Posted in Ben / Adam Drama MA-Rated / R-Rated

Dead of Winter (by Monette)

Summary:  A rare story of how the Cartwrights survived one particularly bad winter.

Rated: MA  (5,510 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama Missing Scene

One Step Closer #1 – For Love’s Sake Only (by MissJudy)

Summary:  Adam promised Laura that he’d be back for their engagement party. But he’s delayed and during that time, he unexpectedly meets his first love – a young woman he knew in Boston. After an evening spent talking, they realize that they still love each other, yet they know that it can’t make a difference. Life and time have sent them in opposite directions and they part again, while wondering what might have happened if they had taken one step closer.  This is a what happens during, and after the episode, Triangle.

Rated: K+ WC 10,000

One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Family Short Stories

Best Laid Plans (by Cheaux)

Summary:  A rift between father and sons is healed in an unexpected way.  

Rated:  T — WC  650

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Posted in Drama Missing Scene

I’ll Protect You (by CwrightGirl)

Summary:  A WHIB for “My Brother’s Keeper”. Adam’s POV. This is a rewrite of the scene where Joe is deliriously calling out to Adam when Joe has a fever. In this version, Adam tries to calm Joe down. There is no Shelia in the version. A look at brotherly love.

Rating K+ (1055 words)

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Posted in Adam / Joe Drama

Joe’s Letter – sequel to The Final Goodbye (by JudyW)

Summary:  A follow up to The Final Goodbye.  

Rated: K (1,915 words)

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Posted in Adam / Joe Drama

The Final Goodbye (by JudyW)

Summary:  Just my feelings on how Adam may have come back to the Ponderosa. (Warning: character death)  

Rated: K (3,670 words)

The Final Goodbye series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Adam / Joe Alternate Universe What Happened Instead

Riot! — What Happened Instead (by CwrightGirl)

 When Adam arrives at the Nevada State Prison for a routine inspection, he is taken hostage by desperate inmates who are ready to change the prison’s abusive conditions by any means necessary, even murder.  Outside the prison walls, Joe and Candy work together to end the riot and save Adam.  While trapped, Adam meets Griff King, a young covict who enlightens Adam about the corruption found at the prison.

Rating T WC  15,000

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Prequel Short Stories Writing Challenges

My Dearest Mother (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary:  Adam writes a letter to his mother during his last year of college.

Rated: K (585 words)

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Posted in Ben / Adam Drama Prequel

Curiosity (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: They say that curiosity killed the cat, but what happens when one of the Cartwright boy’s let’s his nosiness get the better of him?

Rated: K+ (1,010 Words)

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Posted in Drama Missing Scene Writing Challenges

Laura’s Decision (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  A Missing Scene reflecting on events from The Pressure Game and The Triangle. 

Rating:  T (685 words)

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Posted in Drama Family What Happened Next/Later

High Stakes (by Cheaux)

Summary:  A WHN for “The Gamble.”  As events unfold subsequent to their being exonerated of robbery and murder charges, Adam fears more was at stake in Alkalai than the Cartwrights knew.

Rated:  T — (3,570 words)

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Posted in Drama

The Rational Man (by gaerwn)

Summary:  A peaceful afternoon is shattered by violence — but that’s just the beginning. The Cartwrights find themselves in a fight to protect an old family friend.  

Rated: T (18,835 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Joe Cartwright Short Stories

School in a Hundred Years (by DanceDiva)

Summary:  A new teacher is in for Ms. Jones and he is strict. Wanting to make a good impression Joe tries to think of what it may be like in school a hundred years from now.  

Rated: K+ (650)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Modern Day

Technology (by DanceDiva)

Summary:  Joe buys a laptop without his father’s permission, and it later causes havoc for all of them.  

Rated: K+  (2,400 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Prequel

Snake Catch (by DanceDiva)

Summary:  Twelve year old Joe is bitten by a rattlesnake, but things get uglier faster than expected.  

Rated: K  (5,000 words)

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