The Decklin Principle (by freyakendra)
Summary: When Adam’s favorite professor pays him a visit, another visitor hides in the shadows, intent on proving a skewed theory about savagery.
(Rated: T, Word count: 27,000)
Just One of Those Days (by JulieS)
Summary: Ben has an interesting day and learns more about Adam’s activities in Virginia City.
Rated: K (6754 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Of Mothers and Fathers (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Ben’s announcement of his upcoming marriage to a young, widowed woman brings about a serious talk between a ten-year-old Joe and his older brother, Adam.
Rating: K Word Count: 1,623
And I’ve Got Mine — aka Until the Pain’s a Cloud of Dust (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: For those who were never satisfied with the brief glimpse of a picture on the desk. What should have happened to honor the passing of Hoss (aka Dan Blocker).
Rating: K (1,550 words)
Candy’s Opinions (by BettyHT)
Summary: Attacked by rustlers, Candy and Adam have some time to talk as they try to work their way out of their predicament. Candy talks about the Cartwrights.
Rating — PG WC — 1544
Does Clemmie Get Her Man? (by Krystyna)
Summary: Are the rumours and newspaper reports circulating among Virginia City’s citizens concerning Ben and Clementine Hawkins true? Or, might there be something more sinister afoot?
Rating: K+ (5,400 words)
CAUTION: EASTER BUNNY CROSSING (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: A reprisal of the episode in verse
Rating: K (260 words)
A Well Deserved Comeuppance (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: The Jessup Gang get a little more than they bargained for when they pick a fight with a certain stranger. A slight AU story that ties in with “Missing” and “A Father’s Gift”, but you don’t have to read them first to understand what’s going on.
Rating: K+ for a bit of violence Word count:1,889
Links to other stories in the series are included.
A Promise by Ring Nose (by BettyHT)
Summary: An attempt to give background for “The Paiute War” episode and answer some questions. Why had Young Wolf developed animosity toward Adam? Why did Ring Nose agree to come back with Ben knowing he would be jailed or hanged for what had happened? Why was Wilson so intent on getting revenge on the Paiute and Adam?
Rating = T WC = 17,962
The Sound and the Fury (by sandspur)
Summary: It’s brother against brother, Cartwright style! Revenge is not a dish best served cold–it’s best served to the sound of the cannon!
Rating: K (1,160 words)
One Thing or Another (by JulieS)
Summary: An appearance in Virginia City of one of the ladies in Adam’s past causes some concern and trouble for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K (7581 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Battle of the Ponderosa — aka Springtime Chaos (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A plea for help turns into an urgent ride home, and a situation no one foresaw.
Rating: K (1,615 words)
Another Sand Creek? (by BettyHT)
Summary: In the Christmas season, Ben sends Adam on a short mission to the Paiute but that errand embroils his son in tragedy.
rating = T WC = 6457
The Lilies of the Field – Book 1 of the Lilies Series (by sandspur)
Summary: With Ben away, the Cartwright boys face down poachers, a train robbery, a fire that nearly destroys the Ponderosa, a strange new school teacher and a lost dog. But when Ben returns, the biggest problem of all is gossip.
Rating: T (mild language, mature themes, violence) WC 109,300
The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Looks Can Be Deceiving (by JulieS)
Summary: Hoss gains possession of some counterfeit notes, which leads Adam and him to the town of Cross Roads and to trouble.
Rated: K (9000 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.