Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Spooky / Supernatural Writing Challenges

Things that Go Bump in the Night (by Cheaux)

Summary:  Did you ever wonder why Joe was obsessive about hunting creatures of the night in My Brother’s Keeper and Marie, My Love?

Rated:  T  WC  2500

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Posted in Drama Missing Scene What Happened Next/Later

Principium (by Patina)

Rating: T

Word Count-1243

Summary: Some men stand by their principles, even when there may be a high price to pay for it.  A WHIB for Death at Dawn.

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Writing Challenges

All Hollow’s Eve (by ljlover2001)

Summary: Written in response to the October chaps and spurs challenge, in honour of Mike Landon’s birthday.  Joe stays in town, after the Halloween dance, to enjoy a game of poker with his friends, but soon wishes he had gone home with his brothers

 Rated: K+ (1,960 words)

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Posted in Drama Mystery Spooky / Supernatural

Ladykiller (by Sassybrass)

Summary:  Joe is found in a ravine with mysterious injuries.  He has a dark journey into his own memory to discover how he got there and why his brother is in danger.

Rated:  T  WC 7800

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Posted in Drama Humor

Just A…. (by freyakendra)

Summary: In my “Just a….” stories, the characters conspire plots on behalf of fanfic writers and readers. These are silly dalliances showing that our boys know who we are, what we do to them and what we want them to do. 

PAGE 2:  Just a Little Disagreement: Adam comes home with a black eye and a poor excuse for how he got it, so his family helps him produce a better plot.***For the results of their efforts, see the dramatic story, “The Dawson Gang.”
PAGE 3: Just a Poker Game: Joe comes home late from a poker game without a story worth telling, so Adam helps him concoct a plot intense enough to satisfy SJS fans everywhere.***For the results, see the dramatic story, “Loser Take All.”

Rated: K+  WC  4600

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Posted in Drama What Happened Next/Later

To Reach for the Stars (by Cheaux)

Summary:   Some wounds heal with barely a trace; others leave scars too painful to touch.  Can a father know the difference?

Rated:  T  WC  2200

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

The Journey (by Dodo)

Summary:  2010 Halloween Challenge: Injured and alone Ben prepares to take a journey.

Rated: K+  Word Count:  5050

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Posted in Drama

Geneva (by HazelMom)

Summary:  A series of letters combined with a deadly illness set the Cartwrights against each other and the town when Roy takes one of their own into custody.

Rating:  K+  (25,230 words)

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Posted in Drama

Blame It On The Moon, The Meeting (by Sassybrass)

Summary:  Adam falls head over heels in love, but it’s Joe who may well have embroiled the Cartwrights in a family feud.  Will Adam be able to woo and win his lady before the shooting begins?

Rated: T  WC 55,900

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Posted in Writing Challenges

Harvest Festival (by ljlover2001)

Summary: Written in response to the October challenge, to write a story using the words, leaves, Indian, summer,  smoke, frost. Joe soon begins to regret a hasty decision  

Rated: K (1,835 words)

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Hold On (by freyakendra)

Summary: When Joe is trapped and facing what they believe will mean certain death, Adam’s heroic refusal to let go sets him on a heart-wrenching and soul-searching journey it takes Hoss to sort out. Excerpt: “And if the measure of a man’s worth in this life was in how much he refused to let go, then both Pa and Adam were worth more than Hoss could count”.

Rated: T  WC 11,300

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Writing Challenges

A Hunting We Will Go (ljlover2001)

Summary: Hoss and Joe go on a hunting trip, but they become the hunted, not the hunters

Rated: K+ (1,340 words)

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Prequel Writing Challenges

First Day Nerves (ljlover2001)

Summary: Little Joe has to face his greatest challenge since losing his mother  

Rated: K+ (1,670 words)

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Posted in Drama Prequel

Picking up the Threads (by JoanS)

Summary:  Ben finds it difficult to re-enter his boys’ lives after Marie’s death

Rated: K (13,335 words)

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Posted in What Happened Next/Later

Pride of a Woman (by Cheaux)

Summary:  A WHN for Pride of a Man.   Joe has one more lesson to teach.  

Rated:  T —   WC  1000

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