Category: Post Timeline
Anything after The Hunter
The Final Curtain (by Bakerj)
Summary: Set after the events of Season 14. After years away, Adam returns to the Ponderosa, where danger and tragedy stalk Joe.
Rating: T Word Count: 33,504
Rendezvous (by AC1830)
Summary: Why are Joe and Adam’s wife sneaking around town? A fun story for Pernell’s birthday.
Rating: K, WC: 1575
Stargazer (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Father and son have a quiet talk in a special place and find that the past left an impact that affects decisions that have to be made.
Rating = PG Word Count = 1673
A Heart-filled Royal Flush (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Is she really the newest working girl in Virginia City? Written for Bonanza Brand’s R-Rated 13th Anniversary Writing Challenge.
Rating: R / Mature Audience only. Not extremely explicit, but close enough. (2,775 words)
Like Father Like Son (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Post show story. While on a trip to Abilene, Texas, Joe’s son goes missing.
Words: 693
Rating: K
Franklin Was Right (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: a continuation of the Confederacy of Dunces series, this story is about Adam adjusting to his role in life. Although there are skills he has that are admired by many, Adam faces situations in which he wants the skills he no longer has. His family is there to back him up until he makes the adjustment.
Rating = T Word count = 12,726
A Confederacy of Dunces series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Only One Returns (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The third story in the Confederacy of Dunces series, this story takes the family on a dangerous ride. Gunmen want to make a reputation by gunning down the fastest Cartwright, but he’s not willing to fight. They decide on a way to draw him out while another brother faces personal tragedy that makes him examine what he’s doing with his life.
Rating: T Word count: 12,774
A Confederacy of Dunces Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
All the Lies I Tell Myself (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A sequel to A Confederacy of Dunces, this story is about Adam settling into life back on the Ponderosa and adjusting to his limitations. A man from Joe’s past shows up though with a plot that involves all the Cartwrights and complicates everything.
Rating = T Word count = 11,208
A Confederacy of Dunces Series, links to the stories within this series are included.
My Name Is Moses Lincoln (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is my March 2019 Chaps and Spurs entry. The words to be used are massacre, reconstruction, sewing, citizen, and oversight. A new hand at the Ponderosa stirs Joe’s suspicions but what he learns is not what he expected and is far more profound and life-changing too.
Rating: PG Word Count: 4934
To the One — A Poem by Adam Cartwright (By JC)
My entry for the World Poetry Day (March 21) Challenge — A poem by Adam Cartwright.
Summary: The choices a man makes in his youth may be called into question over time.
Rating K 221 words
