The Facade (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: She walks in beauty – and in sorrow?
Rating: G
Word Count: 501
Missy (by AC1830)
Summary: At a time of great sadness, one lost soul helps another.
Rating-K, WC-4150
Dear Diary (by BettyHT)
Summary: A young lady has an evening with Adam that is more a fantasy. She writes down everything she can think of to write down to preserve the details. Minor grammatical errors are fitting for the character and should not interfere with reading the story. MA 2,629
Duets (by DJK)
Summary: This sequel to “The Duet” has Martha Louise singing with both Adam and Hoss one fine Easter.
Rating: K+ word count: 2666
Duets Series, link to all stories are included within.
Being Hoss (by AC1830)
Summary – In a brotherly moment Little Joe receives some wisdom from his middle brother.
Rating – K, Word Count – 1776
The Search (by Monette)
Summary: Adam is accused of things he didn’t do. When he finds a strange message left behind in Virginia City, he starts out on a quest to save his identity.
Rating PG. Word count 14,248
Studio Executives #8 — A Sharp Idea (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights try to come up with an episode that will cheer up their fans.
WC: 2,450; Rating: PG
Studio Executives Series, links to all stories are included within.
BTR Sourdough Starters #23 – March 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: If Horses Could Talk…Spring is coming and we know what the Cartwrights will be doing – chores, round ups, girls, picnics. But what do the horses think of all this activity? Pick a scene from an episode or create one of your own and give us the horse’s perspective.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2288
When Grace Heals a Broken Spirit (by Missjudy)
Summary: The Triangle episode has always bothered me. It showed an upbeat Adam who was always chipper and jolly. Yet he’d been seriously injured, and was not having optimal outcomes when it came to walking again. He would certainly have gone through some very dark times while considering his future in a wheel chair. In addition, he had to have felt Laura’s coolness and emotional absence, since she loved Will. This is my personal adaptation of that episode with a little backstory. It is a realistic and gritty look at the likely medical outcomes of the fall; the emotional battles Adam would have faced, and the power of brotherly love.
Rating: K
Word Count: 17425
Ponderosa Felines (by wx4rmk)
Summary: When Ben’s youngest two come up with a new animal scheme, Ben reflects on some of the craziest schemes from the past. Will Ben fall for their latest venture or will he have learned something from the past?
Rating: K / Word Count: 1474
Difficult Roads (by McFair_58)
Summary: Ben Cartwright’s young sons are under threat. Could a secret long buried be the reason? And if so, just whose secret is it?
Word Count: 66,559
Rated PG-13 for racial slurs and western style brutality and violence
BTR Sourdough Starters #22 – February 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Kisses for Fun. February is the month of love. Write a fun romantic scene or add a fun romantic scene to a previous Sourdough.
Rating: G, Word Count: 4529
From Ashes (by PSW)
Summary: Healing is hard, and takes its own path. A post-Hoss, post-Alice story.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 23,500
Last Minute Miracle (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHIB for the episode The Honor of Cochise. What was happening back at the camp while Ben was riding as fast as he could to Fort Barry? Read, and find out.
Rated: T (a strong T for racism, gore, and minor bad language)
Word Count: 1,313
BTR Sourdough Starters #21 – January 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Use the photo from Gabrielle where the four Cartwrights are riding to the mountain as a prompt for the Sourdough story.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2647