Category: Drama
Boston Correspondence (by JoanS)
Summary: Vignettes of life on the Ponderosa as well as Boston during Adam’s college years.
Rating: K (10,835 words)
Last Chance (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe gambles with his life to give his Pa something precious.
Rated: K WC 900
Settling the Accounts (by JoanS)
Summary: It’s the end of the month and settling the accounts nearly spells an apoplexy for Ben.
Rating: K+ (10,440 words)
The Vision #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben’s wife reflects on the past and contemplates a vision of what is soon to come. What happened later for Marie, My Love.
Rating: M (Mature adult theme) (1,020 words)
The Vision series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Tying One On (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Three Cartwrights look out the window in disbelief of the scene below.
Rating : K+ (840 words)
Courage? (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: A comic story inspired by a long-ago challenge at Bonanza World. Thanks to lminzer for her wonderful story “Shield,” which made me realize just how much Hoss protects Joe, and to sklamb for her thoughts on the Virtues.
Rated: K+ WC 6000
The Three Peanuts (by Indiana)
Summary : Sheriff Coffee needs Adam’s help to resolve a strange affair in town…
rating K+ WC 1700
The Longest Walk (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: Adam faces what may be the most terrifying moment in his life.
Rating K+ WC 800
If These Walls Could Talk (by JoanS)
Summary: The task of reroofing the barn brings back various memories for each of the Cartwrights.
Rating: K (9,000 words)
Wild Justice (by Ponderosa Cartwrights)
Summary: All is quiet on the Ponderosa, until two strangers show up. Now, things start to twist and turn. Join in as Little Joe & Hoss, along with Ben & Adam, try and figure out how to get themselves out of yet another jam.
Rated: T (33,685 Words)
When Words Are Hard to Find (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam’s return from college has Ben saying and doing everything wrong, with no clue as to why he’s acting that way, yet unable to make any adjustments in his behavior to stop the building crisis. The tension in the house comes to a head as Adam is severely injured in a fall and Ben finds out that his son has made plans to leave the ranch and take a job as an engineer in San Francisco. As Adam’s condition unexpectedly worsens, Ben finds the right words to say, but fears it may be too late to make a difference. Paul Martin and Hop Sing play important roles in easing these two powerful Cartwrights back together.
Rated: K+ WC 9200
Best Laid Plans (by Cheaux)
Summary: A rift between father and sons is healed in an unexpected way.
Rated: T — WC 650
I’ll Protect You (by CwrightGirl)
Summary: A WHIB for “My Brother’s Keeper”. Adam’s POV. This is a rewrite of the scene where Joe is deliriously calling out to Adam when Joe has a fever. In this version, Adam tries to calm Joe down. There is no Shelia in the version. A look at brotherly love.
Rating K+ (1055 words)
Curiosity (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: They say that curiosity killed the cat, but what happens when one of the Cartwright boy’s let’s his nosiness get the better of him?
Rated: K+ (1,010 Words)
ETTA (by ansinico)
Summary: Love, hate, death and Etta, go hand in hand with life on the Ponderosa…Who loves? Who hates? Who dies? Who is Etta? The Cartwright boys find trouble in Turner’s Town. Ben finds trouble in San Fransisco. Is Barney Fuller friend or foe? Candy gets an offer, but is it one he can refuse?
Rated: MA (112,575 words)
