Home Sweet Home or The Art of Settling Down (by faust)
Clementine Hawkins’ story – how an English artist came to settle down in Virginia City. And what is it with her and Ben Cartwright? Set in the Art-universe, but definitely a stand alone.
1,800 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea or The Art of the Impossible (by faust)
Prequel set in Adam’s college years in Boston. A formal ball, a friendly social, a red dress, a flamingo, and the sea, the sea! The beginning of Adam’s complicated love life, and, somewhere beyond the sea, someone’s first tentative steps into becoming The Queen. Can be read by itself, yet it is a part of the “Art” series, and best read after “The Art of Setting Priorities”.
12,750 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Buried Treasure (by bahj)
Summary: What do a nutty professor, an ancient Indian legend, and a dusty sea chest from the attic have in common. Come spend Christmas with the Cartwrights and find out what awaits in this zany, action packed adventure.
Rated: K (Words 52,169)
On this Night (by bahj)
Summary: Ben is lying on his death bed when three ghostly visitors from the past step in to change the course of fate.
Rating K+ / Word count 1,410
A Letter to Adam (by Meg)
Summary: Amelia writes a letter to her departed brother informing him on the on goings of the Ponderosa including the scams and trouble Little Joe and Hoss had gotten themselves into.
Rated: K+ (1,210 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Art of Giving (by faust)
Christmas on the Ponderosa is, more or less, always the same. Yet this year, there’s a certain moment of unpredictability: there’s a visitor staying over the holidays who could jeopardise it all…or make it extra special. And maybe she even knows a better present for Adam than yet another book….
3,200 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Hollow (by freyakendra)
Summary: Some people have devils on their heels, chasing them every step of the way. Others invite the devil to walk with them, right in their shoes. When Joe meets a man in chains for doing exactly that, he soon becomes devil’s bait in a deadly endgame for the man’s hollow soul. Can good overcome evil when the devil holds all the cards?
Rated: T Word Count: 19,600
La rencontre de l’aube (by rozenn)
Summary: La rencontre de Ben et de Samantha, sa prochaine épouse.
Rated: MA (4,265 words)
Missing (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Ben receives a telegram about his eldest son that brings despair to the whole Cartwright family.
Rated: K+ (1,600 words)
The Long Road Home series, links to other stories within the series are included.
Our Little Joe (by BnzaGal)
Summary: Written for the Michael Landon’s 2011 Birthday – Literary Exercise where we had to put all the words of the song “Be Patient with Me” somewhere in our story.
Rated: K (1,295 words)
Contemplations in Church (by Puchi Ann)
Summary:When a frilled bonnet and an old man’s sermon compete for a young man’s attention, which one do you think will win? My contribution to the Michael Landon’s 2011 Birthday Literary Exercise.
Rated: K WC 1200
Final Advice (by slaine89)
Summary: In the aftermath of Ben’s death, Joe finds comfort from an unexpected source.
Rated: K+ (2,040 words)
The House on Watson’s Hill (by Susan G)
Summary: Strange things abound when the family takes shelter in an abandoned Victorian era house, but is it really abandoned?
Word Count: 8100 Rated: T
Rainbow (by Krystyna)
Summary: Hoss comes across two little boys when seeking shelter from the rain…and somehow they just got to talking about the rain, a flood, an ark and a rainbow.
Rating: K (4,900 words)
Saying Goodbye (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Marie visits Ben one fateful night and he must say goodbye to someone he loves.
Rated: K+ (1,440 words)
