The Sailor (by KateP)
Summary: An old friend of Ben’s visits the Ponderosa
Rated: K+ (6,355 words)
Le Collier d’Or #1 (by KateP)
Summary: Strange things start to happen on the Ponderosa after the Cartwrights find a necklace belonging to Marie.
Rated: K+ (6230 words)
Le Collier d’Or Series, links to all stories within the series are included.
Disappearance (by KateP)
Summary: Influenza on the Ponderosa
Rated: K+ (8,985 words)
A Kind Of Wild Justice (by KateP)
Summary: What happens when someone comes looking for revenge?
Rated: K+ (17,610 words)
The Art of Parenting: Lesson Two (by the Tahoe Ladies)
This is the second part of The Art of Parenting trilogy.
Rated K Word Count: 14080
The Art of Parenting Trilogy, links to all stories within the series are included.
Blind Faith (by Mary S)
Summary: Ben is reunited with a boyhood friend who’s less than honorable reputation precedes him. Adam does some investigating for his father’s sake and finds himself wishing he’d left well enough alone.
Rated: G (18,000 words)
What Child is This? (by Anne G)
Synopsis: The Cartwright’s hire a new hand and his wife. A young Little Joe is especially drawn to the wife. The true meaning of Christmas revealed once again.
Rating: T due to language (24,300)
The Hidden Hurt (by Anne G)
Synopsis: Problems for Little Joe in school are a reflection of something else that is troubling him. A trip in the mountains with Adam reveals the problem.
Rating: G (24,280 words)
The Bird Cage Theatre (by Caz C)
Synopsis: Adam and Hoss visit Tucson, where Adam thinks back to a trip he took there with his father when he was seventeen. He meets a young girl who lives with her mother in the Bird Cage Theatre, the local brothel and dance hall.
Rating: PG (33,750 words)
Fireflies (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Adam opts to stay home with his baby brother and finds time to reflect on his feelings for his family while sharing the magic of summer.
Rating: G (11,000 words)
A Hot Summer Night (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: While on their journey west, an innocent and delightful distraction leads to a night of terror for Ben and danger for three and a half year old Adam.
Rating: G (3,960 words)
Harbor Lights (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: On a Business trip to San Francisco Ben finds himself haunted by the harbor lights-until a turn of events brings them into focus, and in doing so remind him how much of himself there is in his sons.
Rating G (18,950 words)
A Problem with Engineering (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Winter in the high Sierras can be harsh, one of the most difficult aspects being the removal of deep snows that come often and heavy. The constant need to clear the area around the house, barn and other out buildings was exhausting and very time consuming. Thus, a teenage Adam with the unintentional inspiration of his new, young, enthusiastic, if unaware teacher, devised what he envisioned as the perfect method for quick removal of all the snow, alleviating the need for shoveling every few days. The story chronicles the result from a recent history lesson gone awry.
Rating: G (13,900 words)
The Last Dance (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Deals with a last request, the four Cartwrights, and to use the phrase out of context, “Going gently into the good night.”
Rating: G (1,525 words)
Touched by an Angel (by Sadie Spinner)
Synopsis: Little Joe has disappeared once again. Desperate, Ben calls for help, it comes in a form he never expects.
Rating: G (4,100 words)
