Posted in Action/Adventure Drama Hurt/Comfort Missing Scene Prequel What Happened Next/Later

Cartwrights Return or a Story of The Prodigals (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Adam left the Ponderosa more than ten years ago; and now, a letter has arrived announcing his intent to return. This story is his, as well as his family’s.   

Rating:  T – for minor cursing.   (53,360 words)

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Between the Twelfth of Never and Forever… (by BluewindFarm)

SUMMARY:  A time of contemplation as a man reflects on what’s happened in the past, and what good could come from any of it. —  ‘How am I gonna be an optimist about this?’

Rating:  K  (695 words)

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Posted in Joe Cartwright MA-Rated / R-Rated Missing Scene

Living the Dream (by Dodo)

A ‘missing’ scene from ‘The Storm’.  WARNING!!   Please note this story has graphic sexual content.

R Rated – 7300 words  This is an old story I’ve been asked to upload. I’ve checked it through and done a little tweaking, and any mistakes you find are mine and mine alone.

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Missing Scene What Happened Next/Later

A Far Cry from Peace (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Missing Scenes and What Happened Next for the second season episode… The Gift.

Rating: T (5,095 words)

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Posted in Brothers Drama Missing Scene Prequel

Fight Club (by southplains)

Summary:  “If I’ve told Joe once, I’ve told him a thousand times to keep those elbows in!”  We’ve all heard Adam utter those words while Joe is getting himself thoroughly beaten by Jean Millain in the “Julia Bulette” episode.  This is the story behind that line.

Rated: K+  WC 4200

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Posted in Drama Hoss / Joe Missing Scene

Exit Lilah Rose (by sklamb)

Summary:   Adam Cartwright may have left Nevada, but in the late summer of 1866 his influence remains powerful in Virginia City.  

Rated: T  WC 22,500

Aftermaths Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Missing Scene

I’ll Protect You (by CwrightGirl)

Summary:  A WHIB for “My Brother’s Keeper”. Adam’s POV. This is a rewrite of the scene where Joe is deliriously calling out to Adam when Joe has a fever. In this version, Adam tries to calm Joe down. There is no Shelia in the version. A look at brotherly love.

Rating K+ (1055 words)

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Laura’s Decision (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  A Missing Scene reflecting on events from The Pressure Game and The Triangle. 

Rating:  T (685 words)

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Posted in Drama Hoss / Joe Missing Scene

Out of the Wind (by pjb)

Summary: A missing scene for the episode, “Five Into the Wind.”

Rated: T  WC  6400

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright Missing Scene

Questioning Mercy (by pjb)

Summary: A missing scene for “The Quality of Mercy.”  A father’s beliefs collide with a son’s questions.

Rated: K+  4250

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Hoss Cartwright Missing Scene Short Stories

The Letter (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Hoss has a very important message to impart.  A missing scene from The Stillness Within. 

Rating:  K (775 words)

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Joe Abigail
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An Abigail Triptych (By sklamb)

Summary:  That pioneer of education in the Nevada Territory, Miss Abigail Jones, is featured in these three very short stories.  

Rated: K+  WC  5400

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Another Side of The Triangle #1 (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Missing scenes from The Triangle, and what happened next. 

Rating:  K+ (5,170 words)

Another Side of The Triangle series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Missing Scene Prequel Short Stories Writing Challenges

Pa? You Listening? (by JoaniePaiute)

Summary: Written for the first Pinecone Challenge of 2014. An intimate look at 5-year-old Adam’s thoughts on berry jam, Miss Inger, and what Pa should do about them both.

Rated: K  WC  800

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Counterpoint – Michael Rode the Butter Shore (by JoaniePaiute)

Summary:  Inspired by sklamb’s “Not Without My Son,” this story is a collaboration between JoaniePaiute and sklamb.

A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to “The Crucible,” prompted by Cheaux’s November 15 2013 Pinecone challenge. Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence.

Michael Rode the Butter Shore by Joanie Paiute.

Alleluia by SKLamb.

Rated: T (2,894 words)

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