The House Jack Built (by Sibylle)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, for the quilting prompt, The House Jack Built. An offering of shelter and memories, to each his own.
Rating: G 1,410 words
Pennsylvania (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Pennsylvania. The past inspires the true meaning of the season.
Rating: G 2,400 words
Fall Leaf aka The Greatest Gift (by Questfan)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Fall Leaf. The distance of time through a child’s eyes, and a dilemma of epic proportions.
Rating: G 2,725 words
Rolling Stone aka A Perfect Christmas Eve (by puppycuddles)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Rolling Stone. When it comes to Little Joe and girls, it is a perfect Christmas Eve.
Rating: G 2,170 words
Weather Vane aka Looking to Heaven (by BettyHT)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Weather Vane. Grief, a misunderstood statement, and a heartfelt wish collide with unexpected consequences in this prequel.
Rating: G 2,620 words
Hole in the Barn Door aka Pieces of the Whole (by Questfan)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Hole in the Barn Door. A failed attempt at past traditions leads to memories of the boys’ mothers. A AU post-series Christmas.
Rating: G 1,900 words
Rocky Road to California (by DJK)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, “Rocky Road to California”
Rating: G 1,540 words
Santa Roy (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Sheriff Roy Coffee played Santa for a benefit and noticed the Cartwrights weren’t there. When he found out why and went to the ranch, he found out how important a role Santa can play in giving a gift of his wisdom.
Rating = PG Word count = 2740
Finding Christmas (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: It’s Christmas and Jamie is reminiscing about his time with the Cartwrights.
Rating: K WC: 1113
The Light Inside (by AC1830)
Summary: On Christmas Eve Hoss guides a new friend from darkness into light.
Rating – K, Word Count – 1566
The Lady with Yellow Hair (by McFair_58)
Summary: Each year at Christmas a beautiful lady graces the Cartwright’s Ponderosa ranch house. From her post high atop their tree the little angel with cornflower yellow hair watches them. A smile lights her face for she knows that, without her, Ben Cartwright’s life would have been very different…
Word count: 7489
Rated: G
Christmas Story (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: Follows The Haunting and Broken with the same OCs. This is, as the title suggests though, a lighter story set on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day focusing mostly on Adam and his wife, Savannah, and children, Owen and Eva, although Adam’s father and brothers play roles in the drama as well.
Rating: PG Word count = 4496
The Haunting Series, links to stories in this series included.
When Opportunity Knocks (by JulieS)
Summary: Joe is offered the chance to buy a hotel in Virginia City. As he sets about raising the finance he needs to buy it, he discovers that he isn’t the only one answering opportunity’s knock.
Rated: PG 6,300 words
The Way Things Are Series, links to all stories of this series included.
Studio Executives #4 – A Ponderosa Christmas . . . Or Maybe Not (by pjb)
Summary: Have you ever wondered why we didn’t see more Cartwright Christmas episodes? Turns out, it wasn’t an oversight. . . .
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,500
A Christmas Wish (by puppycuddles)
Summary: Each member of the family is important. The absence of just one or two is greatly felt, especially during the Christmas season. Ben reflects on the changes the year has brought while someone else makes a special request. A prequel story.
Rating: G
Word count: 1,253 words
