Category: Drama
A Man That Studieth Revenge (McFair_58)
Summary: A WHB & WHN for ‘The Last Haircut’, ‘Marie, My Love’, and ‘The Hayburner’ with a nod to ‘The Truckee Strip’ and ‘The Crucible’. Everyone in Virginia City knew Duke Miller had gotten away with murder, but there were few who knew he had done it before. At the heart of his hate lay one man and but a single goal: the complete and total destruction of Joe Cartwright.
Rated PG-13 for Western brutality and lots of angst and SJS
Word count: 72,114
Let’s Stay Together (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A thunderstorm brings two brothers together. Pre-series story.
Rating: K
Word count: 897
The Dogwoods in Bloom (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHN for “The Newcomers”. Hoss finally visits the canyon.
Rating: K+
Word Count: 914
The House that Adam Built (by Krystyna)
Summary: A man’s dream….a child’s hope.
Rating: T (57,620 words)
Christmas Spirit (by AC1830)
Summary: Little Joe learns something special about Christmas, with the help of his brothers.
Rating: T, WC 947
A Thawing Heart (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: An old cowpoke went riding out one bright and snow-filled day, and found something he didn’t know he was missing.
Rating: G
Word Count: 1,115
First Christmas in Boston, 1848 (by Indiana)
Summary: Adam’s spending his first Christmas away from his family.
Rating: G
Word Count: 565
Christmas Decorations (by Sibylle)
Summary: Decorating for the holidays doesn’t always go smoothly. A lighthearted story about Christmas preparations.
Rating: K+
Word Count: 1335 words
Moments – A Brother’s Decision (by Missjudy)
Summary: Moments is my new series of stories taking a look at situations that affected the Cartwrights deeply and personally. In this one, we see how something learned in the midst of a decision Adam had to make when he and Hoss were younger, sheds light on a a question posed in a canon episode. Part 1 is a prequel called October Snow, describing the events as youngsters. Part 2 is entitled Hard Decisions and has Hoss recalling that memory to help his father and brother understand Adam’s decision in a “what happens during” scene from a familiar episode. Each of the Moments stories are separate with no need to read others in the same series to understand.
Rating: G Word Count: 9858
A Christmas Kiss (by McFair_58)
Summary: All sixteen-year-old Hoss wanted for Christmas was a kiss from Ellie Miller. He was so excited he set off for the Millers’ place before his brothers. Instead of a kiss, Hoss was soon hoping for a Christmas miracle….
Rated: PG
Word Count: 8081
Good Intentions and Unplanned Consequences (by Cheaux)
Summary: As with all intentions — some good, some not so good — there are always consquences.
Rating: G
Word Count: 2,225
Reflections (by Cheaux)
Summary: With great deliberation, Ben takes time to update his journal.
Rating: G
Word Count: 940
A Christmas Miracle (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: On a crisp, white Christmas Day, ten-year old Little Joe startles his pa and brothers when he asks too many questions and loses his faith in miracles. It takes the help of some unlikely friends to help him believe again.
Rated: K+
Word Count: 5,007
The Tipping Point (by Patina)
Summary: It’s looking more and more like lumps of coal are likely gifts this year.
Rating: G
Word Count: 3,070
The Secret Santas (by Lizabeth)
Summary: The Cartwrights’ Secret Santa tradition origin and evolution, as told from each son’s perspective.
Rating: G
Word Count: 3,150
