For the Soul is Dead that Slumbers (by freyakendra)
Part I: The Darkest Hour: When Joe is missing, he’s not the only one trapped in darkness.
Part II: No One: Even after Joe comes home, a part of him remains lost.
Rated: T Word Count: 22,500
Good Night (by idmarryhoss)
Summary: A fairy tale. Told to Hoss and his family. Goodnight, sleep tight.
Rated: K+ (2,305 words)
Not My Son (by LMinzer)
Summary: Ben receives devastating news and only has one plea.
Rating: K+ (1,920 words)
A Double-Negative Escapade (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Take Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe; add a touch of grammar, confusion, and silliness and you end up with….
Rated: K+ (985 words)
Checkmate (by Krystyna)
Summary: An evening playing chess and memories hover …
Rating: K+ (1,510 words)
War and Peace (by faust)
Adam decides to join the Federal Army and has to deal with the consequences. A story of losses and miracles, told in ten vignettes.
3,300 words, rated T
Terror of the Night (by frasrgrl)
Summary: Little Joe has a nightmare.
Rated: T (750 words)
Tea Party (by idmarryhoss)
Summary: Hoss Cartwright is invited to a tea party. Cakes and seasoning on the menu. Few minutes stolen from the ordinary day…
Rated: K (1,575 words)
Blue (by faust)
Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him.
Ben faces the unthinkable.
And copes.
1,300 words, rated K
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (by Cheaux)
Summary: All Ben wanted was a night alone with his eldest. What he got was something quite different.
Rated: T WC 2400
A Warm Welcome (by faust)
An American in England, lukewarm beer, and haunting experiences. Is it possible to adjust with people who insist you’re from “the colonies?” Halloween story, a PS for “The Art of Setting Priorities.”
3,000 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Son for a Son: Brand Edition (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam–but it’s Joe who pays the price.
Rated: T WC 14,000
The Polka-Dotted Cowboys (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: When an epidemic of Chickenpox and the Measles breaks out, no one on the Ponderosa is safe!
Rated: K+ (5,885 words)
Captain Cartwright # 2 – To Fly with Eagles (by Krystyna)
Summary: This is the second of the Captain Cartwright series in which Joe leaves the Ponderosa and finds true love, extreme danger and a longing for home. It also brings Adam home from sea to join with Hoss in a search for their little brother.
Rated: K (154,265 words)
“Joseph’s restless by nature, gets that from me I suppose. He wants a chance to find his own rainbow and his own pot of gold at the bottom of it. Well, this is his chance.”
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Captain Cartwright Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Sure as Shootin’ – Part 1 and 2 (by Fozrulz)
Summary: Joe and pesky little sisters and guns – not a good combo.
Rated: K+ (10,585 words)