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)
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)
Up in Smoke (by pbeaking)
Summary: 12 year old Adam Cartwright decides to try smoking with his friends. When the sheriff surprises the boys, their simple act of mischief turns in to near tragedy.
Rating: K+ WC 6300
The Scent of French Cologne (by pbeaking)
Summary: Little Joe gets into trouble when he goes into his father’s room without permission. The 8 year old sets his mind at making things right again. Adam and Hoss try to help their little brother, but in the end it is Ben who teaches them all an important lesson. (Mild reference to corporal punishment).
Rating: K+ WC 5500
Skipping Stones (by pbeaking)
Summary: Life is like skipping stones, Sometimes you sail freely through it, Sometimes you bump and recover and Sometimes you simply falter. This story highlights all the Cartwrights on their journey through life and how they influence each other.
Rating: K+ WC 3900
Posies (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ben has just found the very spot he wants to call home. Can he look past his fear and build his dream into a reality?
Rating: K 650
Picking Up the Pieces (by pbeaking)
Summary: Ben returns to the Ponderosa after a month long absence in San Francisco. He brings along a long time family friend as a guest in the house. A warm homecoming soon turns into turmoil when Joe finds this guest a threat to his mother’s memory and Adam adds to the issues by choosing to announce his plans for the future at the most inopportune time. It is up to Ben to pick up all the pieces and reassemble his family once more.
Rating: K+ WC 12,000
The Three Peanuts (by Indiana)
Summary : Sheriff Coffee needs Adam’s help to resolve a strange affair in town…
rating K+ WC 1700
The Longest Walk (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: Adam faces what may be the most terrifying moment in his life.
Rating K+ WC 800
Old Man Dizzy (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam and Hoss Cartwright reflect on the memory of an old ranch hand.
Rating: K+ WC 800
My Brother’s Shadow (by pbeaking)
Summary: Adam is leaving and Hoss finds an interesting way to express his feelings and fears about his departure
Rating: K+ WC 1150
Memories Within (by pbeaking)
Summary: Joe decides to play a trick on Adam out on a cattle drive. Little does he realize his actions will trigger a horrendous memory for Adam from his youth.
Rating: K+ WC 4200