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.
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
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)
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)
The Ponderosa Spirit (by Joan Markowitz)
Synopsis: A mischievous spirit (Poltergeist) attaches itself to Hoss and gives him and others in the family a rough time.
(This is a script I wrote that NBC was scheduled to produce, but due to the untimely death of Dan Blocker it didn’t happen.)
Rating: G Words 12,285
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)
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)
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
Ghost Wagons (by GinnyF)
Summary: Tall tales? Ghost Stories? Or did it really happen?
Rating: K+ (850 words)
Barbarous Revenge (by Rona)
Summary: A ‘What Happened Next’ for the episode ‘The Last Haircut.’
Rated: T (8,515 words)
Against His Will (by Rona)
Summary: The opportunity for Adam to help out a holidaying professor with his research seems wonderful. But is it too good to be true? And who will pay the price for the professor making Adam do something Against His Will?
Rated: T (8,840 words)
Death’s Letter ‘S’ (by KateP)
Summary: A Challenge story where we were given a title and had to write a story to fit it.
Rated: K+ (1,250 words)
How Do I Love Thee? (by DebbieB)
Summary: Little Joe, battling his conscience, refuses to tell his father why he was beaten up, until a neighbor’s barn is burnt and the Cartwright’s barn almost meets the same fate, with more than just their horses trapped inside.
Rated: G (15,000 words)
A Woman Scorned (by Rona)
Summary: A face from the past comes back to haunt Adam.
Rated: K+ (11,760 words)
The Medicine Hat Horse (by Rona)
Summary: Despite the reservations of some members of the family, Joe breeds his bad-tempered mare to his famous wild stallion, Satan. The result is something none of them could have foreseen.
Rated: T (11,405 words)
The Mustang Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
