Cougar Kill (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Written in response to a Cartwriters challenge in which the first sentence was given. While looking for strays, fifteen-year-old Joe spots some tracks that he feels compelled to investigate, despite knowing the objections his family would raise.
Rated: K WC 1700
The Stronger Bond (by bahj)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers fall under a powerful spell that threatens not only a life, but also loyalty.
Rated: PG / Word count: 3290
Love, Honour and Obey (by ansinico)
Summary: A conflict over a woman, an impending marriage, and a murder threaten to tear the heart out of the family, but whose heart and which Cartwright?
The hangman’s noose beckons, Adam treads the road to hell as he tries to piece together the fragments of chaos and salvage what, if anything is left of his family.
Rated: MA (83,931)
A Night On His Own (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This story is my contribution to the 2012 Michael Landon’s Birthday Literary Challenge to write a spooky story. On a foggy All Hallows Eve, Joe has made camp by himself. What possibly could be out beyond the fog?
Word Count: 1,686 Rated: K+
The Honey Tomb (by bahj)
Summary: A dark and mysterious cave, a whispering pendant, and a ruthless enemy. It’s just an old legend, right?
Rated: PG-13 for scariness. (Well, sort of) / Word count: 3510
All Through the Night (by bahj)
Summary: Left alone once again to pick up the pieces, Ben struggles to move forward after Marie’s death, and finds comfort in the words to an old song.
Rating K (1050 words)
Brothers, Above All (by freyakendra)
Summary: While the Civil War pits brother against brother, a night on Hell’s battlefield pulls Joe and Adam into a fight that only one can survive. (Response to ML’s 2012 birthday challenge.)
Rated: T Word Count: 3,000
Fool’s Gold (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count=4843
Summary: Gold and greed are a volatile mix.
Confessions (by bahj)
Summary: While Ben enjoys a night out, his boys unwittingly let him in on their less than noble plans.
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1159
What Ben Saw Out The Window (by debpet)
Summary: What is it that Ben has spied out the window? And what are the Cartwrights going to do with it?
Rated: K+ WC 2000
On Butterfly Wings (by Krystyna)
Summary: This is a little story about a little boy who never knew his Mama but loves her and when he overhears some gossip he mistakenly thinks his Mama is alive after all.
Rated: K+ (21,150 words)
One Bullet & Holding to Hope (by freyakendra)
One Bullet->: Wounded and running out of time, Joe’s only hope is his ability to believe that a single bullet can make any difference at all.
Holding to Hope->: (Sequel to One Bullet.) In the wake of Annie Grainger’s murder, Joe’s family and hers are brought together in bitterness, compassion, and a shared need for hope: one, for survival of the body; the other, for survival of the soul.
WC 10,200
The Eyebrow of Doom (by faust)
Bankrobbers, mysterious family secrets, burnt food, some new additions to the household, and even two shot wounds — what else could possibly make a six-year-old’s summer more interesting?
10,700 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Hoss Defined (by bahj)
Summary: You’ll find it under “H” in the dictionary :0)
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 1140
The Birds and the Bees (by faust)
Some questions are easier to answer than others. And it doesn’t help that Adam is entirely on his own when his son asks this particular one.
1,650 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.