Adam and Hoss visit Tucson, where Adam thinks back to a trip he took there with his father when he was seventeen. He meets a young girl who lives with her mother in the Bird Cage Theatre, the local brothel and dance hall.
Rating: PG (33,750 words)
Fireflies (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Adam opts to stay home with his baby brother and finds time to reflect on his feelings for his family while sharing the magic of summer.
Rating: G (11,000 words)
A Hot Summer Night (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: While on their journey west, an innocent and delightful distraction leads to a night of terror for Ben and danger for three and a half year old Adam.
Rating: G (3,960 words)
Harbor Lights (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: On a Business trip to San Francisco Ben finds himself haunted by the harbor lights-until a turn of events brings them into focus, and in doing so remind him how much of himself there is in his sons.
Rating G (18,950 words)
The Last Dance (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Deals with a last request, the four Cartwrights, and to use the phrase out of context, “Going gently into the good night.”
Rating: G (1,525 words)
Touched by an Angel (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Little Joe has disappeared once again. Desperate, Ben calls for help, it comes in a form he never expects.
Rating: G (4,100 words)
Bear Hunt (by Anne G)
Synopsis: While trying to catch a bear, a young Little Joe and a friend incur Adam’s wrath. Both brothers try to resolve what being a brother means and in the end, come to realize how important they each are to the other.
Rating: T (due to language) (9,470 words)
A Father’s Love (by Anne G)
Synopsis: A young Joe Cartwright must live with the fact that he’s killed his father while playing with a pistol while Adam must learn to live with his younger brother in the aftermath.
Rating: G (11,000 words)
Ben’s Birthday (by VickieB)
Synopsis: Ben is alone at the Ponderosa on his birthday, but his special day has not been forgotten by his sons.
Rating: G (1,870 words)
A Gift for Marie (by VickieB)
Synopsis: The Cartwright family still have unresolved issues five years after the death of Marie Cartwright. Adam seeks a way to help the family heal.
Rating: G (10,200 words)
The Homecoming (by KateP)
Summary: Adam returns home after three years away at college. Companion piece to ‘The Departure’. An old story of mine considerably revised for posting here.
Rated: K+ (6,115 words)
The Departure Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
The Good Doctor (by KateP)
Summary: Joe runs into trouble in San Francisco
Rated: K+ (7,500 words)