Crossroads (by southplains)
Summary: Adam’s choices regarding his torment at the hands of a madman result in an ever-widening ripple effect. A WHN/WHI for “The Crucible.”
Rated: MA WC 35,000
Fight Club (by southplains)
Summary: “If I’ve told Joe once, I’ve told him a thousand times to keep those elbows in!” We’ve all heard Adam utter those words while Joe is getting himself thoroughly beaten by Jean Millain in the “Julia Bulette” episode. This is the story behind that line.
Rated: K+ WC 4200
A Family Affair (by southplains)
Summary: What happens when a Cartwright loves a girl who, in turn, favors his brother? In Season 3’s ‘The Lady From Baltimore,’ Joe fell for Melinda Banning; Melinda had her eye on Adam. Things were brought to a head when Joe found Melinda and Adam together in a rather compromising tableau. To head off the unavoidable clash between the two brothers, Ben quickly found some other place for Adam to be while the Bannings were still around. But what about when Adam came home after the episode’s ending? This story, narrated by Hop Sing, tells us how Joe and Adam came to terms with the events of that episode. Also contains references to a character from the episode ‘The Hopefuls.’
Rated: T WC 9300
Monday Morning (by Sibylle)
Summary: A short vignette about a morning on the ranch
Rated: K+ WC: 570
Adam Vignette Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Gone (by BnzaGal)
Summary: One stormy night near Lake Tahoe spells sorrow and disaster for the Cartwrights.
Rating: T(18,935 words)
Exit Lilah Rose (by sklamb)
Summary: Adam Cartwright may have left Nevada, but in the late summer of 1866 his influence remains powerful in Virginia City.
Rated: T WC 22,500
Aftermaths Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Afterword (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: A tribute to Bonanza World: much loved, gone too soon. Adam’s nightmare would indicate that all is lost. But Hoss has a different perspective…
Rated: K WC 1900
Boston Correspondence (by JoanS)
Summary: Vignettes of life on the Ponderosa as well as Boston during Adam’s college years.
Rating: K (10,835 words)
Last Chance (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe gambles with his life to give his Pa something precious.
Rated: K WC 900
Try the potato salad. It’s delicious. (by mumu74)
Summary: Seedlings Challenge, May 5, 2014
1,006 words Rated: K WC 1000
Let’s Try That Again (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Have you ever had a day that started on the wrong side of deluge of water . . . and went downhill from there? Join Little Joe Cartwright as he struggles to reach the end of one particularly problematic Monday.
Rating: K+ (15,600 words)
Settling the Accounts (by JoanS)
Summary: It’s the end of the month and settling the accounts nearly spells an apoplexy for Ben.
Rating: K+ (10,440 words)
The Vision #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben’s wife reflects on the past and contemplates a vision of what is soon to come. What happened later for Marie, My Love.
Rating: M (Mature adult theme) (1,020 words)
The Vision series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Tying One On (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Three Cartwrights look out the window in disbelief of the scene below.
Rating : K+ (840 words)
The Map (by JoanS)
Summary: You’ve probably read what the producers want you to know about the map that hung on the wall behind Ben’s desk, but here is the real story.
Rating: K (2,790 words)
