BTR Sourdough Starters #26 – June 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Ride Like the Wind – Use this photo (Adam and Joe racing in The Hayburner) for inspiration for your scene or story.
Rating: G, Word Count: 1676
In Between (by JoanS)
Summary: Hoss is feeling overshadowed by his two brothers.
Rating: G (4,320 words)
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (by JoanS)
Summary: Little Joe brings some unwanted guests to The Ponderosa and causes trouble for everyone.
Rating: G (6,600 words)
Front Porch (by JoanS)
Summary: Ben spends a day on the front porch while laid-up with a bad ankle and discovers that it is impossible to become bored with his three sons around.
Rating: G (8,300 words)
Don Dagious (by JoanS)
Summary: A much-anticipated train trip for the Cartwright family may be spoilt.
Rating: T (6,950 words)
A Man’s True Worth (by JoanS)
Summary: The Cartwrights find themselves in financial trouble when they try to honour a timber contract.
Rating: T (8,850 words)
Hope, Trust, and Faith (by BettyHT)
Summary: Edited to add chapters to address issues left unresolved. A trip to help an old friend and confronting an old nemesis propels Adam to make a decision that alters the course of his life. None would have anticipated the twists of fate in store for him once he decided to pursue goals that had only been dreams.
Rating: T Word count: 46,865
The Route Home (by Monette)
Summary: Adam faces a long road home after suffering PTSD when a miner tortured him in the desert. He is afraid he killed Kane, because he cannot remember those last moments, until Joe supplies a ‘trigger.’
Rating: G 8,780 words
Picnics (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Joe is quite the talker especially when it involves finding a way to avoid work, but it is more difficult when his father is right there. He’s clever enough though to find a way that even his father appreciates.
Rating: PG Word Count: 1321
Studio Executives #9: Negotiating Clingers, Going Natural, and the Big-Ticket Item (by pjb)
Summary: A day in the life of the Studio Executives. (Believe me–you don’t want their jobs.)
Approximately 1,870 words. Rating: PG.
The Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories are included within.
Stargazer (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Father and son have a quiet talk in a special place and find that the past left an impact that affects decisions that have to be made.
Rating = PG Word Count = 1673
A Father’s Parable (by Missjudy)
Summary: When Ben finds Adam to let him know it’s time to head home from a neighbor’s party, he can see that his son is upset and trying to hide it. Although his son won’t offer any information, Ben suspects Marie knows what happened, and once home, they’re able to put together the pieces of what 15 yr old boy overheard, and why he looked so stricken. The truth makes Ben seek Adam out for a father-son talk.
Rating: K Word Count: 6024
Things That Matter #1 – A Waterlily From Inger (by wx4rmk)
Summary: When a possession of Inger’s finally gets returned, it spurs some new feelings and long-forgotten memories for Adam.
Rating: K / Word Count: 2015
BTR Sourdough Starters #25 – May 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Picture of Inspiration: Choose one of the three pictures below. (Adam and Joe from The Quality of Mercy, Adam and Ben when Hop Sing reports men all over Ponderosa from Enter Mark Twain, Hoss and Joe in jail (unknown episode). Write a short scene for one, two or all three, OR use it to add to another Sourdough starter
Rating: G, Word Count: 2613
Return to Grace (by JC)
Summary: In this comedy from the Jack Richards/Malibu Sunset archives, Jack returns to his hometown to honor a last request. But not everyone got the memo…. (Posted in honor of Pernell Roberts’ birthday)
Rating: K Word Count: 2605
Jack Richards Series, links to all stories are included within.
