Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

The Barn Dance (by frasrgrl)

Summary:   This was my entry for Round One of the Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.

It’s a typical barn dance for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K (2,690 words)

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later

Adam and Ruth – #2 – The Darker Side of the Moon (by Bonanzaluver)

Summary:  After a month of courting, Adam decides to take that pivotal step which leads them on a new adventure resulting in the wedding of the year taking place on the Ponderosa.

Rated: K+ (20,445 words)

Adam and Ruth Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later

Amen and Amen (by Krystyna)

Summary: So what did happen to Will and Laura and Peggy after the wedding day? Did they ride happily off into the sunset and disappear like many other Cartwright neighbours and friends? If they did it was only after this particular adventure …

Rated: K  (32,505 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama

The Calling (by Hooded Crow)

Summary:  An old actress touches a very special spot in Adam’s heart.  

Rated: K+ (3,075 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Writing Challenges

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Art of Love and War (by faust)

Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to — although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them. Part of the series, but can definitely read as a stand-alone.

74,600 words, rated T

The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Humor Writing Challenges

Rumor Has It… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives? 

Rating:  K+    (1,030 words)

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Posted in Drama Family German Hurt/Comfort Prequel

Erinnerungen (by Sibylle)

Summary:  Adam und Ben denken beide aus gegebenem Anlass an ihre gemeinsame Fahrtzeit zurück (1844).

Rated: K+  WC 4000

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright

Chasing Time (by freyakendra)

Summary:  Joe is forced to accept that sometimes a man’s fate is out of his hands. But sitting back and waiting for God to do what He would didn’t have to mean giving up hope.

Rated: K+  Word Count: 2,600  

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Posted in Adam / Hoss Adam Cartwright Drama Spooky / Supernatural Writing Challenges

The Message (by DJK)

Summary:  In London, Adam receives a message from Hoss that will change his view of many things. This story was written in answer to the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.

Rated: T   Word count: 1444

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Posted in Adam / Joe Drama What Happened Next/Later

Triple Point (by sklamb)

Summary:  A chance encounter leads to dramatic consequences for two drifters and the men they rescue—Joe and Adam Cartwright. Twenty years later, “The Crucible” still casts a dark shadow….

Rated: K+  WC  55,300

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Posted in Drama Family Humor Prequel Writing Challenges

The “Polluter Pays” Principle (by Sibylle)

Summary:  If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must  look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family.

Rated: K+  WC  2100

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Posted in Drama Family Humor

Cartwright Identity Crisis (by ChristyG)

Summary:  Is Adam really facing the prospect of an arranged marriage?

Rating:  K+ (5,270 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Joe Cartwright Short Stories

School in a Hundred Years (by DanceDiva)

Summary:  A new teacher is in for Ms. Jones and he is strict. Wanting to make a good impression Joe tries to think of what it may be like in school a hundred years from now.  

Rated: K+ (650)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Modern Day

Technology (by DanceDiva)

Summary:  Joe buys a laptop without his father’s permission, and it later causes havoc for all of them.  

Rated: K+  (2,400 words)

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Posted in Drama Family Prequel

Life’s Lessons (by ChristyG)

Summary:  Just how much trouble will they be in, when Pa learns what he did?  Sometimes the end doesn’t justify the means.

Rating:  K  (11,080 words)

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