Summary:  A story to try to answer questions left unanswered in The Crucible, it begins with Adam’s attempt to leave Kane’s camp at night.  The first part is a WHIB and then it will be a WHN when Adam is rescued and has to answer some questions to himself and to his family trying to understand what happened and make sense of it.  

rating – T    WC = 13,659

SUMMARY:  Adam has been gone for six years and for four of those years, Ben has not heard from him. His last letter said he was coming home and that he had a surprise. Then Candy drops a huge bombshell during a casual conversation that leads to a trip to Texas and the beginning of much turmoil for the family.  

rating = T  WC = 25,065

Summary:  For a brief moment in time, Amy’s death brought Little Joe and Luther Bishop together. But when the moment ended and Luther realized he had nothing left to lose, burying the hatchet with Ben Cartwright took on a new level of meaning.

A What Happened Next Story for The Truckee Strip.

Rating:  K+  (6,855 words)

Summary: After concluding a business trip in San Francisco, Joe’s life is forever changed.

Rating:  T  (14,520 words)

Summary: WHI for Death at Dawn in which the plot by Bryant is more complex than simply trying to save Farmer Perkins. Adam’s apparent failure to save his father as well as other events shake his confidence in his abilities, and it will take several crises and support from his family for him to regain his self-confidence.

Rating = T  WC = 38683

Summary:  It happens after the family had been deeply touched by pain and sorrow. What can adults do and say to help children to cope with ?

Word Count:  5691   Rated:  K+

Summary:  What happened after Jean was taken into custody, and Julia’s window went dark. 

Rating:  T (for mild cursing and references to adult themes) (11,940 words)

Summary:   Once again, Little Joe finds himself facing the music. Hoss and Adam are amused by the current situation, although Ben thinks it is no laughing matter.  Sometimes, the Cartwrights can dig a very deep hole without using a shovel.

Rating K+    Number of Words:   1,798

Summary:  After some problems at home, Adam sets off on what his father expects to be a one or two year absence, but circumstances take Adam to many countries and eventually to refuge far from home for years before it is safe for him to return.  However there’s danger at home as well.  

Rating = T   WC = 102,217

Summary:  The story starts with a horse race as the three Cartwright brothers take on a challenge, but the story continues with romances, tragedy, heartache, an abduction that takes Adam to Australia, and troubles at home until all the issues can be resolved.  There are three parts to the story with Four Corners, Dreams, and Turbulence and Trouble.

Rating = T    WC = 81,104

Rosalie Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary:  Adam suffers the consequences of a man trying to get revenge on Joe, but it’s the secrets that are revealed in the aftermath of that which cause Adam to temporarily leave the Ponderosa to heal emotionally as well as physically. His sojourn leads him to discoveries and opportunities as well as danger that helps him understand what happened.

Rating = T  WC = 29,938

Lydia Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: Little Joe learns a lesson the hard way.

Rating: K+  Word Count: 1, 371

Summary: For those who were never satisfied with the brief glimpse of a picture on the desk.  What should have happened to honor the passing of Hoss (aka Dan Blocker).

Rating:  K (1,550 words)

Summary: In the Christmas season, Ben sends Adam on a short mission to the Paiute but that errand embroils his son in tragedy.  

rating = T    WC = 6457

Summary: When fifteen-year-old Joe tries to impress a new friend on the Ponderosa, it leads to dangerous repercussions for both Joe and Adam.

Rating: T (22, 275 words)