Posted in Drama

Sleigh Bells, Rotgut, and Other Miracles (by DBird & PJB)

Summary: In the middle of a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, in a line shack stocked with beans and rotgut, the Cartwrights are reminded of what truly matters.  Written by dbird and pjb.  

Rated K+ (10,920 words)

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright

Gunplay (by debpet)

Summary: What starts out as a happy birthday turns traumatic for Joe.  

Rated: K+  WC  2200

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Posted in Drama Family Missing Scene What Happened Next/Later

A Perspective of One (by Calim11)

Summary:  What Happened In Between and What Happened Next for the “Honor of Cochise”

Rating:  K+ (8,170 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

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.

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama MA-Rated / R-Rated

Foolish Questions (by Storm)

Summary:  Here is another way in which Adam and Storm could have met. In this one, Adam finds out that sometimes the answers are more important than the questions. Rated:  MA (45,990 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Dividing Line Series – Peace Offering (by DBird)

Peace Offering.  Summary: Adam and Joe continue to come to terms with their wartime experiences. This is the fourth story in my Civil War series, following” Prelude” “Dividing Line” and “The Telling.”  

Rated: K+  (15,000 words)

Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright

What Nobody Saw (by Devonshire)

Summary:  After a tragic accident Joe struggles with guilt and rejection. When his life is threatened and in despair, he seeks refuge with a kindred spirit.  

Rated K+ (9,960 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

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

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Dividing Line Series – The Telling (by DBird)

The Telling.  Summary: Sequel to “Dividing Line.” Adam and Joe learn that living with the memory of the War may prove as difficult as surviving it.  

Rated: K+ (16,675 words)

Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Ben / Joe Drama Prequel

Losing Control (by Terri)

Summary: Locked away and unable to escape, all Joe can do is wait for his jailer’s return.

Rated: K+  WC 1700

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Posted in Adam / Joe Drama

The Moneylender (by debpet)

Summary:  When Joe makes an unwise gambling wager he faces the prospect of forfeiting something neither he nor the family can afford to lose.  Can his brother Adam, with a little inspiration from Shakespeare, save the day?  

Rated: K+  WC  13,000

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Dividing Line Series – Dividing Line (by DBird)

Dividing Line.  Summary: Adam and Joe return from fighting in the Civil War only to find a different kind of battle waiting at home. A “WHI” story for “A House Divided”.

Rated: T (16,900 words)

Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama

Blood Bonds (by southplains)

Summary:  Is anything stronger than blood ties?

Rated: T  WC  15,000

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Dividing Line Series – Prelude (by DBird)

Prelude.  Summary: Ben fears for his sons in the face of imminent civil war. This story takes place before my “Dividing Line” series and before the events portrayed in the episode, “A House Divided.”  

Rated: K+ (4,570 words)

Dividing Line Series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright

Martha (by pkmoonshine)

Summary:  Joe’s never met a gal quite like Martha. Question is, will he survive the experience.

Rating K+  WC 2800

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