Category: Drama
Thicker Than Water (by DebbieB)
Summary: After a major argument turns nasty, both Adam and Joe leave home. Unforeseen circumstances leads Adam into searching for his missing brother who has not been heard from in weeks. Can Adam find his younger brother and restore their relationship before the youngest Cartwright destroys himself completely?
Rated G WC 19,000
Our Mother’s Keeper (by Jeanie Cartwright)
Summary: Hoss and Adam are attacked and robbed on the way home from a trip. Adam is injured and it’s up to Hoss to save his brother’s life and get him safely home to the Ponderosa. During the journey, Hoss reflects on an important bond he shares with his older brother.
Rating: PG-13 for violence, bloodshed and mild profanity
Words: 18,300
Sanctuary (by Helen A)
Summary: Taking refuge in an abandoned barn, Ben and Joe encounter something not of this world. A story to be read around a campfire on Halloween.
Rating T (7,350 words)
The Guardian (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: On his way home from a Christmas shopping trip in Placerville, Joe is thrown from a spooked horse and left stranded at the bottom of a deep ravine in the midst of a severe snowstorm.
Rating: K (6,015 words)
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Tied in Knots (by DebbieB)
Summary: Strange things start happening when Joe is found bound in strange looking knots. A surprise visit from an old seafaring friend of Ben’s deepens the mystery.
PG 13 WC 19,000
The Scars Will Fade: WHN The Crucible (by Jeanie Cartwright)
Story Summary: In the three days immediately following the discovery of an emotionally and physically exhausted Adam at the end of “The Crucible,” Ben, Hoss and Joe Cartwright try to figure out what has happened to him, as well as come to grips with their own guilt. Adam struggles, with the help of his family, to recover from the trauma of his ordeal.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG for nightmares, some violence, mild profanity
Words: 15,300
Wind Beneath My Wings (by DebbieB)
Summary: We all know how Adam felt towards his youngest brother. But have you ever really known how he felt, deep, deep down into the very core of his heart and soul? Adam pays tribute to his baby brother after Joe fights for days keeping him alive.
Rated G WC 13,500
Santa’s Helpers (by Helen A)
Summary: Stranded in the middle of nowhere two days before Christmas, will the brothers make it home in time?
Rating T (13,875 words)
The Christmas Engine (by VickiC.)
Summary: Good little boys always get what they ask for at Christmas, even if Santa has to have a little help sometimes.
Rating: G (4,695 words)
A Child’s First Christmas (by KateP)
Summary: Ben Recalls each of his sons’ first Christmas
Rated: K (620 words)
The Best Present (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: A Christmas Tale
Rated: K Word Count: 4970
Christmas Presents (by BeckyS)
Summary: A last-minute shopping trip almost ends in tragedy. Christmas morning finds all marveling in the blessing of family.
Rating: G (2,740 words)
A Brief Family Moment (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam’s curious … Inger’s busy … so questions are asked, but will the answers satisfy an inquisitive little boy.
Rating: G (1,070 words)
We’ll Be Home for Christmas (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Having promised Pa that they will be home for Christmas, the three Cartwright brothers are ahead of schedule as they return from a late-season shopping trip in San Francisco. A sudden snowstorm in the Sierras, however, may make keeping that promise or even staying alive impossible.
Rated: K+ WC 15,000
The Third Warning (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Summary: Men of color are hired on at the Ponderosa. How far will the Cartwrights have to go to defend their hired hands?
Rated: MA Word Count: 18,200
