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QiXi: Seventh Night of the Seventh Moon – by freyakendra
Summary: A Chinese fairy-tale, an all-too-human Hop Sing and a carefree moment of make-believe usher the Cartwrights into a nightmare involving Chinese assassins and a beautiful, young woman two men will do anything to possess.
Rated: T (29,000)
Summary: Little Joe is quarantined with some of the townsfolk when travelers bring a mysterious disease to town.
Rated: K 11,420 words
Summary: Adam is running the ranch alone while his family takes a spring trip to San Francisco. All has gone well, but a change in the weather heralds an unexpected chain of events that Adam must deal with. When Ben, Hoss, and Joe return, they find an empty ranch…and a mystery.
Rating: K WC: 30,700
Summary: A bet between the Cartwright brothers goes horribly wrong and puts one of their lives at risk.
Rated: K 10,990 words
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 (mild violence) Word Count: 15,160
Quelques temps apres – by ViveAdam
Summary: What has happened a few minutes, hours, days, months or years after episodes
Rated: K + WC 3600
Quest for the Mine of Lost Souls; or, The Treasure of the Unitas Mountains – by patina
Summary: Gold, a curse, and the legend of a lost mine spark a quest for riches. Camp in the Pines Dime Novel challenge.
Rating: T Word Count=9731
Summary: A question…an answer required. A lighthearted evening’s diversion for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 6316
Summary: A missing scene for “The Quality of Mercy.” A father’s beliefs collide with a son’s questions.
Rated: K+ 4250
Questions and Answers – by DebbieB
Summary: Through the eyes of a six-year old this story is dedicated to those of us who have raised little boys and who know the questions they can come up with in regard to their growing bodies. Thank you Ben Cartwright for giving us your sons to use as examples. No harsh language, no correct terms, just funny stuff.
Rated: PG 9,125 words
Questions and Answers – by the Tahoe Ladies
Summary: A simple little mystery.
Rating: K 17,450
Quick and The Dead (The) – by Rona
Summary: Adam has something to tell his brothers, but Joe doesn’t want to hear it.
Rated: T 3,215 words
Quiet of Christmas (The) – by PSW
Summary: The quiet of Christmas comes through loud and clear for one member of the family.
Written for the 2019 Advent Calendar
Rating: G
Word Count: 300