Category: Hurt/Comfort
Half of Nothing, All of Everything (by DebbieB)
Summary: Dan, Bobby and Cody have decided that they don’t want Joe’s kind at school any more. But just what is Joe’s kind? And what did they mean when they told him that he was half of nothing? Can he find the courage to prove to everyone, including himself, that he’s much more than that to those who love him most?
Rated: PG13 for fight scenes. (8,700 words)
A New Year’s Renewal (by Karen)
Summary: It’s the littlest things in life and the littlest one who can inspire.
Rating: K (1,045 words)
An Unforgettable Son (by Lynnette Smith)
Story Summary: Joe sets off towards Yuma to investigate reports of his father’s death.
Rating: G
Words: 5,160
An Eye for an Eye (by Kimberley)
Summary: While Ben’s laid up as the result of an accident, Joe suffers a similar fate, causing the Cartwrights to wonder how accidental the occurrences really are.
Rating: Teens
Words: 8,450
Sold! (by Rona)
Summary: Home alone, Joe is kidnapped, but then events take an unexpected turn. Will Joe survive until his family finds him?
Rated: MA (9,270 words)
Strength (by AMG)
Summary: Due to his weight, Hoss hurts Adam accidentally in a cart accident (pun not intended) and for the first time feels extremely bad about his own size. The family is trying to help.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG, descriptions of pain
Words: 5,500
Protective Urges (by Rona)
Summary: A series of mishaps and an illness show the Cartwrights that it’s not just Ben who has protective urges.
Rated: T (11,425 words)
Coming Home for Christmas (by Rona)
Summary: Christmas is fast approaching on the Ponderosa, but for the Cartwrights, it is not the season to be jolly, for Joe has been missing for two months. What has happened to him and will he ever come home?
Rated: T (11,235 words)
A Camping Story (by BeckyS)
Summary: Adam takes four-year old Little Joe on a camping trip and a lesson in vocabulary.
Rating: G (2,400 words)
Brothers (by Rona)
Summary: While searching for a missing ranch hand in the snow, Joe and Adam learn what it really means to have a brother to rely on.
Rated: T (8,250 words)
Worth Fighting For (by Rona)
Summary: After falling out, Adam and Joe discover what is worth fighting for.
Rated: T (6,865 words)
Fear (by Rona)
Summary: Arriving home, Joe is astonished when Adam pulls a gun on him, claiming not to know him. Things go from bad to worse; until the break between brothers seems so wide it cannot be breached.
Rated: T (10,810 words)
Against His Will (by Rona)
Summary: The opportunity for Adam to help out a holidaying professor with his research seems wonderful. But is it too good to be true? And who will pay the price for the professor making Adam do something Against His Will?
Rated: T (8,840 words)
The Medicine Hat Horse (by Rona)
Summary: Despite the reservations of some members of the family, Joe breeds his bad-tempered mare to his famous wild stallion, Satan. The result is something none of them could have foreseen.
Rated: T (11,405 words)
The Mustang Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Trust (by Rona)
Summary: Visiting a friend in jail has consequences that Joe doesn’t expect.
Rated: T (8,545 words)
