Posted in Drama Hoss Cartwright Prequel

Ennui (by Patina)

Summary: The 15th story in The Battle of Wills series. Hoss fears that he’s sick and dying while Pa and Adam are out of town.

Rating: K Word Count=3791

The Battle of Wills series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Humor Prequel

Ducks in a Row (by Patina)

Rating: K

Word Count=2177

Summary: Two year old Hoss comes across some hatching ducklings. Will Pa let him keep his new friends?

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Blessed Are The Children (by Deborah)

Summary – This short story is a sequel to From This Day Forward, where Adam brings his Australian bride, Bronwen, back to the Ponderosa.  It begins in late April 1878; Adam and Bronwen’s oldest daughter, Betsy, is now three and their second daughter, Miranda, is about two and a half.  And their little family recently increased with the addition of their third daughter, Gwyneth.

Rating:  K  WC  4300

Bronwen in Nevada Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama

Forever Ben (by deansgirl)

Summary:  As Ben Cartwright lies dying his sons each recall a special moment that they shared with their father.  A special Father’s Day story, the companion holiday story to A Rose For Marie.  

Rated: K+ (4,290 words)

Ben and Marie Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

Camilla (by pjb)

Summary:   SJS for Devonshire (belated).  A local girl disappears on the same day Joe is assaulted.  Coincidence?  Maybe . . . or maybe not.  

Rated: K+  WC  28,000

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Mark of Kane (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  Following the family’s ordeal in Trial by Fire, can they finally bury Adam’s experiences at the hands of Kane? 

Rating:  T  (109,400 words)

Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Trial by Fire (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  Lady Chadwick returns, seeking to ruin Ben Cartwright and his Ponderosa.  This story is part of the Bloodlines series, with the addition of a non-canon character. 

Rating:  T  (123,620 words)

Bloodlines Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama

Lost at Sea (by mamse5)

SUMMARY:  The chance of a life-time to visit the city where his mother grew up leads to an experience neither man could imagine.  Will the actions of an injured Ben fracture the loving bond between him and his youngest?

Rating:  K+  (33,835 words)

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Posted in Drama

For the Sake of a Son (by mamse5)

Summary: Ben and Joe each watch helplessly as the other is attacked and left for dead. Father and son spend what may be their last hours fighting not only their injuries, but self-imposed doses of regret and guilt.

Rated: T  WC 17,000

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Responsibility (by mamse5)

Summary: Adam finds himself on the trail, injured and alone. But is he really alone or is someone depending on him.

Rated: K+  WC 5800

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Posted in Drama Prequel

The Echo of a Heartbeat (by Patina)

Rating: K

Word Count=1523

Summary: While watching her sons playing down by the lake, Marie wonders about the child she lost.

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Posted in Humor What Happened Next/Later

Ponderosa Pachyderm (by Patina)

Rating: K

Word Count=4287

Summary: A What Happened Next for Old Sheba.

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Posted in Drama Prequel

Pandora’s Box (by Krystyna)

Summary: Everyone at school had a secret in the family so Joe was convinced there had to be a secret in his own, and where better to find it than in a certain box in his father’s room

Rating:  G  (2,190 words)

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Posted in Drama

A Girl’s Story (by deansgirl)

Summary:  The story of a girl who is getting tired of the same things and wants a change.  But will she change her mind at the end?

Rated: K+ (1,180 words)

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Posted in Drama

Darkness (by deansgirl)

Summary:  The darkness can be either a friend or an enemy.  But when a man loses something very dear to him he discovers how deadly the darkness can become  

Rated: K+ (10,975 words)

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