Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
To Survive (by Camera Chic)
Summary: A trip to California turns into a nightmare for the Cartwrights when Little Joe is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Rating: Strong PG-13 for violence & physical abuse (31, 320)
Frogs, Books, and Sticky Things (by Krystyna)
Summary: Joe Cartwright, incorrigible, uncontainable, hoarder of worms and frogs and all of age 5 goes in search of a book for his big brother Adam … and lots of horrible things happen as a consequence !
Rated: K+ (11,600 words)
Sweet Revenge (by Inca / aka Tye)
Joe’s Casanova lifestyle lands him in trouble with the girls of Virginia City. When they decide to exact their revenge, Joe finds himself in an embarrassing predicament.
Rated: K+ WC 3300
The Youngest (by Inca / aka Tye)
Adam and his fifteen-year-old youngest brother haven’t been getting along too well, but when Joe’s life is left hanging in the balance, the two of them are forced to re-evaluate their relationship. WC 8100
Rated: T WC 8100
The Lion Cub (by Krystyna)
Summary: Joe’s determination to ‘grow up and prove to the world he’s a man’ provides his brothers’ with a full time job on their hands trying to keep him out of trouble!
Rated: K (21,060 words)
Never Fool with a Horse’s Tassel (by pbeaking)
Summary: Written for the Chaps & Spur Challenge for June, 2011. Adam and Hoss get into a mess of trouble when Adam invents something to help him with a daily chore. Please read this little story to see how I incorporated the five words needed to meet this challenge: medieval, tassel, commence,
Rating: K WC 1800
Sure as Shootin’ – Part 1 and 2 (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Joe and pesky little sisters and guns – not a good combo.
Rated: K+ (10,585 words)
Will She Ever Mind? (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Pa is wondering if Ellie is ever going to learn to mind?
Rated: K+ (6,425 words)
The Scent of Posies (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: One never forgets their first scent of posies…and Hoss Cartwright is no exception!
Rated: K+ (1,010 words)
Crossroads (by slaine89)
Summary: An accident that takes place when he’s visiting home from college helps Adam to decide whether or not to stay on the Ponderosa.
Rated: K+ (5,930 words)
A Portion of God (by faust)
Wisdom has different faces. So has solace. Especially on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the lake.
1,300 words, rated K
The Solo (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Ellie is asked to sing a solo at church – she doesn’t want to sing. Which brother helps her out?
Rated: K+ (7,440 words)
The Spat (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Ellie and Joe get into an argument – how are they going to solve it and will they get it resolved before Pa steps in.
Rated: K+ (4,760 words)
Priscilla’s Comeuppance (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Priscilla sure was a pain….payback time…but by whom?
Rated: K+ (5,590 words)
The Virginia City Rodeo (by Fozrulz)
Summary: You know, barrel racing is just an event for boys….
Rated: K+ (12,280 words)