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)
Revenge…May the Best Man Win (by bahj)
Summary: One wants to teach a lesson, one wants revenge, one just wants some peace quiet. With the three high spirited Cartwright boys home alone for the weekend anything can happen. Which one will come out on top?
Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 10,300
The Long Picnic (by HazelMom)
Summary: They blamed everyone but themselves, and dragged the Cartwrights into their revenge.
Rating: T (22,340 words)
Author’s note: This story is PG-13 because a rape happens in it. The assault is not described, but it is part of the story. This is a Hoss story but all others (Ben, Adam, Joe) are featured prominently.
A Spoke In The Wheel – Joe’s Story (by slaine89)
Summary: This story looks at Joe’s early life based on the events told in The Wheels of Fate and how it was for him growing up outside of the Ponderosa’s protective wing. Alone as a boy Joe deals with rejection, prejudice, and loneliness.
Rated: T (12, 230 words)
The Wheels of Fate Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Precious Gift (by Meg)
Summary: After a accident leaves eight year old Amelia with amnesia has a great impact on her family especially for Joe and Adam.
Rated: K+ (6,615 words)
Amelia Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Honor Among Thieves (by slaine89)
Summary: A stranger finds Joe near death and decides to help him but things are complicated by Joe’s inability to remember who he is and by the man’s own dark past.
Rated: T (18,985 words)
The Interview (by slaine89)
Summary: On the way to their new home, six-year-old Adam asks his Pa some questions. One long, drawn out Pa-Adam-Moment.
Rated: K+ (1,245 words)
Sur les rives du lac Tahoe (by rozenn)
Summary: Adam rencontre une jeune femme orpheline alors qu’elle est accusée d’un vol. Il va l’aider à sortir de prison et à entrenir sa ferme. Les sentiments vont l’emporter, ils vont tomber amoureux. Mais Caroline Cooper, une amie d’Adam, ce révéle particulièrement jalouse.
Rating: MA (3,240 words)
Ten Little Indians (by freyakendra)
Summary: Four full grown Cartwrights—and one overworked Doc Martin—being bested by a bunch of angry, young Shoshoni boys could provide fodder for some uproarious saloon talk…if they can live long enough for their story to be told.
Rated: T WC 18,500
