Close Call (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A short piece written for a good laugh. Hope you will laugh as hard as my sister and I did!
Rating: K+ (1,760 words)
The Greatest Gift (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe overhears what he knows to be a lie, but cannot convince anyone else to believe him.
Rated: T — WC 7800
Teach Me to Fly (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: A young woman is injured while riding across the Ponderosa; the Cartwrights find themselves doing more than helping her heal and Candy finds himself falling in love.
Rating: K+ (5,770 words)
A Sure-Fire Plan (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=5950
Summary: Two men plan are entrusted with a plan to kidnap one of Ben’s sons and hold him for ransom.
Something Worth Fighting For (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)
Summary: Adam’s been believed dead for two years; then the Cartwrights learn different. Getting him to the ranch is not a problem…keeping him there may be.
Rating: K (7,180 words)
A Brother’s Heartache (by Dodo)
Summary: A WHN for Season 5’s Triangle. Laura Dayton has gone and there’s a heartbroken brother on the Ponderosa. But which brother?
Rated: K Word Count 2700
Bushwhacked – The Missing Scenes (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN for the episode, Bushwhacked.
Rating: T (6,975 words)
Der Mordfall Mrs. Azamoah (by Adam4Ever)
Summary: Es geht um die Ermordung einer jungen Frau. Es fehlen Tatverdächtige, Zeugen und Beweise. Kann der Fall doch noch gelöst werden? Wer war der Mörder und welches Motiv hatte er?
Rating T 5,500 words)
Ein Vater und (s)ein Sohn (by Adam4Ever)
Summary: Es geht um ein Erlebnis das Adam hat. Er lernt etwas zu verstehen. Die Geschichte begleitet ihn bei diesem Prozess. Aber er ist nicht der einzige, der etwas lernt. Auch Ben macht eine Feststellung.
Rated: K+ (5,340 words)
A Father’s Thoughts About His Son (by pjb)
Summary: A little extra bit for “Hoss and the Leprechauns.”
Rated: K WC 2000
The Intruders (by Camera Chic)
Summary: While Ben is away on a trip, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe are taken hostage at the ranch.
Rating: PG for violence (4,710 words)
Dead Man’s Hand (by Patina)
Rating: K+
Word Count=3113
Summary: After seeking refuge during an Indian attack, Joe finds himself in a high-stakes poker game where everything, including his life, is on the line.
First Notch (by Dodo)
Summary: A stranger’s arrival starts off a chain of events that culminate in Ben Cartwright’s worst nightmare.
Rated: T Word Count: 22,300
The Commitment (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe makes a commitment without fully understanding what’s involved.
Rated: T — WC 1200
Riptide (by Cheaux)
Summary: The premise for this writing challenge was the prompt: Adam is worried about an absent friend.
Rated: T — WC 2300