Category: Drama
Pride Before A Fall (by JC)
Summary: A poem about what can happen when a man’s pride gets in the way of love. If the subject is a Cartwright, it’s bound to be Adam.
Rating: T (400 words)
Hunting for Memories (by MissJudy)
Summary: Ben is enjoying a hunting trip with Adam when it takes an unexpected turn and forces a detour to the cabin in the woods where the Cartwrights first lived and trapped on the Ponderosa. Adam has not been there since he was a child, and Ben is filled with trepidation over how his son might remember those days. All seems well, even though a few of Ben’s memories leave him wondering what his son is thinking. Then a vivid dream about a incident from Adam’s childhood leaves him thoroughly shaken, and he finally finds out just what Adam thought of his early years on the Ponderosa. This story occurs a year after Adam got back from school in Boston.
Rating: K Word Count: 20,876
Ben’s Boy Hoss (by DJK)
Summary: A collection of seven short vignettes which were written in response to various prompts. Together they paint a picture of Hoss Cartwright, boy and man.
Rating: teen word count total: 3598
Ben’s Boys Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Birthday Boy (by faust)
Summary: Celebrating Adam’s birthday was always a somewhat strained affair. But the new addition to the family didn’t know that, and so something new happens that has everyone holding their breaths.
870 words, rated K
Letters From Home (by Home Alone)
Summary: A prelude to Take Me Home. Adam has left for Boston, leaving his wife Ellie behind while he makes ready for her to join him. This is a collection of their letters to each other during their separation.
Word count: 5,169 Rating: K+/G
Take Me Home Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Gambler and the Cowboy (by Dodo)
Summary: What If the episode “The First Born” had never happened?
Rating: T (2,750 words)
Of Little Boys and Puppy Dog Tails (by Questfan)
Summary: It has only been a short time since the family lost Marie and each of them is struggling to come to terms with it. None of them could have foreseen the impact one small, stray dog would have on the whole family.
Word Count: 5846 Rating: T
A Hard Place (by BettyHT)
Summary: After a cattle drive, Adam gets sick, and when Ben starts getting some of the same symptoms, Joe finds that he has to be the one making the decisions on the journey home. It’s a tough job especially because the outlaws trailing them think they have the money from the cattle drive with them. Joe has to come up with a plan or two to get them out of all these problems and save their lives.
Rating = T WC = 12,477
In the Darkness As In the Light (by McFair_58)
Summary: A burned out stagecoach lies on its side, the victim of an Indian raid. There’s a name on the coach manifest that makes Joe Cartwright’s heart stand still. Can it be that Elizabeth Carnaby is dead? And, as the man who robbed the coach seeks personal vengeance against Ben Cartwright’s youngest son – can Joe himself survive?
Rated M. The story is probably a PG-13 one, but for safety sake – and for the sake of one heavy duty romantic scene – I am calling it ‘M’. Contained in that PG-13 rating would be western brutality and violence, and torture. (101,760 words)
Wet Bottom, Warm Heart Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Proverbial Chinaman (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A post-canon tribute to Hop Sing.
Rating: K Word Count: 1090
Prelude (by JC)
Summary: Adam Cartwright is taking the long road home, but sometimes life takes a man in a direction he never intended to go.
Rating: T (1683 words)
A Moment Just Before Dark (by Robin)
Summary: A prequel story that includes the Milfords from The Hayburner.
Rating: G (9,630 words)
Mystery (by McFair_58)
Summary: 12 year old Little Joe Cartwright loves black horses, especially the new black mare his brothers found and brought home. Though their father disapproves, Little Joe knows she’s the one for him and sets out to prove it. What do an apparition, a burned out ranch, a stolen fortune, a group of desperate outlaws, and Little Joe Cartwright have in common besides trouble? Mystery.
Rated PG for frightening images and western violence (25,100 words)
Atonement (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Many in Virginia City are passing judgment on Hoss and Sally without knowing all the facts. The Cartwright family has been struggling for months dealing with the fallout from their marriage. Hoss determines something has to change.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2,445
Redemption Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Collision Course (by Julee)
Summary: On a business trip to Sacramento, Adam makes an astonishing discovery regarding the events surrounding Marie’s death and it creates a turmoil of emotions for Ben and the boys. Alternate Universe.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 31,205
