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The Bad Man #2 – You’ve Got to Have a Plan (by Wrangler)
Nine months after Little Joe was abducted his nightmares resume, leading him to believe that the bad man is still alive. His father and brothers try to quell his worry until the unimaginable happens. Sequel to “The Bad Man” link included. Rating T, WC 54,367 The Bad Man The Bad Man…
The Legacy of Joe Cartwright (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: When Joe is away with his pa on business in Placerville, Alice Cartwright goes into early labor. Part of the Forever Reimagined series. Links to stories included within.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 12,440
The Way it Happened? (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A unique solution to a difficult situation.
Rating: General Audiences (2,150words)
Goblins (by Cheaux)
Summary: On the eve of Joe’s 17th birthday, otherworldly forces are again afoot. Written for the 2026 Michael Landon Halloween Literary Challenge. It is suggested—but not mandatory—that one first read “Things that Go Bump in the Night.” Rating: G Word Count: 4000
My Green-eyed Boy (by DJK)
Summary: Adam told everyone it had to be a prank, but he could not say who, how, or why, and even Ben Cartwright eventually wondered if it was happening at other than human hands. This was written for the 2026 Michael Landon Birthday Literary Challenge. Rating: teen word count: 3796
Her Song in the Dark (by Tavia42)
Summary: A What Happens Between and Instead for “Song in the Dark.” What if the Cartwrights were able to help Mary Johnson to a better ending? Part of my Lady in the House AU series.
Rating: PG | Word Count: 12,507
The Date (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Joe has a date in a ghost town. A Halloween story.
Rating: PG Word count: 4500
Mary Louise (by Joefan1)
Summary: Joe rides into a deserted town and has a look around
Word Count: 2119
Rating: General Audience
Just the Way You Are (by Wrangler)
Exasperated by Little Joe’s behavior, Adam launches into an all-out tirade detailing his brother’s many character flaws. Ben’s efforts to keep tempers from flaring between his two sons are sidelined when there’s a sudden accident. Rating T, WC 17,710
Werewolf on the Ponderosa (MelissaR1992)
Summary: Hoss suspects that a mysterious houseguest might actually be a werewolf.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4,358
The Bad Man (by Wrangler)
The nightmare was real when Little Joe was abducted at five years old by someone he called “the bad man“. Now, at seventeen, his nightmare returns. Trapped inside his childhood memories, Joe faces the terror of “the bad man” again. Rating T, WC 45,516 The Bad Man #2 link provided…
When I Was Twenty… (Pat D in PA)
SUMMARY: One of the Cartwrights reflects on his twentieth year.
WORD COUNT: 863
RATING: T/PG
When I was Twenty… (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Looking back on one night, when he was twenty. A Bonanza Brand 20th Anniversary Challenge
Rating: G (1,235 words)
My Age of Majority (by DJK)
Adam recounts the tale of his first engagement and Ben’s reaction. Written for the “When I Was Twenty” Challenge Rating: T Word count: 4479
