Category: Hurt/Comfort
Far Side of Jordan (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: After years of marriage Tara stands next to Adam’s grave thinking.
Rating: K (750 words)
Long Road Back Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Dawson Gang (by freyakendra)
Summary: Heroism comes in all shapes and sizes, as the good folks of Virginia City discover when Sam Dawson and his notorious gang of outlaws hold the whole town under siege—all because Joe tried to help a woman in need and Adam was thirsty for a beer.
Rated: T WC 37,000
Just A… Series, links to all the stories are included within.
The Art of Setting Priorities (by faust)
Both Adam Cartwright and Juliet Heatherstone encounter someone from their past, with grievous impact on their lives. Where will they set their Priorities? Life or honour? Safety of a once-in-a-lifetime offer or perchance to dream of even more?
58,200 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Missing Week or The Art of Convalescing (by faust)
The way to recovery can be stony. But sometimes obstacles come from the most unexpected origins. And just how many times will Doctor Martin have to come to the Ponderosa to patch up Adam once again?
16,750 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (by freyakendra)
Summary: When Hoss’s life is hanging in the balance, Joe gives no thought to the limits of his own strength.
Rated: K+ WC 2800
Long Road Back (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A what if I got from “The Crucibles”…mostly, what if Ben, Hoss and Little Joe hadn’t found Adam. What if someone else did? And What if Adam didn’t just ‘bounce back’?
Rating K+ (14,570 words)
Long Road Back Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Not My Son (by LMinzer)
Summary: Ben receives devastating news and only has one plea.
Rating: K+ (1,920 words)
Blue (by faust)
Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him.
Ben faces the unthinkable.
And copes.
1,300 words, rated K
A Son for a Son: Brand Edition (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam–but it’s Joe who pays the price.
Rated: T WC 14,000
Choices (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe Cartwright’s friends are dying and he doesn’t know why. Part one of a three part story.
Rated: MA (subject matter) — WC 22,000
Choices Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
His Father’s Son (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: A murder on a cattle drive; Joe vanishes and Ben is forced to face the ghosts of the past, bringing his family into terrible danger. Only Hoss’s stoic perseverance and Adam’s selfless heroism can save the life of the youngest Cartwright.
WC 26,000 Rated: T
Under the Influence (by frasrgrl)
Summary: An old friend of Ben’s comes to visit. Why does he have so much influence over Ben, and will it damage Ben’s relationship with Joe beyond repair?
Word Count: 82,946 Rated: T
Avalanche! (by deer)
Summary: The brothers are caught in an avalanche; this story is the aftermath.
Rating: T (6,725 words)
Half a Man (by HazelMom)
Summary: Hoss fights his family while they fight for his life.
Rating: K+ (15,371 words)
(Author’s note: Characters appear from several episodes including The Scapegoat, The Tax Collector, The Wild Ones, Gift of Water, The Good Samaritan, Half a Rogue, Lothario Larkin, Enter Thomas Bowers, and Once a Doctor.)
Purgatory (by freyakendra)
Summary: After Joe is attacked by Apaches in an incident that threatens a fragile peace, he is left hanging somewhere between life and death, between Heaven and Hell, and, more importantly, between Army soldiers and Apache warriors on the verge of war. How long must his family watch before the risk of waiting outweighs the risk of action? With Ben facing the ultimate sacrifice, Adam drawn into a fight to the death, Hoss preparing for the worst, and Joe praying for the unthinkable, this is a tale of strength, courage and the limits of human endurance.
Rating: T WC 9600
