Synopsis: Problems for Little Joe in school are a reflection of something else that is troubling him.  A trip in the mountains with Adam reveals the problem.

Rating:  G  (24,280 words)

Synopsis: Adam and Hoss visit Tucson, where Adam thinks back to a trip he took there with his father when he was seventeen. He meets a young girl who lives with her mother in the Bird Cage Theatre, the local brothel and dance hall.
Rating: PG (33,750 words)

Synopsis: Adam opts to stay home with his baby brother and finds time to reflect on his feelings for his family while sharing the magic of summer.
Rating:  G  (11,000 words)

Synopsis: While on their journey west, an innocent and delightful distraction leads to a night of terror for Ben and danger for three and a half year old Adam.
Rating:  G  (3,960 words)

Synopsis: Winter in the high Sierras can be harsh, one of the most difficult aspects being the removal of deep snows that come often and heavy. The constant need to clear the area around the house, barn and other out buildings was exhausting and very time consuming. Thus, a teenage Adam with the unintentional inspiration of his new, young, enthusiastic, if unaware teacher, devised what he envisioned as the perfect method for quick removal of all the snow, alleviating the need for shoveling every few days. The story chronicles the result from a recent history lesson gone awry.
Rating:  G   (13,900 words)

Synopsis: While trying to catch a bear, a young Little Joe and a friend incur Adam’s wrath. Both brothers try to resolve what being a brother means and in the end, come to realize how important they each are to the other.

Rating: T (due to language)  (9,470 words)

Synopsis: A young Joe Cartwright must live with the fact that he’s killed his father while playing with a pistol while Adam must learn to live with his younger brother in the aftermath.

Rating: G  (11,000 words)

Synopsis: The Cartwright family still have unresolved issues five years after the death of Marie Cartwright. Adam seeks a way to help the family heal.

Rating:  G  (10,200 words)

Summary:  Adam returns home after three years away at college. Companion piece to ‘The Departure’. An old story of mine considerably revised for posting here.

Rated: K+ (6,115 words)

The Departure Series, links to all stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Adam is about to leave for college. An old story, completely revised for posting here.

Rated: K+ (4,200 words)

The Departure Series, links to all stories within the series are included.

Synopsis: Ten-year-old Adam searches for information about Elizabeth.
Rating:  PG
Words:  13,300

Summary:  An afternoon spent rifling through Roy’s stack of wanted posters and an over active imagination leads one Cartwright into danger.  Will he survive long enough to retract his tall tales and set the record straight?

Rating:  K+  (28,423 words)

Summary: Cupid delivers a Valentine’s message. Let’s see if Adam can worm his way out of this one!

Rated: G  (11,540 words)

Summary: This is a continuation of the story Inger, although each story can stand on its own merits. Life chasing Ben’s dream holds many dangers as Adam discovers …

Rating  T  (17,300 words)

Inger Series, links to all stories of this series included.

Summary:  This story covers the adventures of Ben, Inger and Adam Cartwright on the wagon train journey that was the dream that turned into a nightmare. The episode Journey Remembered was a very sanitized version of the hardships these pioneers would have encountered so this story is about bringing a touch of dramatic reality to the episode.

Rating:  T   (12, 580 words)

Inger Series, links to all stories of this series included.