Category: Drama
In This Life (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Joe arrived in Savannah to be Clay’s best man he never knew he’d be running for his life after contracting yellow fever. Now home, he recounts the terrifying details to his family.
Rating T, WC 47,230
The Fragrance of Violets (by McFair)
Summary: A shadowed room, thick with the scent of incense, reverberates with the whispers of the Ancestors. What do they seek, and can anyone defy their mystic call? For He Xing—known to the white man as Hop Sing—questions crowd the silence, yet only one answer emerges, undeniable and unyielding. Xuè hǎi xuè chóu. Blood revenge.
Rating: T+ Word Count: 55,685
Payback (by Wrangler)
Summary: It’s time for payback when Little Joe is unwittingly duped by Pete Timmons, setting the stage for one final battle between them. The conclusion of “The Third Son” Trilogy. Rating T WC 22,067 The Third Son Series: The Third Son The Devil’s Hold Payback
The Devil’s Hold (by Wrangler)
Summary: The lives of the Cartwrights are turned upside down when Joe falls into an old well setting the stage for more mystery and danger.
Rating T WC 38,900
Remember Me, Remember You (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: The unimaginable is never easy.
Rating: G (845 words)
The Third Son (by Wrangler)
Summary: The Cartwrights find mystery and danger when Little Joe is gifted a strange present by Ben’s late uncle; which proves to be a curse when Joe is attacked. Rating T, WC 41,000 The Third Son Series: The Third Son The Devil’s Hold Payback
Fifteen Minutes (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Ben is told that Little Joe is dying, they board a stagecoach and begin the race against time to save his life.
Rating T, WC 36,200
Hurt (by LillianMontane)
Summary: Joe gets down on himself after the whole town turns against him. Can Candy help? WARNING! Rape mentioned. Not of a main character, but it is still a part of the story, so I’ve warninged and age-gated it. Rating: M Word count: 11,056
Fourth of July Fun (by AH83)
Summary: Adam gets a Fourth of July surprise.
Rating: K, Word Count: 720
Morpheus (by Wrangler)
Summary: Joe wreaks havoc during his many attempts to save Pa from being killed after having a recurring nightmare.
Rating: T Word count: 13,600
Where the Cards Fell (by Sydney Fate)
Summary: Adam Cartwright and Black Bear deal out justice in Carson City. This story was written for the Chaps & Spurs 2025 2nd Quarter Challenge.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2192
Harm’s Way (by Wrangler)
Summary: Two opposites collide, a serial killer targeting young men and 17 year old Little Joe whose cavalier attitude puts him in harm’s way.
Rating: T Word Count: 31,000
The Old Man (by DJK)
Summary: Hoss and Little Joe Cartwright started calling their elder brother “the old man” shortly after their father died and Adam took over the running of the Ponderosa as well as helping his stepmother raise his brothers. Marie decides that Adam has lost too much of his youth and decides he needs a little romance in his life to make him feel young again.
rating: T/PG13 word count: 46,771
Memoir (by Wrangler)
Summary: When Joe tries to break a black stallion he learns that he should’ve listened to his Pa as the cost proves to be too high..
Rating T WC 11,120
The Journey Home (by Tavia42)
Summary: On a trip away from the Ponderosa, the Cartwright boys encounter some old friends and one old foe. Even though he has a grudge against Hoss, Joe becomes the target in his scheme for revenge. A What Happened (Much) Later for “The Ape,” featuring Leonard Nimoy as Freddy, and a What Happened (Long) Before for the “Quaker Girl” episode of Gunsmoke, featuring William Shatner as Fred Bateman. No knowledge of Gunsmoke is necessary to read this story.
Rating: PG | Word Count: 22,322
