Still the Best Story in Town (by southplains)
Summary: Just where did David Dortort get the ideas for his characters in the best television show ever made? Written as an exercise to get the creative juices flowing…
Rated: T WC 4500
Riding on Faith (by southplains)
Summary: WHN for ‘The Ride’ – a story of faith, hope, and thanksgiving. One of the Cartwrights has vanished and it appears that he is lost for good. Can the remaining family members accept the loss and learn to go on without him?
Rated: T WC 21,700
Night of the Sword (by southplains)
Summary: Danger in the form of a vengeful general invades the Ponderosa.
Rated: T 8500
Legacy’s Promise (by southplains)
Summary: A What-Happened-Instead for ‘The Legacy’
Rated: T WC 7000
Invincible (by southplains)
Summary: An Adam/Joe story. Thrown together for the day to work out a disagreement between themselves, Joe and Adam suddenly find themselves struggling to survive.
Rated: T WC 13,800
Invincible Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Heroes (by southplains)
Summary: What makes a hero? Sometimes the answer isn’t what you’d expect. A bank robbery goes bad; in the midst of the chaos Joe and Adam are badly injured, and the Cartwrights struggle to find a way out.
Rated: T WC 16,200
Blood Bonds (by southplains)
Summary: Is anything stronger than blood ties?
Rated: T WC 15,000
A World of Hurt (by southplains)
Summary: Failing to heed Adam’s advice, Joe leads his brothers and himself into harm’s way.
Rated: T WC 15,600
Staying for Supper (by DBird)
Summary: Coming home is hard. Staying is even harder…
Rated: K+ (12,330 words)
Waiting on the Wolf series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Cold (by DBird)
Summary: WHN for “My Brother’s Keeper”. Caught in a blizzard, Adam and Joe are forced to confront the rift that has grown between them.
Rated: K+ 9900
A Beautiful Girl (by DBird)
Summary: After the Cartwright brothers fall in love with the same woman, things don’t seem like they can get worse until the family is caught in a dangerous blizzard.
Rated: K+ WC 12,000
A Different Kind of River (by DBird)
Summary: Ben and Hoss try to rescue Adam and Joe in the aftermath of a deadly flood.
Rated: K+ WC 24,000
About His Mother (by DBird)
Summary: An argument, an impasse, and the truth that really matters.
Rated: K+ WC 2700
Aftermath (by DBird)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers struggle to put their lives together, after surviving a brutal Indian massacre.
Rated: K+ WC 17,500
Along the Truckee (by DBird)
Summary: The Cartwrights face an unfathomable situation, when Joe pulls a gun on his father. A companion piece for the story, “The Truckee Strip”
Rated: K+ WC 5300