Category: Alternate Universe
Inclusion of non-canon family members (wives, siblings, etc.)
Gettysburg (by faust)
A dying man’s last thoughts, a family’s grief…and a glimpse of hope?
Warning: character death
1,400 words, rated T
The Eyebrow of Doom (by faust)
Bankrobbers, mysterious family secrets, burnt food, some new additions to the household, and even two shot wounds — what else could possibly make a six-year-old’s summer more interesting?
10,700 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
The Birds and the Bees (by faust)
Some questions are easier to answer than others. And it doesn’t help that Adam is entirely on his own when his son asks this particular one.
1,650 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
What Do You Tell Your Children? or The Art of Explaining (by faust)
There’ll come a time your children ask questions, uncomfortable questions. And then you might find answers that’ll help you, too, to cope with what was and is.
970 words, rated T
The Art-Universe seriers, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Cartwrights Stick Together (by Meg)
Summary: After getting into an awful fight with Joe Amelia’s relationship with him is put to the ultimate test after he is accuse of murder and Amelia is force to testify against him. Will their sibling love survive or will it die?
Rated: K (7,410 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
The Talk (by Meg)
Summary: Adam thinks he should give his fourteen year old sister Amelia the “Birds and the Bees” talk after seeing her and her boyfriend becoming closer.
Rated: K+ (4,215 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Captain Cartwright # 7 – A New Command (by Krystyna)
Summary: Adam suffers the results of his adventures in the South China Seas but finds his hearts desire.
Rated: T (282,710 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Shatter Bond (by Meg)
Summary: Joe jeopardizes his relationship with his sister by dating her teacher. Will she ever be able to forgive him? Will he ever be able to gain her trust back?
Ages: Amelia 13; Joe 20; Hoss 25; Adam 31 Rated: K+ (6,060 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Raising Amelia (by Meg)
Summary: Amelia’s mother Catherine snooty over bearing sister Martha makes an unexpected visit to the Ponderosa determine to tear Amelia from her father and brothers apart. Amelia’s P.O.V
Ages: Amelia 12; Joe 18; Hoss 24; Adam 30
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Captain Cartwight # 6 – Carpe Diem (by Krystyna)
Summary: We follow Adam into danger far away in China and enjoy the adventures of the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa, where Ben has a special assignment that brings him into contact with a very old friend.
Rated: T (207,070 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Art of Belonging (by faust)
After a long day out in the rain, Adam longs for more than a hot drink and a hearty meal, and he knows where he’ll find it.
4,400 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Home Sweet Home or The Art of Settling Down (by faust)
Clementine Hawkins’ story – how an English artist came to settle down in Virginia City. And what is it with her and Ben Cartwright? Set in the Art-universe, but definitely a stand alone.
1,800 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea or The Art of the Impossible (by faust)
Prequel set in Adam’s college years in Boston. A formal ball, a friendly social, a red dress, a flamingo, and the sea, the sea! The beginning of Adam’s complicated love life, and, somewhere beyond the sea, someone’s first tentative steps into becoming The Queen. Can be read by itself, yet it is a part of the “Art” series, and best read after “The Art of Setting Priorities”.
12,750 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Letter to Adam (by Meg)
Summary: Amelia writes a letter to her departed brother informing him on the on goings of the Ponderosa including the scams and trouble Little Joe and Hoss had gotten themselves into.
Rated: K+ (1,210 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Art of Giving (by faust)
Christmas on the Ponderosa is, more or less, always the same. Yet this year, there’s a certain moment of unpredictability: there’s a visitor staying over the holidays who could jeopardise it all…or make it extra special. And maybe she even knows a better present for Adam than yet another book….
3,200 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.