Category: Drama
Finn (by bahj)
Summary: There’s just something about Finn. Good or Bad. You decide.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 1952
Grief is Hard Work (by mumu74)
Summary: It happens after the family had been deeply touched by pain and sorrow. What can adults do and say to help children to cope with ?
Word Count: 5691 Rated: K+
If Not for Aura Lee (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: What happened after Jean was taken into custody, and Julia’s window went dark.
Rating: T (for mild cursing and references to adult themes) (11,940 words)
Partners (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam tells his grandson about the first time the three Cartwright brothers were in mischief together (post timeline part: 1905, prequel part: 1848) .
Word count: 6441 Rating: K
Grand Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Saved by the Kind Mate (by heike)
Summary: When a dream becomes a nightmare – a “pre-prequel”
928 words, Rating: G
Someone to Watch Over Him (by Cheaux)
Summary: A Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament story for 2015 (A What Happened Instead for the episode “Bushwhacked” written by Preston Wood).
Word Count: 8974 Rated K+
The Bond (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Ben is late getting back from a business trip to Carson City.
Rated K+ Word count 4,159
Wanderlust (by Indyanna130)
Summary: What could drive a man to leave.
Words: 1326 Rated: G
Whatever the Cost (by faust)
Summary: To what length will Adam go to prove a stranger’s innocence?
9570 words, rated PG
Cliffhanger (by BettyHT)
Summary: Follows the How Do I Tell Him story in which Adam married Lydia and brought her back to the Ponderosa. Now there are several things happening that the couple must face, and the question is whether that will make their love stronger or create problems in their relationship. For the family, there is a jealous young man who creates more trouble.
rating = T word count = 18,888
Lydia Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Say Something – Lessons of the Heart (by MissJudy)
Summary: This is a grouping of short stories that show Adam in situations where he is left speechless when it comes to matters of the heart. It begins with a story of youthful naivete, and each progressions shows another episode where he learns something new about love. loss, mistakes and finding a the right person.
Rating: T (One section has an adult theme) Word Count: 22,056
Mea Culpa (by Krystyna)
Summary: Evil comes in many different guises, and Adam discovers that some things are not quite as they seem. When the evil stretches out and harms Joe, Adam realises he has a lot to do to protect himself and his family from even greater harm.
Rating ‘G’ (26,485 words)
Sharp Draw (by BettyHT)
Summary: Ben has to accept that his youngest is growing up. His older sons help him and Little Joe make that transition with one very important lesson that Little Joe has to learn from Adam and Hoss.
Rating = PG WC = 1153
Lies and Losses (by BettyHT)
Summary: In Illinois, Ben has more trouble with McWhorter and loses someone dear to him because of it. Story follows a different path but eventually the whole family will be together on the Ponderosa. It may take some time for that to happen however. It’s based on a story idea suggested by a reader. Thank you, Sylvia, for the story idea that got me started.
Rating – PG13 WC = 36301
No Shovel Needed (by justafan)
Summary: Once again, Little Joe finds himself facing the music. Hoss and Adam are amused by the current situation, although Ben thinks it is no laughing matter. Sometimes, the Cartwrights can dig a very deep hole without using a shovel.
Rating K+ Number of Words: 1,798
