Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama Missing Scene Short Stories Writing Challenges

Dreams #2 – Epoch of a Dream (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Choosing to act on one’s dream was the easy part.  Handling the aftermath with his family was easier than he expected.  What more is there other than an epoch of a dream?
Rating:  G  (890 words)
Part of the Dreams series, links to stories included within.

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Posted in Adam / Joe Drama Missing Scene Short Stories Writing Challenges

Dreams #1 – Chasing Dreams (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Inspired by a Pinecone Challenge. A conversation between two brothers.  One we were never privy to hear.
Rating:  G  (955 words)
Part of the Dreams series, links included within.

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright Missing Scene Short Stories What Happened Before

One Way Or Another (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: “He’s just one kid against the whole town….” Sheriff Gains’ words echoed in my mind and my guts twisted as I scrambled up onto the roof of the livery stable. A missing scene from the episode The Gamble. 

Rating: K+

Word Count: 891

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Missing Scene Short Stories What Happened Next/Later

A Private Lesson (by JC)

Summary:  Lotta Crabtree’s arrival in Virginia City seemed to spell trouble for the Cartwrights, or was it the beginning of a beautiful friendship? (WHN after “A Rose for Lotta”)

Rating: PG  Word Count: 630

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Posted in Candy Canaday Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright Missing Scene

Candy’s Knife (by bonanzagirl)

Summary: Missing scene from The Running Man after Little Joe got shot.
Rating: PG Word count: 1900

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Dr. Miles (by bonanzagirl)

Summary: What they should have shown us: Missing scene of Gideon the Good, for those who wished for another SJS scene.
Rating: PG Word count: 14400

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Posted in Drama Hoss / Joe Missing Scene What Happened Instead What Happened Next/Later

Older Brothers (by Tavia42)

Summary: Hoss Cartwright and Clay Stafford have at least one thing in common – they’re both older brothers to Little Joe.  A Missing Scenes and What Happens Next for “The First Born,” mostly exploring events from Hoss’ and Clay’s points of view. Connected to my ongoing series, but you can also jump in here.
Rating: G | Word Count: 17,642

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Just One More Day (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: “The whole town’s plum full of yellow bellies,” I muttered under my breath as I prodded Chubb into a ground-eating gallop, leaving the disgraced major in the dust. Hoss rides out, determined to find Joe before it’s too late. A WHIB for the episode “Five Sundowns to Sunup” and a sequel to my previous story, “The Fifth Sunup” from Hoss’ point of view.

Rating: K+

Word Count: 699

Part of the Five Sundowns to Sunup series, links include within.

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Your Time Is Gonna Come (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: I dug my fingernails into the flesh of my palms as the ground reeled beneath me like the deck of a ship in a summer squall. A trickle of dust and small stones rained down as the walls of the Ophir Mine creaked and groaned like an animal in its death throes. A WHIB for the episode “The Philip Diedesheimer Story”.

Rating: K+

Word Count: 755

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Missing Scene Short Stories What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

A Journey Changed (by AC1830)

Summary: A missing WHN scene at the end of A Journey Remembered. 

Rating: G, Word Count: 745

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Posted in Adam / Joe Hurt/Comfort Missing Scene

A Ghost Passed This Way (by HarpistforHim)

Summary: During the events of “A Stranger Passed This Way,” Adam struggles against his own emotions while trying to comfort Joe as they both face the grim reality of losing Hoss to the Vandervorts. A Missing Scene Story because these boys deserve some comfort.
Rating: G  Word Count: 2,106

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Preserving Their Legacy
Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama Missing Scene Prequel

It’s Time (by LisaD)

Summary: Adam struggles with a difficult situation that only his journal can help with.

Rating: G, Word Count: 626

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Posted in Brothers Humor Missing Scene

Love Me Not: An Interlude (by HarpistforHim)

Summary: Joe’s antics and quick temper get the better of him in this fun little story based on an exchange in “Love Me Not.” Featuring a mischievous Joe, a tired Hoss, and a crafty Adam. A WHIB for Love Me Not.
Rating: G Word Count: 979

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Setting a Trap (by BettyHT)

Summary: A WHIB for the Lady From Baltimore, it’s the story of the night after Joe confronts Adam and the next day when the Bannings leave the Ponderosa. The story is told completely from Joe’s POV and in his voice.
rating: T  word count: 1,655

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He’s Gone (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: Joe’s thoughts as he rides after Billy Chapin. A missing scene from The Legacy.

Rating: K+

Word Count: 575

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