Posted in Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama Humor

Love Me? – by ACLover

Summary:  Every parent–and kid–has that kind of day. Patience is tested, and tears are shed…but at the end of the day, a father’s love endures. 
Word Count:  1875    Rated: G

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

The Outlaw (by slaine89)

Summary:  Joe is struggling to forget San Quentin State Prison when one of his fellow prisoners shows up wounded on his doorstep.  

Rated: K (24,660 words)

The Prodigal Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama What Happened Instead

A Place to Belong (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)

Summary: An idea I got off the episode ‘Love Me Not’.

Rating T (16,285 words)

A Place to Belong Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Ben / Joe Drama Post Timeline

How To Say Goodbye (by JoeC)

Summary: There comes a time when we need to say goodbye to a beloved person  

Rating: K+ WC 1300

Warnings: Character death

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

The Prodigal (by slaine89)

Summary:  A fight with Adam causes fifteen-year-old Joe to leave the ranch, and events take a turn for the worse, making it impossible for him to return home whether he wants to or not.  

Rated: K (29,195 words)

The Prodigal Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Independence Day (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  The Independence Day race, which the Cartwrights have been looking forward to all summer, ends in near tragedy.

Rating:  K+ (39,720 words)

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

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Precious Ties (by Deborah)

ummary:  It’s the spring of 1883. There are 12 Cartwrights living on the Ponderosa: Adam and Bronwen and their four daughters, Hoss and Claire and their two sons, plus Ben and Joe, who are both widowers. Joe has been in San Francisco and he’s late returning. What could be the reason?

Rating: K  WC 28,600

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Over The Hill And Through The Woods (by Deborah)

Summary: This Thanksgiving story is set in the Bronwen in Nevada universe.

Rating: K  WC  5500

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Angelic Affection (by Deborah)

Summary: This story is a sequel to “From This Day Forward” and “Blessed Are the Children”. It’s January 1881 and Adam and Bronwen are awaiting the birth of their fourth child.

Rating: K+  WC  11,400

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Blessed Are The Children (by Deborah)

Summary – This short story is a sequel to From This Day Forward, where Adam brings his Australian bride, Bronwen, back to the Ponderosa.  It begins in late April 1878; Adam and Bronwen’s oldest daughter, Betsy, is now three and their second daughter, Miranda, is about two and a half.  And their little family recently increased with the addition of their third daughter, Gwyneth.

Rating:  K  WC  4300

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Mark of Kane (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  Following the family’s ordeal in Trial by Fire, can they finally bury Adam’s experiences at the hands of Kane? 

Rating:  T  (109,400 words)

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

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Trial by Fire (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  Lady Chadwick returns, seeking to ruin Ben Cartwright and his Ponderosa.  This story is part of the Bloodlines series, with the addition of a non-canon character. 

Rating:  T  (123,620 words)

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

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Posted in Alternate Universe

マリーのバラ (by deansgirl)

Summary:  This is for the International Member’s Celebration.  It is my story A Rose For Marie translated into Japanese.

Rated: K+ (2,850 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Not a Day Goes By (by Arrenall)

Summary:  When the unthinkable happens, those left behind must find a way to get on with life.

Rating:    T  (4,433 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

The Adventure of the Gooseberry Pie Eating Bear (by Deborah)

Series: Adam in the Outback – Set in Australia; AC not yet born

Adam tells his daughters a story about when he and their Uncle Hoss were little boys and got into some mischief.

Rating: K  WC  2500

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