Posted in Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama Short Stories

Church Bells (by faust)

Adam muses about church bells. Or about his family?

730 words, rated K

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Posted in Action/Adventure Alternate Universe Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Prequel

Revelation (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:   When a man rescues one of Ben Cartwright’s sons not once, but twice; the stranger brings huge implications for the family. Will it bring them together or tear them apart?

Rating: Teen+ for mild language, violence, and mild adult situations.   (61,135 words)

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama Family Prequel Spooky / Supernatural

Howling at the Moon (by pbeaking)

Summary:  Joe becomes concerned that his brother may be something other than human after reading a book about the behaviorisms of non-human beings. When Adam gets wind of Joe’s beliefs, he decides to have a little fun with younger brother.

Rating: K+  WC  5300

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright Short Stories

Alone (by Cheaux)

Summary:   A moment in time in a special place.  

Rated K.     (505 words)

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Something So Savage (by freyakendra)

Summary: Two unexpected visitors arrive at the Ponderosa within hours of each other: Adam’s favorite professor from college and a blue-eyed Indian with a skewed understanding of Paiute ways and a twisted view of good vs. evil. Join the Cartwrights as they struggle to get through a night of savage terror that marks Little Joe as a target—and his scalp as a trophy.

Rated: T  WC 28,000

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Posted in Drama What Happened Instead

His Wild Irish Rose (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)

Summary:  Adam is shot and left for dead.

Rated: K+ (16,625 words)

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

The Barn Dance (by frasrgrl)

Summary:   This was my entry for Round One of the Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.

It’s a typical barn dance for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K (2,690 words)

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later

Adam and Ruth – #2 – The Darker Side of the Moon (by Bonanzaluver)

Summary:  After a month of courting, Adam decides to take that pivotal step which leads them on a new adventure resulting in the wedding of the year taking place on the Ponderosa.

Rated: K+ (20,445 words)

Adam and Ruth Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later

Amen and Amen (by Krystyna)

Summary: So what did happen to Will and Laura and Peggy after the wedding day? Did they ride happily off into the sunset and disappear like many other Cartwright neighbours and friends? If they did it was only after this particular adventure …

Rated: K  (32,505 words)

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Posted in Adam / Joe Humor

Joe’s Dilemma (by ChristyG)

Summary:  It’s love at first sight… again.

Rating:  K+ (4,060 words)

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Posted in Adam / Joe Humor Short Stories Writing Challenges

The Man in Black (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary:  Why does Adam dress in black almost all of the time? Here’s a possible reason for that…..

 Rated: K (880 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama

The Calling (by Hooded Crow)

Summary:  An old actress touches a very special spot in Adam’s heart.  

Rated: K+ (3,075 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Writing Challenges

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Art of Love and War (by faust)

Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to — although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them. Part of the series, but can definitely read as a stand-alone.

74,600 words, rated T

The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Humor Writing Challenges

Rumor Has It… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives? 

Rating:  K+    (1,030 words)

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Posted in Drama Family German Hurt/Comfort Prequel

Erinnerungen (by Sibylle)

Summary:  Adam und Ben denken beide aus gegebenem Anlass an ihre gemeinsame Fahrtzeit zurück (1844).

Rated: K+  WC 4000

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