Category: Hurt/Comfort
A Father’s Parable (by Missjudy)
Summary: When Ben finds Adam to let him know it’s time to head home from a neighbor’s party, he can see that his son is upset and trying to hide it. Although his son won’t offer any information, Ben suspects Marie knows what happened, and once home, they’re able to put together the pieces of what 15 yr old boy overheard, and why he looked so stricken. The truth makes Ben seek Adam out for a father-son talk.
Rating: K Word Count: 6024
Dancing Bear (by BettyHT)
Summary: It is five years later, and there are children to bring to school, to teach lessons and guide, and to protect and the rest of the family dynamic to withstand because it’s never easy on the Ponderosa as the brothers learn to be fathers.
Rating: T Word count: 14,908
I’ll See You Outside (by McFair_58)
Summary: A What Happens Next for ‘The Magnificent Adah’. As Hoss finishes one last beer, Little Joe heads outside to saddle Cochise and wait for him – little knowing the deadly danger that lurks in the dark.
Rated: PG-13 for brutality, violence, and graphic images
Word count: 14770
Children of the Dance (by BettyHT)
Summary: First there were the romances and then the natural next step although there are some events and problems as not all goes smoothly because these are Cartwright romances and marriages,
Rating: T Word count: 14,157
The Facade (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: She walks in beauty – and in sorrow?
Rating: G
Word Count: 501
When Grace Heals a Broken Spirit (by Missjudy)
Summary: The Triangle episode has always bothered me. It showed an upbeat Adam who was always chipper and jolly. Yet he’d been seriously injured, and was not having optimal outcomes when it came to walking again. He would certainly have gone through some very dark times while considering his future in a wheel chair. In addition, he had to have felt Laura’s coolness and emotional absence, since she loved Will. This is my personal adaptation of that episode with a little backstory. It is a realistic and gritty look at the likely medical outcomes of the fall; the emotional battles Adam would have faced, and the power of brotherly love.
Rating: K
Word Count: 17425
Difficult Roads (by McFair_58)
Summary: Ben Cartwright’s young sons are under threat. Could a secret long buried be the reason? And if so, just whose secret is it?
Word Count: 66,559
Rated PG-13 for racial slurs and western style brutality and violence
Last Minute Miracle (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHIB for the episode The Honor of Cochise. What was happening back at the camp while Ben was riding as fast as he could to Fort Barry? Read, and find out.
Rated: T (a strong T for racism, gore, and minor bad language)
Word Count: 1,313
When Lies Wound a Broken Heart (by Missjudy)
Summary: Ben’s presence with his family is sporadic and brief. Adam is feeling frazzled with running the ranch and caring for his brothers. Hop Sing is holding his breath wondering if the family can ever be the same, and Little Joe has heard something in town that his very young heart believes, despite all evidence to the contrary. (A prequel)
Rating: K
Word Count: 9990
A Different Kind of Desert (by McFair_58)
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Joe Cartwright dropped his gaze to the vast forest before him with its tall pines, low bushes, and tangled undergrowth – all of them buried in three to four foot high drifts. He was alone. All around him was silence and snow. Winter was a whole different kind of desert.
Rated: PG-13 for mild language and Western violence and brutality
Word count: 20,913
Let’s Stay Together (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A thunderstorm brings two brothers together. Pre-series story.
Rating: K
Word count: 897
A Christmas Kiss (by McFair_58)
Summary: All sixteen-year-old Hoss wanted for Christmas was a kiss from Ellie Miller. He was so excited he set off for the Millers’ place before his brothers. Instead of a kiss, Hoss was soon hoping for a Christmas miracle….
Rated: PG
Word Count: 8081
Stagecoach (by Arien)
Summary: It’s a stagecoach trip, and everything goes right. Right?
Rating: T (1,740 words)
Louise (by McFair_58)
Summary: Joseph Cartwright is a haunted man. He can’t forget the woman he met in Martinville. Little does he know, she remembers him as well and has made a pact with the Devil to make certain he will be hers for eternity. A WHN for the Bonanza episode Twilight Town. The characters of Nicholas, Janette, and Lucien LaCroix were originally created by Barney Cohan and James D. Parrott for the TV series Forever Knight.
Word count: 38,844
Rated: PG-13
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
