Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
Camping Trip (by Arien)
Summary: The brothers go camping, and there’s nothing better than telling a ‘ghost story’ around a camp fire, unless you try to tell the tale with these brothers.
Rating: G (1,220 words)
Mrs. Hardwicke’s Parlor (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: While studying in Boston, a young Adam Cartwright finds himself a part-time job – with unexpected benefits.
My response to Brand’s 13th anniversary R-rated challenge (to include the words “lacy lingerie”)
WC: 7150 Rating: MA (for sexual content)
Heart of Stone (by McFair_58)
Summary: A new school teacher comes to town and Adam and Hoss fear their little brother is growing too attached to her. Little do they know that the real danger is to their father. Will Ben’s heart break if he dares to love again, and what secrets does this mysterious woman hold?
Word count: 50,584
Rated: PG-13
Big Bad John (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Part of the story is a prequel and part is in the canon era as what happened many years earlier spurs Ben to an action which then has to be explained to his younger sons.
Rating: T Word Count: 2555
The Power of the Lake (by AC1830)
Summary: Whether it’s for a crisis, a romance, or good old family fun, the Cartwrights are drawn to Lake Tahoe.
Rating – K, WC – 1603
Jeremiah (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Hoss has an unusual gift for Little Joe. A prequel challenge piece.
Rating: K WC: 510
Reputation (by Patina)
Summary: A What-Happened-In-Between for the Julia Bulette Story. Some wounds never heal.
Rating: T (935 words)
The Autumn Race (by wx4rmk)
Summary: The cross country race for the Virginia City fall festival brings some unexpected challenges for Little Joe and his new horse, Penny. Prequel. Written for May 2019 Chaps & Spurs.
Rating: K+ / Word Count: 3244
A Special Day (by AC1830)
Summary – Ben has a special day planned for Adam.
Rating – K, Word Count – 1087
Her Angel Arms (McFair_58)
For all the mothers out there who give us so much.
An innocent comment by the reverend at church sends 40 year old Ben Cartwright on a journey into his young son’s hearts.
Rated: G
Word count: 3427
Lessons In Freedom (byHart4Ben)
Summary: Young Joe is drawn into a fight at school because of feelings for a girl.
Rating: K+ WC: 940
Forget Me Not (McFair_58)
Summary: Adam Cartwright sentimental? A certain day and a certain blue velvet chair hold bittersweet memories.
Word Count: 3019 Rated: G
Mother Nature’s Blessing (by wx4rmk)
Summary: Prequel. Written for March 2019 Chaps & Spurs.
Rated: K+ WC 1700
The Ultimate Wound (by McFair_58)
Summary: As Ben Cartwright seeks to comfort Little Joe after he is forced to kill his childhood friend, Sharp Tongue, the older man recalls the curious circumstances that brought the two boys, Indian and white, together – circumstances that threatened his young son’s life then as surely as now. A WHN/WHI for season six’s ‘The Far Far Better Thing’.
Rated PG-13 for Western violence and brutality
Word count: 29,541
What Comes Around (by Missjudy)
Summary: Ben took the leadership of his wagon train when the group decided to keep moving to Fort Laramie after the tragedy at Ash Hollow. With their journey nearly complete, Ben rides ahead to make arrangements with the cavalry at the fort, leaving others to move the wagons the 15 miles from the final campsite. He’s excited to see his group arrive, but soon realizes all is not well.
Rating: K Word Count: 16,263
