Posted in Drama Humor Short Stories

Fondue #1 – Marie, My Fondue (by Robin)

Summary:  Joe asks Ben about his mother, and learns more than he wanted to.

Rating:  T  (980 words)

Fondue Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

Coming Home for Christmas (by Rona)

Summary:   Christmas is fast approaching on the Ponderosa, but for the Cartwrights, it is not the season to be jolly, for Joe has been missing for two months. What has happened to him and will he ever come home?

Rated:  T    (11,235 words)

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Posted in Drama MA-Rated / R-Rated Prequel

Blundered Seduction (by DebbieB)

Summary:  Caught with his pants down and in a compromising situation by the one person he’d least likely want to find him as such, Joe learns three valuable lessons; no one ever died of embarrassment, chose your friends carefully, and being 16 and still a virgin is nothing to be ashamed of.

Rated:  R (Has one scene with sexual content) (16,700 words)

Please contact the author via eMail to receive a copy of this story  DLB1248@aol.com

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Posted in Drama Humor Hurt/Comfort Ponderosa (The) - TV series Prequel Writing Challenges

A Camping Story (by BeckyS)

Summary:   Adam takes four-year old Little Joe on a camping trip and a lesson in vocabulary.

Rating:  G  (2,400 words)

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Posted in Drama Romance

The Course of True Love … (by Rona)

Summary:   A beautiful and very young widow comes to town and Joe falls for her. Is he destined for a happy ending this time?

Rated:  T   (13,325 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

Brothers (by Rona)

Summary:  While searching for a missing ranch hand in the snow, Joe and Adam learn what it really means to have a brother to rely on.

Rated:  T   (8,250 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

Worth Fighting For (by Rona)

Summary:  After falling out, Adam and Joe discover what is worth fighting for.

Rated:  T    (6,865 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

In Memoriam (by Deborah)

Series: Adam In The Outback (10 of 16)

Summary:  This is the tenth story in my “Adam in the Outback” series. Adam and Bronwen experience the most devastating loss any parent has to face. They, and the rest of the Cartwright family, must struggle to accept their loss and deal with their grief.

Rating:  T  WC  54,000

Adam In The Outback Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Drama

Singled Out (by Rona)

Summary:  As the only witness willing to testify to a murder, Joe finds himself singled out.

Rated:  T  (10,095 words)

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama

Ties That Bind (by DebbieB)

Summary:   Adam and Joe both learn that the ties that bind as brothers can never be severed, not by a lying woman, a rockslide or certain death.  

Rated PG  WC 13,900

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Posted in Drama

Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death (by DebbieB)

Summary: Has God ever tested your faith?  How do you think you scored?  Ben’s faith is tested to the utmost when Joe is crushed by a fallen horse and the only way to relieve his suffering is for Ben to give his son back to God.

Rated G  WC 6500

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Posted in Prequel

Adam’s Story (by DebbieB)

Summary:  Growing up was never easy, but it did have its rewards…just ask Adam Cartwright.

Rated:  G…tissue alert for those with tender hearts!  (8,660 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

Michael Landon AKA Joe Cartwright (by DebbieB)

Summary:   Caught between two worlds, Michael Landon AKA Joe Cartwright must choose.  Which will it be…a life of extreme wealth, glamor and notoriety, or a life of  warm understanding, peaceful living and contentment within himself?

Rated: PG 13 Contains several cuss words. This story is meant only in fun, not to offend! (12, 360 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Mystery

Fear (by Rona)

Summary:  Arriving home, Joe is astonished when Adam pulls a gun on him, claiming not to know him. Things go from bad to worse; until the break between brothers seems so wide it cannot be breached.

Rated:  T  (10,810 words)

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Posted in Drama

The Seeds of Hate (by HelenB)

Summary:  When someone with a grudge against a friend of the Cartwrights starts causing trouble, the Cartwrights are drawn into it.

Rating:  T    (9,570 words)

The High Cost of Pride Series

The High Cost of Pride
The Seeds of Hate

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