Category: Drama
A Stranger Returns (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A what if I got off the episode “A Stranger Passed This Way”, mainly what if the Vandervorts had already been in the process of moving when they found Hoss? Genre always subject to change. Little Joe and Candy will also make appearances in the story.
Rated: K+ (15,460 words)
A Stranger Returns Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Storms and Anchors (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe needs an anchor in the storm.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1097
A Lifetime of Unhappiness (by faust)
Gravely hurt and completely helpless, Adam finds himself at the mercy of a person from his past who seeks nothing but revenge. And for once, there’s no chance he’ll talk his way out of it.
In the end it might come down to who’s more determined; and Adam surely won’t give up. No, he won’t, will he?
7,500 words, rated T
The Grandest Aqueduct (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam brings a well known engineer from California to help Virginia City with their water problems. Alexis von Schmidt proves to be a brillant man with brillant ideas, but is he the best answer for Virginia City and its residents?
Rating: K+ (9,500 words)
The Wanted Poster (by Sibylle)
Summary: A wanted poster prompts Ben and Adam to re-examine a moment from their journey West.
Rated: K+ 600
Sweet Tooth (by DJK)
Summary: Memories are sometimes the sweetest things of all.
Rated: K+ Word count: 538
RIP Mr Cartwright (by mumu74)
Summary: To Kill A Cartwright “november Challenge” Rip Mr Cartwright
Rating: T (741 words)
Compadres (by freyakendra)
Summary: A villain who thinks he’s a hero explains his “reasoning” to an incapacitated Little Joe.
Rating: MA WC 2250
Warnings: Language & Violence—a brutal attack on a woman is alluded to but not described explicitly.
Rattlesnake — aka After the Gunfight (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A gunfight and the resulting collateral damage.
Rating: T (1,845 words)
None Were The Lovingest (by DJK)
Summary: Ben and Little Joe discuss his father’s three wives.
Rated: K Word count: 658
Not Without My Son (by sklamb)
Summary: A fresh look at certain events of Episode 94 (The Crucible) which didn’t (in some parts of the multiverse) quite follow the televised script….
Rated: T WC 1800
Seeing a Man (by DJK)
Summary: Two confrontations between Ben Cartwright and his eldest son.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1219
Inner Strength – Part II (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ben and Joe try to put the memories of their trip to town behind them. They must now rely on their inner strength to help them see past the guilt, anger, and pain. Can Joe forgive himself for what happened and allow the healing to begin?
Rating: K+ 4450
Inner Strength Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Deadly Day (by rosecartwright)
Summary: Joe is home sick, but things go downhill for this young Cartwright.
Rated: K+ (635 words)
The Left-handed Holster (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe has a plan, and all he needs is a left-handed holster.
*This story was written as a series of responses to weekly prompts. The prompts were (as best I remember): left-handed holster, on the road west, I wish you would have told me, red herring, and dangerous gamble.
Rated: K+ Word count: 6170
