Category: Drama
Ten Hours (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights struggle to intervene when a disturbed boy holds his classmates hostage–including Little Joe.
Rated: T (10,175 words)
Out of the Wind (by pjb)
Summary: A missing scene for the episode, “Five Into the Wind.”
Rated: T WC 6400
The Seasons of a Friendship (by pjb)
Summary: Laughter and tears, dreams and disappointments, sickness and health, life and beyond . . . Joe learns the truth of the old proverb: a friend loves at all times.
Rated: T WC 15,000
Premonition (by pjb)
Summary: Can a man truly know when he is going to die? If that time has arrived, can anything be done to change his fate?
Rated: K+ WC 7000
Questioning Mercy (by pjb)
Summary: A missing scene for “The Quality of Mercy.” A father’s beliefs collide with a son’s questions.
Rated: K+ 4250
Adam’s Rib (by Barbara)
Summary: Will love ring true for Adam’s secret admirer?
Rating: K (8,550 words)
Vivian (by pjb)
Summary: Joe grapples with a moral dilemma when he falls in love with another man’s wife.
Rated: T WC 11,500
Vivian Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The French Piano Player – #1 (by pjb)
Summary: When a violent argument with Ben drives Joe from the Ponderosa, the Cartwrights learn that sometimes, you can look straight at a man and never really see him.
Rated: T 16,300
The French Piano Player Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
I Wouldn’t Do That (by DJK)
Summary: Adam doesn’t keep Little Joe out of trouble. A short slice of brotherly life.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1257
What Kind of Man (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe has become unusually introspective, much to the consternation of his brothers.
Rated: K — WC 1600
The Wainscots (by ViveAdam)
Summary: After a meal washed down with plenty of wine and whisky, Ben makes a bet and that’s trouble for Adam
Rated: K WC 2400
The Rewards of Kindness (by Barbara)
Summary: Adam’s been kidnapped; is it up to him to rescue himself?
Rating: T (8,840 words)
The Nightmare from New Orleans (by Yankee818)
Summary: Left home alone despite Adam’s misgivings. Little Joe is brutally attacked.
Rated: T WC 17,000
September Ride (by meixel)
Summary: Joe and Candy talk about Joe’s decision around college one lazy September day. Short one-shot story.
Rated: K+ (1,690 words)
Who Kidnapped Joseph Cartwright? (by lolo1999)
Summary: Annie, Sarah, and Katie kidnap Little Joe while he’s on business.
Rated: K+ (875 words)
