Most Recent – Family and Friends – posted 8/17/2023 – see summary below
A Night in San Francisco – by frasrgrl
Summary: June 2013 C&R Challenge. Adam and Joe are in San Francisco and all Adam wants is one night of culture.
Word Count: 502 Rating: T
A Night on His Own – by frasrgrl
Summary: This story is my contribution to the 2012 Michael Landon’s Birthday Literary Challenge to write a spooky story. On a foggy All Hallows Eve, Joe has made camp by himself. What possibly could be out beyond the fog?
Word Count: 1,686 Rating: K+
After the Dragon – by frasrgrl
Summary: This is a WHN for Day of the Dragon.
Word Count: 1,063 Rating: K
Barn Dance (The) – by frasrgrl
Summary: It’s a typical barn dance for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K 2,690 words
Summary: Things seem to be happening to Joe. Is he losing his mind, or could there me another explanation?
Word Count: 41,575 Rated: K+
Summary: Ben is late getting back from a business trip to Carson City.
Rated K+ Word count 4,159
Brothers and Mud – by frasrgrl
Summary: A WHIB for Springtime. Have you ever wondered what happened between the brothers making a “Joe sandwich” and the mud fight? Well, here’s my answer to it.
Rating: K Word Count: 708
Summary: This story is in response to November’s Chaps and Spurs Challenge. Joe on the high seas.
Word Count: 546 Rated: K
Summary: Ben has always tried to teach by example, tried to get it through to his sons how he expects them to act. But do they ever listen? A 2015 Camp in the Pines story and a WHN for Quality of Mercy.
Rating: K+ 1,255 words
Family and Friends – by frasrgrl
Summary: After suffer a tragic loss Ben learns true friends are really family.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 822
Summary: There’s a fire in Virginia City, but is that all there is to it?
Rated: T
Summary: This is a what happened instead for a scene in The Lady from Baltimore and a what happened next after the Bannings left story.
Word Count: 1,023 Rated: K
Summary: After suffering a tragic loss Ben learns true friends are really family.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 822
Friendship (The) – by frasrgrl
Summary: Did you ever wonder if Joe and Danny got off scot-free after all that happened at the end of The Friendship?
Rated: K 1,200 words
Horace Greely Comes to the Ponderosa – by frasrgrl
Summary: An old friend of Bens, from his younger, wilder days comes to visit.
Word Count: 1,037 Rated: K
Hoss and the Fairies – by frasrgrl
Summary: I think the title says it all.
Word Count: 1,102 Rated: K
Summary: Joe decides to take Adam’s advice and turns to a journal to work through something that is weighing on his soul.
Word Count: 14,277 Rated: K+
Summary: Hmm… What’s it about? I have no idea to put here. Like the title I’m just loss. You’ll have to read it to find out.
Word Count: 3,634 Rated: K+
Summary: The Cartwrights are out on the trail.
Rated: K 700 words
Not a Normal Day – by frasrgrl
Summary: Not a typical day on the Ponderosa.
Rated: K
Summary: Joe is on one of his regular visits to Carrie Prickett when trouble breaks out.
Word count: 2,461 Rating: K+
Summary: Can Joe convince his brothers to take part of a new race Virginia City is hosting this month?
Rated: K
Springtime Memories – by frasrgrl
Summary: It’s the day before a big event, past and present, in Joe’s life, and he shares it with someone special.
Rated: K
Terror of the Night – by frasrgrl
Summary: Chaps and Spurs challenge to use the following five words: Bachelor, Medieval, Commence, Culmination, and Tassel
Rated: T 750 words
Summary: This was written as part of the March 2011 Chaps and Spurs challenge. After being injured, Joe questions his belief in trust and second chances.
Rated: K+
Under the Influence – by frasrgrl
Summary: An old friend of Ben’s comes to visit. Why does he have so much influence over Ben, and will it damage Ben’s relationship with Joe beyond repair?
Word Count: 82,946 Rated:T
Summary: Joe is given the responsibility of meeting Adam at the freight office with a load of lumber. There’s a lot riding on Joe meeting the deadline, not just for the lumber, but for Joe also. The inspiration came from a song by Steve Azar, Waitin’ on Joe.
Rating K+ Word count 5,126
Where’s Little Joe – by frasrgrl
Summary: Adam was put in charge of watching two year old Little Joe while Ben and Marie are in town, but there’s a problem. Where did he disappear to?
Rated: K
Summary: The 2013 Christmas challenge was to write a story that reflects on your favorite Christmas Carol. One of my favorites is White Christmas.
Rated: K (1,155)
