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)
A Circle of Family: The Book of Benjamin (by MissJudy)
ummary: This is the second story in the A Circle of Family saga. Adam’s Bible, nearly destroyed in The Book of Joseph, has been returned in better shape than thought possible. After an thoughtful conversation with Hoss, Ben opens the Bible to the story of David and Goliath and relives a memory from a Sunday in the past when a reenactment of that story went awry. We see a young David (Hoss) smite the powerful Goliath (Adam) with a heavy wooden sword, leading to an interesting exchange between Marie and Ben as they decide how to patch the mighty Philistene’s gaping lip.
Rated: K WC 8300
A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
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
Coventry (by JoanS)
Summary: Adam and Hoss are sick of Joe not co-operating while their father is away.
Rating: T (5,225 words)
A Matter of Faith (by JoanS)
Summary: A faith healer comes to town and causes problems for Dr. Martin and the Cartwrights.
Rating: T (14,600 words)
Zeus (by LC)
Summary: Thunderstorms can be scary things. . .unless one has a big brother to make it better. A prequel.
Rated: K (1,100 words)
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)
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)
Shenanigans (by LC)
Summary: The best mishaps are the ones you can laugh about.
Rating: K Word count: 660
First Day Nerves (ljlover2001)
Summary: Little Joe has to face his greatest challenge since losing his mother
Rated: K+ (1,670 words)
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
The Vacation (by TracyT)
Summary: An old friend’s daughter visits the Ponderosa in an effort to get over her father’s death. She falls in love … but will she stay?
Rated: MA WC 58345
A Circle of Family: The Book of Joseph (by MissJudy)
Summary: Days before Adam is scheduled to leave for college, Little Joe “borrows” his older brother’s Bible and leaves it outside in the rain when his attention is drawn elsewhere. The Bible had belonged to Elizabeth and was one of the few tokens Adam had of his mother. We watch as he discovers the seeminly ruined text, and comes to grip with his loss and tries to find forgiveness. This is the first of a four part story of family love, sweet memories and the Cartwright’s way of living life to its fullest.
Rated: K WC 1800
A Circle of Family Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
The Cheat (by CJ Wooster)
Summary: Adam cheats on a test, in order to win a bet.
Rated: K (3,705 words)
Independence Day (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: The Independence Day race, which the Cartwrights have been looking forward to all summer, ends in near tragedy.
Rating: K+ (39,720 words)
Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
