Category: Drama
The Problem (by LillianMontane)
Summary: Hoss thought Joe’s problem with food had been solved years ago. But he wasn’t as right as he thought.
Rating: T, discussion of eating disorders.
Word count: 2,343
Mother’s Day (by mo1427)
Summary: Mother’s Day is hard when you’re missing your mama.
Rating: G, Word Count: 643
A Mother’s Love (by wx4rmk)
Summary: For a seven-year-old, a mother’s love can come from several sources.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2442
If Silence Keeps You (By Wrangler)
Summary: With word of Ben Cartwright’s death, the three Cartwright brothers must decide if they’ll keep the Ponderosa going in order to preserve their father’s legacy. Meanwhile, it’s Little Joe whose nightly dreams propel him to search for the truth about how his father perished and if he’s really dead. Rating – T, WC 28,200, Family/Drama/Hurt/Comfort
A Rose of Memories (by mo1427)
Summary: Hoss finds a special remembrance of his mother. A Mother’s Day Story.
Rating: G, Word Count: 852
The Kissing Booth (by AH83)
Summary: What do a church bazaar, a kissing booth, and red roses have in common?
Rating: K, Word Count: 1797
Bake Shop Girl (by JC)
Summary: The seeds of a memorable friendship are sown during a chance encounter at a Boston bakery.
Rating: G Word Count: 646
A Lesson in Love (by AH83)
Summary: When a dispute over a cattle drive and promises made causes a rift between Hoss and his wife, Hoss gets a bit of wise counsel from his niece.
Rating: K, Word Count: 1600
Talking to Jane (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reflects on his life with a kind listener.
Rating: G/K (7201 words)
A New Light (by Wrangler)
Summary: The Cartwrights go after the Dalton brothers and Joe struggles to face the horrors done to him in the cabin in order to leave the darkness and come into A New Light. (updated 2026)
Rating: MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter) WC 56,939
Psycho (by wx4rmk)
Summary: A short story written for a Cowboy Lingo challenge and the Pinecone Challenge on Brand (had to use Psycho as title). It was inspired by a similar real event.
Rating: G, Word Count 500
Dreams (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Hoss has a VERY bad dream…
Rating: T for reference to character death. (1,298 words)
Vengence (By Lillian Montane)
Summary: Ben and Little Joe are targeted in retaliation of being key witnesses in a murder case that lead to a hanging.
Word count: 4,928
rated: M
Again, By Grace (by JC)
Summary: A moody portrait of the Ponderosa patriarch, seeking grace amid grief
Rating: T Word Count 793
My Work is Not Yet Finished (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Long after death, love maintains a bond between those who shared it and can help ease a troubled young man’s soul.
Rating: K/G 4,175 words
