Prequel. After Adam returns to the Ponderosa from college, Joe harbors a lot of jealousy of Adam and it colors all of his interactions with his oldest brother.  The trip home from a cattle drive and a series of unfortunate events will begin healing the rift between the brothers.

WC = 8613  Rating:  T

Summary:  Ben waits for Adam on his first day at  school.  (Prequel, 1837/Seedling Challenge)

Rated: K   Word count: 1660

Summary:  Learning bits and pieces of the past enforces a difficult lesson regarding thinking before one acts, and the need to hear both sides of a story before reacting. With the family poised to fall apart, can harmony be restored? 

Rating: T (16,235 words)

Summary: Follow Adam as he returns to Boston six years after graduating college.

Rating: MA – Mature Audiences only SEXUALLY EXPLICIT (7620 words)

His First Time Series, links to stories included within.

Summary –  It’s a small world; Bonanza style

Rated – G   /  Word count – 2,446

**Written for the 2014 Bonanza Roundup Writer’s Seminar**

Summary:  Little Joe’s escapade at Jack Wolf’s Place leads Adam into a serious situation.  

Rated Strong T warning: (mature ideas and references but no explicit content, mention of corporal punishment)  Word count: 8068

Summary:  A “What might have happened” story for the Crucible, this story tells of Adam’s experience as a 12-year-old with a madman who played games with his mind. It begins with a prologue from the Crucible, but then switches back 20 years to the time when Ben returns from New Orleans after completing a sacred promise made to Jean DeMarigny before he died. The boys have been living with a widow in the town near the Ponderosa, eagerly awaiting Pa’s return. Neither expect the surprise Ben brings back with him, but Hoss adapts easily to Marie, while Adam likes her, yet feels he doesn’t need a “mother.” A sacred promise Adam has made to his own mother puts him at odds with Ben. Adam leaves home and sets out to prove himself a man after hearing a conversation between Marie and Ben that indicates his father plans to send his oldest son away since he won’t do as he’s told. All goes well until a man named Levi shows up and unleashes his own personal war against Adam.

Rating: T               Word Count:  30,000

Summary:  Joe asks Adam the meaning of the words “half brother”. Can Adam explain it correctly so a ten-year old Joe can understand?

Rating:  G    Word count: 1250

Summary:  A most important day in the life of young Little Joe, and he feels neglected.

Rating:  K (2,075 words)

Summary:  Adam left the Ponderosa more than ten years ago; and now, a letter has arrived announcing his intent to return. This story is his, as well as his family’s.   

Rating:  T – for minor cursing.   (53,360 words)

After Little Joe’s testimony helps put a noose around the neck of a murderer, his nightmares are nothing compared to the reality that comes to haunt him.

Rated: T (word count: 25,450)

Summary: This story is centered around what it was like for 7 year old Adam out on the trail with his Pa. It covers the two thousand mile journey they made with others traveling west in search of their new life. It describes their heartaches and joys and feelings of apprehension as they pushed on day after day not truly knowing what lay ahead.

Rating: K  (10,035 words)

Summary:  The Cartwright boys build a scarecrow for the Harvest Festival. Little do they realize how one scarecrow on display in the middle of the schoolyard could cause such trouble.

Rating:  K  (4,060 words)

Summary: Ten Year old Adam Cartwright must face a tough challenge in Mrs. Viola Watkins; a widow woman who is simply a scrooge. Can a falling out between them actually bring them together?

Rating:  K  (7.865 words)