Category: Post Timeline
Anything after The Hunter
The (Almost) Grand Adventure (by CareBear)
As Adam copes with single parenthood, his middle child experiments with gravity. She discovers that it doesn’t bend to her will but perhaps her father understands her more than she thinks.
RATING: G WORD COUNT: 37,631
Who Would Miss Me (by BettyHT)
Summary: Adam left home to pursue a dream but it didn’t work out. Returning wasn’t an option so he chose a different course that eventually brought him home during a crisis. Adam and Candy are the most prominently featured characters.
Rating: PG Word count: 15,594
Spring–A Season for Miracles (by Joefan1)
Summary: Joe discovers that sometimes good things happen.
Rating: G Word Count: 2959
At the End of Their Rope (by Belle)
Summary: Ben tells his grandchildren a Christmas Story.
Rating: G (1,375 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Not as Originally Designed (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: The past and present merge to tell the story of the Cartwrights and their first winter after the house was built.
Rating: G (1,650 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Queen of the Dunes (by CareBear)
Summary: When Adam and his wife welcome a second child, the household is thrown into chaos. The changes leave their oldest feeling so overlooked that she becomes convinced that no one will miss her if she disappears. Being a Cartwright, she decides to put that theory to the test.
Rating: PG WC: 15,160
The Declaration (by Pat D in PA)
SUMMARY: An older brother mourns his believed failure in keeping a promise. Written for the 3rd Quarter 2025 Chaps and Spurs Writing Challenge.
RATING: K/G WORD COUNT: 1,335
Remember Me, Remember You (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: The unimaginable is never easy.
Rating: G (845 words)
A Banquet of Consequences (by CareBear)
Summary: Newlywed Adam enjoys an evening out with his wife, followed by pleasurable adult activities at home.
Rating: MA/R (sexual content) WC: 4728
Beth Cartwright, Detective (by CareBear)
While visiting the Ponderosa, Adam’s oldest daughter unearths a treasure trove of detective books in the attic. When the family learns Adam has put a ban on them, the story of what inspired such an un-Adam-like rule is told.
Rating: PG WC: 4933
Talking to Jane (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reflects on his life with a kind listener.
Rating: G/K (7201 words)
So, This is Christmas (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Plans aren’t going exactly as Ben expected, and with family and friends not as close as he wanted, life doesn’t look quite so happy.
Rating: G 2,490 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Catalogue of Memories (by Questfan)
Summary: Sometimes memories need something to hold them in.
Rating: G
Word count: 2400
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Shadow Returns – Marauders (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a sequel to A Shadow Calling with the same OCs. A tragic experience from a decade earlier has consequences for the Cartwright family and triggers memories and fears until the threat is faced. It is a story within a story, and both tales are told.
T 12,921
Pine Tree Loss and Gains (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is the third and last installment in this series. Ben does his best to make amends for what went wrong, but Joe has a plan too. Only time will tell which will be more effective.
T 7,071
