Category: Humor
Counting Mistakes (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: How many mistakes could he make in one afternoon?
Rating: K (1,415 words)
The Most Eligible Bachelor in Nevada (by DJK)
Summary: “Adam is going to kill me.” A school-age Little Joe tells you why in this modern era Cartwright story. Warning: references to literal corporal punishment and figurative fratricide
rating: teen for mature references word count: 4584
The Most Eligible Bachelor Series, links to stories within the series are included.
A Father’s Work Is Never Done (by BettyHT)
Summary: A series of vignettes about Ben’s role as father to three sons. There’s a mixture of humor, concern, anger, regret, and joy so it’s much like the emotions any parent might feel at various times with their children.
Rating: PG WC = 9395
Bushwhacked Or The Art of Negotiating (by faust)
On coming home after a long day out, Adam find things are not quite as they should be. There is someone lurking, someone with evil intentions. But as Adam realises that, it’s too late already to stop the inevitable.
1,200 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Viva la Brothers! (by freyakendra)
Summary: After a night of brotherly bonding is complicated by a group of distrustful vaqueros and a jug of pulque, the morning after — two days later — opens Adam’s eyes to a whole new dimension in his relationship with Little Joe.
Word Count: 4351 Rating: T
The Art of Bronco Busting (by faust)
It might look like everyday business, but it’s more, much more. Ben makes some quite interesting observations, and Juliet learns something, too. 2,300 words
2450 words, rated K
The Art-Universe Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Das Kirchenpicknick (by Sibylle)
Die Familie Cartwright besucht ein Kirchenpicknick, alles ist harmonisch und friedlich – oder doch nicht? Prequel (1846)
Rating: K (2,650 words)
Don’t Let Him Kill Us (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: A comedic prequel featuring 5-year-old Little Joe and introducing Tommy Coffee, Roy’s 7-year-old son. Oh, Hoss…why did you take your eyes off those two? Poor Adam…
Rated: K WC 3400
Little Joe, Tommy, and Annabelle Series
Don’t Let Him Kill Us
Word of Honor
Dah-Gey: A Fable Told by Hop Sing (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: An extremely silly response to a Chaps & Spurs challenge. Also partly inspired by the thread “Feminizing the Cartwrights.” Little-Little Joe is driving Adam crazy. Hop Sing has the solution: it’s story time!
Rated: K WC 1400
Prudence and the Frog (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: What girl wouldn’t be distracted by Adam Cartwright’s presence in church? Shy, reserved Prudence Dane is no exception. Enter little Bobby, a baby frog, and…well, the devil makes her do it.
Rated: K 1250 words
Wanting Whiskers (by DJK)
Summary: While trapped by a snowstorm, the Cartwright brothers learn a little something about each other.
Rated: T Word count: 1696
Try the potato salad. It’s delicious. (by mumu74)
Summary: Seedlings Challenge, May 5, 2014
1,006 words Rated: K WC 1000
Let’s Try That Again (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Have you ever had a day that started on the wrong side of deluge of water . . . and went downhill from there? Join Little Joe Cartwright as he struggles to reach the end of one particularly problematic Monday.
Rating: K+ (15,600 words)
Settling the Accounts (by JoanS)
Summary: It’s the end of the month and settling the accounts nearly spells an apoplexy for Ben.
Rating: K+ (10,440 words)
Tying One On (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Three Cartwrights look out the window in disbelief of the scene below.
Rating : K+ (840 words)
