Alone (by Cheaux)
Summary: A moment in time in a special place.
Rated K. (505 words)
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
His Wild Irish Rose (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Adam is shot and left for dead.
Rated: K+ (16,625 words)
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)
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.
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)
Joe’s Dilemma (by ChristyG)
Summary: It’s love at first sight… again.
Rating: K+ (4,060 words)
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)
The Calling (by Hooded Crow)
Summary: An old actress touches a very special spot in Adam’s heart.
Rated: K+ (3,075 words)
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.
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)
Chasing Time (by freyakendra)
Summary: Joe is forced to accept that sometimes a man’s fate is out of his hands. But sitting back and waiting for God to do what He would didn’t have to mean giving up hope.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 2,600
The Message (by DJK)
Summary: In London, Adam receives a message from Hoss that will change his view of many things. This story was written in answer to the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.
Rated: T Word count: 1444
The “Polluter Pays” Principle (by Sibylle)
Summary: If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family.
Rated: K+ WC 2100
Cartwright Identity Crisis (by ChristyG)
Summary: Is Adam really facing the prospect of an arranged marriage?
Rating: K+ (5,270 words)