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S*x Scenes \u2013 a REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0It all started over an argument about socks.
\nRating: \u00a0T\u00a0 3, 125 words<\/p>\n

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Sacred Ground – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Warned on numerous occasions to stay off the Indian’s sacred ground, Little Joe makes a daring attempt to keep a group of young curiosity seekers from making a fatal mistake…will his attempt came too late to prevent a tragedy?
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 16,000<\/p>\n

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Sacred Promises \/ Malicious Games – by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A “What might have happened” story for the Crucible, this story tells of Adam’s experience as a 12-year-old with a madman who played games with his mind.
\nWC 30,000.\u00a0 Rating: T\u00a0 Word Count: 30,186
\nWarning: This story tackles some serious topics, and Adam goes through a lot. However, he is left better for the experience, and as a result of what he endures, he and his father reconnect in a loving way after their year apart.<\/p>\n

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Sacrifice<\/a> \u2013 by BettyHT<\/p>\n

Summary: Adam thinks he will have to make a sacrifice to improve his relationship with his younger brother, but it is Joe who ends up doing that for all the right reasons.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 15,443<\/p>\n

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Sacrifice<\/a> \u2013 by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Summary: Joe\u2019s plans are radically changed when he has to make a difficult decision.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG
\nWords:\u00a0 9,825<\/p>\n

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Sacrifice (The) – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Cartwright relationships are threatened, when Hoss is suspected of murder and Ben is the sole eyewitness.
\nRated K+\u00a0 14,845 words<\/p>\n

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Sacrificial Lamb \u2013 Book 1 – by Kenda <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Although Ben Cartwright knew his brother Daniel was not easy to get along with, the passing years had brought with them a nostalgic longing to reconnect with the family he\u2019d left behind in Ohio. When word reaches Ben that Daniel has recently suffered difficult heartaches, he invites the man to spend the summer on the Ponderosa, never imagining the trouble Daniel\u2019s presence would bring. In addition to Daniel\u2019s visit that soon has Ben recalling why he\u2019d never been close to his eldest sibling, is trouble from a neighbor bent on revenge. A summer Ben had been looking forward to, quickly changes to one that contains nothing but challenges, disagreements, and worries for his youngest son\u2019s safety.
\nRated: T\u00a0 57,115 words<\/p>\n

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Sacrificial Lamb \u2013 Book 2 – by Kenda <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Although Ben Cartwright knew his brother Daniel was not easy to get along with, the passing years had brought with them a nostalgic longing to reconnect with the family he\u2019d left behind in Ohio. When word reaches Ben that Daniel has recently suffered difficult heartaches, he invites the man to spend the summer on the Ponderosa, never imagining the trouble Daniel\u2019s presence would bring. In addition to Daniel\u2019s visit that soon has Ben recalling why he\u2019d never been close to his eldest sibling, is trouble from a neighbor bent on revenge. A summer Ben had been looking forward to, quickly changes to one that contains nothing but challenges, disagreements, and worries for his youngest son\u2019s safety.
\nRated: T\u00a0 53,675 words<\/p>\n

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Sadie Hawkins Dance \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After serving coffee and pie, a young lady opens up to Adam about the Sadie Hawkins Dance and serves up reasons too why he hasn\u2019t been asked.\u00a0 Honesty and trust help develop the relationship even though her family doesn\u2019t like the pairing.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 10,835<\/p>\n

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Sadie Hawkins Dance \u2013 by Jenniferk22\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam gets in trouble attending a dance.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG-13\u00a0 (1,110\u00a0 words)<\/p>\n

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Safe Harbor – by karilyn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam joins the Nevada Rangers to protect Nevada Territory against violent drifters fleeing the dying Southern Confederacy during the Civil War.
\nRated: T\u00a0 17,325 words<\/p>\n

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Safeguard – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Look in the dictionary and you\u2019ll probably see a picture of Hoss right next to the word \u2013 Safeguard.\u00a0 Will Little Joe ever learn to think before he acts?
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 3,000 words<\/p>\n

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Sage Advice – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe should have remembered his older brother’s advice, when he learns a lesson on how easy it is for women to be his downfall.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 950 words<\/p>\n

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Sailboat (The) \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>On the eve of Joe’s wedding the three boys meet at the lake and the discovery of their old sailboat causes them to remember the first time Joe went sailing!\u00a0 In the course of the tale we find out why Adam’s name\u00a0does not appear on the witness tree.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 (7,600 words)<\/p>\n

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Sailor (The) – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An old friend of Ben’s visits the Ponderosa
\nRated: K+\u00a0 6,355 words<\/p>\n

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Saint Adam and the Blackburn Medal \u2013 by DJK\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam’s last weeks at college back East have him dealing with accolades, accusations, rivals, revenge, and possible expulsion.
\nRating: Teen for mature references Word count: 7,942<\/p>\n

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Sands #1 \u2013 Shifting Sands by Cressida<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam wrestles with guilt over the death of a friend after rustlers set events in motion that no one could foresee.\u00a0\u00a0.
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen\u00a0\u00a0 Words: 34,350<\/p>\n

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Sands #2 – Lethean Sands by Cressida<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam begins a new life with a ready-made family, but trouble is on the horizon. (Sequel to Shifting Sands. )
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen\u00a0\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 36,750<\/p>\n

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Saints Preserve Us – by patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: WHN for The Auld Sod. How did Nellie Lynch get Hoss out of the well?
\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count=1851<\/p>\n

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Sally Lynn #1 \u2013 Sally Lynn, Swimming and Sweet Revenge – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A young Little Joe finds out about feminine revenge.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 Word count: 1212<\/p>\n

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Sally Lynn #2 – Sippin’ Whiskey and Sally Lynn – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Not all parents measure up to Ben Cartwright, and not all children measure up to Little Joe. \u00a0It could have been so much worse, but the consequences put three families at odds until things are set right.
\nRating: \u00a0T\u00a0 27,895 words<\/p>\n

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Sally Mars, M.D. \u2013 by Millieshepherd\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Little Joe meets a lady doctor who tends to an injured Adam.
\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count: 3,441<\/p>\n

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Same Cloth (The) – by faust <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Most unexpectedly, a trip to the barbershop with Little Joe brings Adam new appreciation of his little brother’s personality. An earthquake seems to play a major part in this…
\n3,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n

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Same Coin (The) – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Influenza and spiteful words strike the Ponderosa.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 11,820 words<\/p>\n

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Same Differences – by Sue <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: I have referred to some Bonanza episodes in this story particularly The Avenger but also A Rose for Lotta, Mr Henry Comstock and The Hanging Posse. The story should make sense if you haven’t watched those episodes though.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 60,500<\/p>\n

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Same Pines Different Wind – by McFair <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This story is a sequel or WHN for the wonderful episode ‘Different Pines Same Wind’. \u00a0As Joe Cartwright helps the old woman Carrie Pickett prepare for winter, the arrival of a beautiful young woman at the Ponderosa spells disaster. Her appearance serves as a catalyst for an unexpected series of events that culminate in a showdown in the Piney Woods in which not only Joe, but Hoss and Ben, must face and overcome Marks deep seated need for revenge.
\nRated PG-13\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 50,528<\/p>\n

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San Francisco – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After delivering herd of cattle to San Fransisco, the Cartwrights plan to enjoy a little of what the city has to offer, not realizing what all that includes.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 28,560 words<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Adventure – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ten-year-old Little Joe is lost in the Big City
\nRated: K+\u00a0 9,620 words<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Lady – by debpet <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam finds himself becoming interested in the daughter of a business acquaintance.
\nRated: K+ WC 10,200<\/p>\n

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San Francisco Surprise – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: On a visit to San Francisco the three brothers are out on the town when Little Joe has a surprise experience and gloats about his fortune, but it’s his brothers who have the last laugh.
\nRated: MA WC 1800
\nWARNING this story is sexually explicit<\/p>\n

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Sanctuary – by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Taking refuge in an abandoned barn, Ben and Joe encounter something not of this world.\u00a0 A story to be read around a campfire on Halloween.
\nRating T\u00a0\u00a0 7,350 words<\/p>\n

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Sanctuary – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A short tale of fear and wishing for it all to be over… But then there was that voice.
\nRated: K – Word Count: 626<\/p>\n

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Santa Roy – by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

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.
\nRating = PG Word count = 2740<\/p>\n

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Santa\u2019s Helpers – by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Stranded in the middle of nowhere two days before Christmas, will the brothers make it home in time?
\nRating T\u00a0 13,875 words<\/p>\n

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Santa\u2019s Helpers – by patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An intruder takes advantage of an innocent little boy in order to rob the Ponderosa.
\nRated K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC=2328<\/p>\n

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Santa\u2019s Little Helper – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 With eighteen-year-old Little Joe the only Cartwright not confined to bed, the prospects for a merry Christmas appear bleak. Ben has even ordered the cancellation of the annual Christmas Eve party, but in a burst of Yuletide enthusiasm, Joe decides to host the party by himself. After all, how hard could it be? And then his carefully laid plans begin to unravel.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 15,000<\/p>\n

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Sarah – by rita <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 Joe has been shot and needs to find shelter
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 2100<\/p>\n

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Sasquatch Fraternity (The ) \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Like any legend, it\u2019s something that no one believe unless they\u2019re one of the lucky ones who experienced it too. \u00a0But for Joe, the problem is how to explain the unexplainable to others without becoming the subject of ridicule.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG Word Count: 1955<\/p>\n

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Saturday Night \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This is a prequel story in which twenty-four-year-old Adam brings home eighteen-year-old Hoss after a Saturday night in town when the large brother has consumed too many beers.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 1,123<\/p>\n

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Saucy Sallt\u2019s Nineteenth Year \u2013 by LillianMontain\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwright brothers and their times at Saucy Sally’s. Written for the 2025 Brandaversary R-Rated challenge<\/strong>.
\nRating: R\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 2475<\/p>\n

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Saucy Sally and the Birthday Surprise \u2013 by PatD in PA\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:<\/strong>\u00a0Not long after Adam returns from college, he begins to wonder if he should have come back at all, as his father doesn’t seem to recognize he’s not the stripling youth he’d been when he left home more than four years earlier.\u00a0 It takes a wise young woman of the world to potentially set both Cartwright men straight and help heal a rift that threatens to destroy the family.
\nWritten in answer to the\u00a02025 Brandaversary R-Rated Story<\/em><\/strong> challenge.
\nRATING:<\/strong>\u00a0MA+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WORD COUNT:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a09,965<\/p>\n

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Saucy Sally Picks a Pocket \u2013 by CareBear\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0Saucy Sally has a birthday wish that will take a fortune to fulfill. How does she solve this problem? By picking some pockets of course! Written in answer to the\u00a02025 Brandaversary R-Rated Story
\n<\/em><\/strong>Rating:<\/strong>\u00a0MA\/R (language, sexual situations & descriptions)
\nWord Count:\u00a0<\/strong>13,037<\/p>\n

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Savage (The) WHN \u2013 by Katie <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An alternate ending to the episode, The Savage
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen\u00a0 (775\u00a0 Words)<\/p>\n

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Saved by the Kind Mate – by Heike <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When a dream becomes a nightmare – a “pre-prequel”
\n928 words,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rating: G<\/p>\n

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Savior (The) – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A blizzard in the high Sierras is no place to spend Christmas Eve as Ben finds out. A Christmas tale.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 4,650 words<\/p>\n

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Say Something \u2013 Lessons of the Heart – by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This is a grouping\u00a0of short stories that show Adam in situations where he is left speechless when it comes to matters of the heart. It begins with a story of youthful naivete, and each progressions shows another episode where he learns something new about love. loss, mistakes and finding a the right person.
\nWord Count: 22,056\u00a0 Rating: T\u00a0 One section has an adult theme<\/p>\n

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Saying Goodbye – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Marie visits Ben one fateful night and he must say goodbye to someone he loves.\u00a0 My ML Birthday Challenge story.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,440 words<\/p>\n

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Scales of Justice (The) – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Written for the 2018 Missing Man Challenge \u2013 Add Adam into an episode as if he has always been there. I have chosen an episode from Season 12:6, Gideon the Good.
\nRated: T Word Count: 8,148<\/p>\n

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Scar Stories \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A prequel story — Ever wonder how Adam got that little scar on his lip?\u00a0 This story tries to explain. Then —\u00a0 the same story except from Ben\u2019s POV.
\nRating T\u00a0\u00a0 Word count 3,647<\/p>\n

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Scarecrow (The) – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwright boys build a scarecrow for the Harvest Festival. Little do they realize how one scarecrow on display in the middle of the schoolyard could cause such trouble.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 4,060 words<\/p>\n

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Scarlet Ribbons – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When a color truly matters.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5,935 words<\/p>\n

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Scars – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When young little Joe is injured, his family tries to ease his fears by revealing some of their own scars.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 2,590 words<\/p>\n

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Scars – by pjb\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY: Early in The Julia Bulette Story is a scene where Joe walks into the house to find Ben waiting to talk with him about Julia. This story, which borrows a bit of dialogue from the episode, explores what Joe might have been thinking.
\nWord count: 1,150 \/ Rating: PG<\/p>\n

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Scars on the Inside – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In memory of the beloved episode My Brother’s Keeper. It’s been five years since the accident and Adam still hasn’t forgiven himself for shooting Joe.\u00a0 Chaps and Spurs Challenge story for September.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 935 words<\/p>\n

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Scars #1 – Scars that Never Fade<\/a> \u2013 by HarpistforHim<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0<\/em>Time had passed since Eastgate, though perhaps not enough. One year after the events of The Crucible, Adam finds that certain hurts never heal, and some scars never truly fade.
\nRating: G\u00a0 Word Count: 1,173<\/p>\n

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Scars #2 – Scars that Shatter Trust <\/a>– by HarpistforHim<\/p>\n

Summary: Certain hurts never heal and some scars never truly fade. Adam is aware of this now, however, simply being aware doesn\u2019t make moving forward any easier. Even a seemingly normal trip home with his brother blisters the scars that he thought were healing. A WHN for The Crucible.
\nWord Count: 1,949 \u00a0Rating: G<\/p>\n

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Scars #3 \u2013 Scars that Distort Reality – by HarpistforHim\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: While it\u2019s become abundantly clear that some hurts never heal, a small bullet wound and a night trapped out in the rain reveal that the scars that stick around do so with a vengeance. Every time Adam tries to take a step toward healing, his mind forces him to take two steps back. This time around, Joe is there to have his back. A WHN for The Crucible.
\nWord Count: 2,561 \u00a0Rating: G<\/p>\n

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Scars #4 \u2013 Scars You Can\u2019t Ignore \u2013 by HarpistforHim\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Just when it seems like certain scars have begun to fade, a chance encounter sends Adam spiraling back into the torment that still follows him more than a year after Eastgate. A WHN for The Crucible. \u00a0 Word Count: 7,332 \u00a0Rating: G<\/p>\n

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Scars Will Fade (The): WHN The Crucible<\/a> \u2013 by Jeanie Cartwright<\/p>\n

Story Summary: In the three days immediately following the discovery of an emotionally and physically exhausted Adam at the end of \u201cThe Crucible,\u201d Ben, Hoss and Joe Cartwright try to figure out what has happened to him, as well as come to grips with their own guilt. Adam struggles, with the help of his family, to recover from the trauma of his ordeal.
\nRating and Reader Alerts: PG for nightmares, some violence, mild profanity
\nWords:\u00a0 15,300<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #1 – Like You Were – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben reflects. \u00a0Written for the July 2017 Pinecone Challenge, and expanded\u00a0 very slightly\u00a0 for inclusion here. \u00a0Prompt\/lyrics: Old man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were.\u00a0 Neil Young
\nRating: K \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 530<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #2 – Younger – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A quiet, light moment among family.
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 519<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #3 – A Good Life – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An afternoon lull with new family.
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 563<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #4 – Time and Change – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam reflects.\u00a0 Written for the December 15th Pinecone Challenge
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0Word count: 754<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #5 – Home – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Candy realizes that some things do change.
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0Word count: 640<\/p>\n

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Scenes from our Next Life #6 \u2013 Warm Milk & Memories – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In some ways, Adam and Jamie really aren’t so different.
\nRating: K\u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 2845<\/p>\n

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Scent of Deception (The) – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Her scent brought back memories Adam refused to share. Her arrival in Virginia City meant he would have to face them. warning: contains adult themes and references
\nRated: MA Word count: 18358<\/p>\n

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Scent of French Cologne (The) – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Little Joe gets into trouble when he goes into his father\u2019s room without permission. The 8 year old sets his mind at making things right again. Adam and Hoss try to help their little brother, but in the end it is Ben who teaches them all an important lesson.\u00a0 Mild reference to corporal punishment .
\nRating: K+ WC 5500<\/p>\n

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Scent of Leather (The) – by iceangelmkx <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Another ordinary night at the saloon turns into more than expected.
\nRated:T WC 1800<\/p>\n

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Scent of Posies (The) – by Annie K Cowgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: One never forgets their first scent of posies…and Hoss Cartwright is no exception!
\nRated: K+\u00a0 1,010 words<\/p>\n

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Scent of Roses (The) – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam remembers a special moment of his youth.
\nRated R WC 2600<\/p>\n

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Sch\u00f6ne Bescherung – by Adam4Ever <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Um nicht zu viel vor weg zu nehmen, es geht um die vorweihnachtliche Zeit auf der Ponderosa.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 2,575 words<\/p>\n

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School in A Hundred Years – by DanceDiva <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A new teacher is in for Ms. Jones and he is strict. Wanting to make a good impression Joe tries to think of what it may be like in school a hundred years from now.
\nRated: K+<\/p>\n

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School of the Dancing Dolphin – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe reflects on his first solo excursion to the Barbary Coast.
\nWord Count: 1,519\u00a0 Rating: K<\/p>\n

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School Project – by Silver Sven <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It was just a school project, something in which Hoss wanted to excel.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 1,900 words<\/p>\n

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Schoolhouse Siege – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Trouble invades Virginia City, and with the law on their tails, they unwitting head straight for the schoolhouse.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 6,550 words<\/p>\n

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Schoolmaster – by Bakjerj\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe\u2019s hopes to leave school are dashed by Adam\u2019s interference. Then the arrival of a tyrannical substitute schoolmaster\u2019s brings trouble for the children and takes Little Joe\u2019s relationship with his family to breaking point. But will something far darker in the man prove even more dangerous for Little Joe?
\nWord Count \u2013 20,868 Rating MA \u2013 For adult themes. Child punishment, cruelty and spanking.<\/p>\n

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Scottish Diary – by Nanuk <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A diary stirs up ghosts long buried.
\nRated: K\u00a0 6,520 words<\/p>\n

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Scrumptious – by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A little tale about helping a friend in need and making wishes . . .
\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 1108<\/p>\n

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Seafarer Blood – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It\u00b4s a brief glimpse at a time Joe needs his oldest brother to prevent him from a big mistake.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 600<\/p>\n

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Seamstress (The) \u2013 by ACSPeej\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A long-time family friend returns to Virginia City with the threat of the Rawlins Gang hanging over the territory.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 \u00a0 34,000 words<\/p>\n

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Seance – by Belle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben is away, and the boys decide to enjoy a night on the town. An evening of harmless entertainment turns into a race to save Joe\u2019s life.
\n10,292 words \u00a0 Rating: T<\/p>\n

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Search (The) – by GinnyF <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A “What-happened-in between” story for “The Stranger”\u00a0\u00a0 What were the boys doing while Ben rode out with LeDuque?
\nRated: K+\u00a0 4,500 words<\/p>\n

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Search (The) – by Monette<\/a><\/p>\n

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.
\nRating PG.\u00a0 Word count 14,248<\/p>\n

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Search (The) – by KathrynM\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0Ten-year-old Adam searches for information about Elizabeth.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG
\nWords:\u00a0 13,300<\/p>\n

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Search for Innocence<\/a> \u2013 by EileenK<\/p>\n

Summary: Rachel Davis leaves Boston to join her husband in Virginia City.\u00a0 By accident, she and Adam meet and become acquainted.\u00a0 When she learns her husband was an outlaw and is dead, she insists on his innocence and appeals to Adam for his help in taking her to a mountain cabin where her husband was last known to be.
\nRating and Reader Alerts: G
\nWords:\u00a0 25,400<\/p>\n

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Searching for Joseph – by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After a horrible accident, Joe is riddled with guilt and questions his brother’s love for him.
\nRated: T\u00a0 5,065 words<\/p>\n

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Searching for Life – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Ben and Inger left her brother Gunnar in Illinois\u00a0 Inger, My Love , he was searching for his purpose in life, heading to the Canadian gold fields.\u00a0 The Last Viking showed he maintained his wild side.\u00a0 But how would his life have turned out if he had listened to his sister\u2019s words? A WHI for The Last Viking.
\nRating – K+, WC – 5547<\/p>\n

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Season One<\/a> \u2013 by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is not intended to be a really interesting story LOL. More of a scene really. But I did manage to get all the first season ep titles in\u2026 and in order! \ud83d\ude09 Yes, at this particular moment, I had WAY too much time on my hands\u2026.
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 2,775<\/p>\n

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Seasons – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0 Ben\u2019s worried and sends new hand Candy Canaday on a mission.
\nRating: \u00a0K \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: \u00a01779<\/p>\n

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Seasons – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A Year of tragedy for Joe Cartwright.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 18259<\/p>\n

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Seasons of a Friendship (The) – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Laughter and tears, dreams and disappointments, sickness and health, life and beyond . . . Joe learns the truth of the old proverb: a friend loves at all times.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 15,000<\/p>\n

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Second Chances – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An alternative version of the episode, The Trap. Joe accidentally shoots and kills Burk Shannon, but all is not what it seems.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 Word Count: 8079<\/p>\n

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Second Chances – by Starlite <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Ben brings Marie to the Ponderosa, and causes a rift between him and his young son. Will Adam ever forgive him?
\nRated:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 12,150 words<\/p>\n

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Second Chances – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A WHN for the episode, Second Chance.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14,400 words<\/p>\n

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Second Son \u2013 by Sierras <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Marie feels fear after the birth of her son, Joseph. Can she hold him forever?
\nRating: G Word Count: 764<\/p>\n

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Second Sunday \u2013 by sklamb<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Shortly before Christmas, Candy seeks someone out for a serious talk.
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating: G Word Count: 965<\/p>\n

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Secret (The) – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An old friend has a favor to ask of Adam, with consequences neither of them will ever forget.
\nMA rated\u00a0 \u00a05330 words<\/p>\n

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Secret Ingredient (The) – by mcfair_58<\/a><\/p>\n

On\u00a0Christmas\u00a0eve Deputy Roy Coffee found himself starin\u2019 down one of the\u00a0baddest\u00a0desperados he\u2019d ever come across – six year old Little Joe Cartwright.\u00a0 What secret ingredient did he have in his pocket to make the boy smile?
\nWritten for day 7 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
\nRating: G Word Count: 3284<\/p>\n

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Secret Santas (The)\u2013 by Lizabeth<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights’ Secret Santa tradition origin and evolution, as told from each son’s perspective.
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating: G Word Count: 3,150<\/p>\n

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Secrets – by MonicaSJ <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben extends a business trip in San Francisco when he meets a mature, polished younger woman who comes from a well-known, well-to-do family.\u00a0 Joe, Hoss and Adam believe they have each met this same young woman before under questionable circumstances and each kept those meetings to himself, but are all disturbed when their father introduces her as his fianc\u00e9.
\nReader Alert:\u00a0 Adult themes Rated:T WC 22,000<\/p>\n

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Secrets, and Ben Wants to Know \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben has a difficult time getting the answers to some questions about his sons’ activities.\u00a0 This is a light-hearted story but does deal with some adult themes.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 1,805<\/p>\n

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Secrets and Lies – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Joe is reacquainted with a childhood friend, tragedy follows. Struggling to recover from serious injury, he finds himself on trial for murder.
\nRated: T WC 18,000<\/p>\n

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Secrets of the Heart – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A story to raise your eyebrows and cause the casual observer to go ‘ahem’.
\nRating:\u00a0 MA\u00a0\u00a0 5,360 words<\/p>\n

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Security Redux – by Cheaux\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHN for Season 4\u2019s \u201cThe Hayburner.\u201d When last we saw our intrepid heroes, Adam was in measured and methodical solitary pursuit of Hoss, whilst Joe and Ben made a wager on the outcome . . . with security, of course.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 3,000<\/p>\n

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See You in the Morning – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe reflects upon his father’s anxious vigil at his bedside.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC\u00a0\u00a0 1600<\/p>\n

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Seeds of Doubt – by patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: WHN for The Lawmaker. Asa Moran was riding high as acting sheriff after killing those two would-be robbers at the Express Office. When Adam investigates, Moran is determined to bring the high-and-mighty Cartwrights down. This story includes several scenes that were “missing” from the episode.
\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count=6537<\/p>\n

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Seeing a Man – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Two confrontations between Ben Cartwright and his eldest son.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 1219<\/p>\n

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Seeing an Angel – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A girl from Marie\u2019s past has something for Little Joe.
\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 1351<\/p>\n

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Seeing Old Friends – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When I read that Mr. Roberts watches Bonanza to \u201csee old friends\u201d, I couldn\u2019t get the phrase out of my head. Hence, the inspiration for this story.
\nWC 1850 Rating: K<\/p>\n

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Seeing Sta*s – by Lily of the West <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A silly little follow-up to Enter Mark Twain.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 845 words<\/p>\n

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Selina #1 – Fighting His Demons – by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam has been disappointed so often by friends and in romance that it is not surprising that he has lost faith in human nature.\u00a0 Naturally prone to moodiness and introspection, Adam has a disposition that only gets worse until he decides he needs to make a drastic change to free himself from that unpleasant past.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 Word count:\u00a0 23,082<\/p>\n

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Selina #2 – Revelation and Resolution – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Second in the Adam and Selina series, this is a short story about love and expectations that features\u00a0 conversations among brothers especially one between Adam and Hoss.
\nRating = T\u00a0 Word Count = 2106<\/p>\n

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Selina #3 – Birthright – by BettyHT<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In this third story of Adam and Selina, a painful memory from Adam’s past becomes a problem in his life twenty-four years later threatening his family, his business, and his future.
\nRating: T\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0 14,052<\/p>\n

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Selina #4 – A Promist Kept \u2013 by BettyHT<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is the fourth Adam and Selina story, and it has a darker tone as Adam is embroiled in a plot against him which he misinterprets the danger which is nearly a disaster until many rally to help him.\u00a0 The villain is someone he knows but hoped never to see again.
\nRating = T\u00a0 Word count = 15137<\/p>\n

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Sense of Smell can be so Evocative – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Have you ever experimented that sensation that one special smell could bring so many memories ?
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 2,915 words<\/p>\n

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Sensible Rules – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY: A prequel with Joe at fifteen, this started as a pinecone and has been expanded. Little Joe faces a crisis when an important rule is ignored. He needs his family to face the results of that sad decision. There are lessons to be learned but the whole family works together, and all will learn from one tragic mistake.
\nrating = T word count = 1290<\/p>\n

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September Ride – by meixel <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe and Candy talk about Joe’s decision around college\u00a0one lazy September day.\u00a0 Short one-shot story.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 1,690 words<\/p>\n

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Serenity \u2013 by McFair_58\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A follow-up to The Crucible.\u00a0 An unexpected visitor helps Adam Cartwright heal his broken heart before breaking it again.\u00a0 A story for Valentine’s Day.
\nWord count: 3296
\nRated: G<\/p>\n

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Sermon (The) \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 \u00a0All the Cartwright boys know you should concentrate on the Sermon in church, but sometimes you can’t help your thoughts wondering.
\nRating G\u00a0 (2,800 words)<\/p>\n

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Setting a Trap \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A WHIB for the Lady From Baltimore.\u00a0 It\u2019s the story of their night after Joe confronts Adam and the next day when the Bannings leave the Ponderosa.
\nRating T\u00a0 Words 1655<\/p>\n

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Setting the Course – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: At the end of \u201cA House Divided\u201d, have you ever wondered why Adam wasn\u2019t farther along to join the cause before Little Joe caught up with him? Adam had emotionally left the night before Ben\u2018s encounter with Frederick Kyle and Joe in town. Me… I don\u2019t think it had anything to do with Adam\u2019s response to Joe during the closing scene, \u201cThat lake really gets under your skin.\u201d
\n800 words\u00a0 Rating: K+<\/p>\n

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Settling Accounts \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summary: The family is surprised by the charges brought against Adam in Carson City.\u00a0 Ben assumes innocence is their best defense, but their foe has laid an elaborate but flawed trap.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 14,229<\/p>\n

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Settling the Accounts – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s the end of the month and settling the accounts nearly spells an apoplexy for Ben.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 10,440 words<\/p>\n

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Settling the Score – by Julee <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben discovers his fair method of doling out the least desirable jobs isn’t as fair as he’d thought.\u00a0 With their “match trick” gone astray, Adam and Little Joe have reason to worry!
\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 8,748<\/p>\n

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Settling Up – by Starlite <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0After his brother is injured in a brutal attack, Hoss seeks retribution.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG\u00a0\u00a0 8,540 words<\/p>\n

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Seven Times in a Day – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An unfortunate incident that involves his father, leaves Joe with feelings of guilt and fear that Ben may never forgive him for what happened. Adam shares a long kept secret with his youngest brother that helps Joe accept the fact that his father can and will forgive him.
\nRated: G\u00a0 7,000 words<\/p>\n

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Seven to One \u2013 by LillianMontane<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The only one not captured, Joe must figure out how to rescue his brothers from a gang of outlaws who invade their home.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 9,647 words)<\/p>\n

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Seven Words #1 – by Calim11 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben has disappeared after Marie’s death leaving Adam in charge. It may be proving too much for the 17-year old.
\nRating: T\u00a0 4,900 words<\/p>\n

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Seven Words #2 – Those Who Remain – by Calim11 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Marie’s died and Ben’s run away but now it’s time to come home. Does he have the strength to come home and face the loss of his wife and the boys he left behind?
\nRatings: PG-13\u00a0 28,790 words<\/p>\n

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Shades of War – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe departs with a light heart to attend a friend\u2019s wedding little knowing that Frederic Kyle has a longer shadow that any in the family realize and it isn’t long before Joe, and Adam, are drawn into the War between North and South.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 32,815 words<\/p>\n

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Shadow – by Nanuk <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This was written after a discussion about what happened to Adam after his disappearance from the series. I heard some many depressing stories about the rest of the family; friends told me that at first Ben sometimes referred to Adam, but later on in the series told everyone that he had only two sons… So, this “two sons” was what set me off. I wondered what could have happened that Ben said something like this, and here it is, an “in-between Adam\u00b4s disappearance and …two sons.”
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 4,200 words<\/p>\n

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Shadow Enemy – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After leaving the Ponderosa, Adam has an enlightening encounter with someone from the past.
\nRating: PG Word count: 1,999\u00a0 Warning: mention of corporal punishment<\/p>\n

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Shadow Man (The) \u2013 by AC1830\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A tragedy leads a man of the shadows on a vengeful and bloody path which eventually ensnares Adam.\u00a0 Written for the 2025 2nd quarter Chaps and Spurs Challenge.
\nRating: PG, Word Count 7016<\/p>\n

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Shadow of a Man – by MaureenM<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0This is a sequel to\u00a0The Crucible, it centers on the trials Adam goes through after his encounter with Kane.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG-13
\nWords:13,200<\/p>\n

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Shadow of the Noose – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam races against time to save Joe from hanging.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 16,400 words<\/p>\n

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Shadow on the Mountain – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A hunting trip turns into an ordeal and an exercise in endurance when Joe and Adam are captured by the Shoshoni.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 150,200 words<\/p>\n

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Shadows #1 – A\u00a0 Shadow Calling \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam and Joe are having nightmares about Hoss and don’t know what they mean. Too late, one brother understands the message that was sent. It’s a WHI for the end of the series.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 6,705<\/p>\n

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Shadows #2 \u2013 A Shadow Returns \u2013 Marauders \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A tragic experience from a decade earlier has consequences for the Cartwright family and triggers memories and fears until the threat is faced. It is a story within a story, and both tales are told.
\nT\u00a0 12.736<\/p>\n

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Shadows – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Men who hide in shadows can be the worst kind of monsters, as Joe discovers one night when he’s home alone.
\nRating: T Word Count: 13,500<\/p>\n

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Shadows and Fears – by VCLS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: As the Cartwright brothers and Candy travel home from Sacramento in the summer of 1862, the journey takes an unexpected, and possibly deadly, twist, leaving Ben worried, with no idea what kind of mess they’re tangled in, who the enemy is, or what is wanted.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 14,800<\/p>\n

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Shadows of Friendship – by AC1830\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0In The Paiute War, Adam and Young Wolf, son of Chief Winnemucca, were once friends. What made Young Wolf end his friendship with Adam, although Winnemucca continues it with Ben and Adam?
\nRating – T, Word Count\u00a0– 4799<\/p>\n

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Shakedown – by Gillian <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam finds being an adult isn\u2019t all good.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 9,575 words<\/p>\n

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Shame – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The loss of Marie has caused Ben to lose his desire for life itself. He has withdrawn from his work, his friends, and most importantly his family. He has taken his anger out in town and now must face the consequences for his actions. Can Roy Coffee and his boys help Ben realize that life is still worth living?
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 4,820 words<\/p>\n

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Shanghai Rooster Inn (The) – by Hart4Ben\u00a0 <\/a>\u00a0Summary: Ben and the boys are spending the night in Placerville and are surprised when they meet the owners of the inn. A piece based on Sweet Betsy From Pike written by John A. Stone before 1858.
\nRating: K WC: 670<\/p>\n

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Shanklin:\u00a0 The Unedited Version — a REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A missing scene that ended up on the cutting room floor of Shanklin.
\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0 2,233<\/p>\n

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Shared Guilt – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Ben decides to marry again for the fourth time, things as they had always been suddenly start going haywire, especially for Little Joe.\u00a0\u00a0But when a buggy accident\u00a0claims the life of Nora Cromwell, leaving Little Joe fighting for his own life, both Ben and Joe end up blaming themselves for the other’s pain and sorrow.\u00a0 There once close relationship suddenly starts to decline, causing more stress and even more guilt for both.\u00a0 Can the warm, loving relationship that father and son once shared, be saved before it becomes lost to them forever?
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 14,600<\/p>\n

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Sharp Draw – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben has to accept that his youngest is growing up. \u00a0His older sons help him and Little Joe make that transition with one very important lesson that Little Joe has to learn from Adam and Hoss.
\nRating = PG \u00a0WC = 1153<\/p>\n

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Shattered Lives<\/a>\u00a0 – by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Adam is forced to face the truth about a woman he once loved.
\nRating:\u00a0 Teens
\nWords: 7,900<\/p>\n

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She Brought Happiness – by MonicaSJ <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A bracelet…a trinket from a time past and the memories it carried…Adam helps a young mother running from a legacy of sorrow.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 17.830 words<\/p>\n

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She Left – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam\u2019s love is leaving him.
\nRated: T\u00a0 Word count: 599<\/p>\n

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She\u2019ll Always be There, Like the Stars – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A prequel
\nRating K,\u00a0 1,050 words<\/p>\n

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Shell-Game Girl (The) – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben Cartwright reminds some interested ladies–including Clementine Hawkins and Lilah Rose–that the pleasures\u00a0 or otherwise\u00a0 of old memories can be entirely a matter of context. A WHIB\/WH much Later for The Burma Rarity.
\nRated:K WC:1100<\/p>\n

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Shelter – by pony <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam and Joe Cartwright are lost in a blizzard. Their only hope … shelter.
\nRated: K\u00a0 1,390 words<\/p>\n

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Shenanigans – by LC <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The best mishaps are the ones you can laugh about.
\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 660<\/p>\n

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Shepherds – by Sierra Girl <\/a><\/p>\n

This image was created for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 10
\nSummary:\u00a0 Christmas greetings.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0(30 words)<\/p>\n

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Shield – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A story from Hoss’ point of view. Joe has always counted on his big brother Hoss to get him out of trouble, but soon the time comes when Hoss can’t save him.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC\u00a0 9500<\/p>\n

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Shiny Surprise (The):\u00a0 The Hair-Raising Christmas Prank – by ElayneA\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Not even Christmastime is safe from pranksters.
\nRating:\u00a0 G \u00a0\u00a0Words:\u00a0 855
\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n

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Shirtless Joe – by JC <\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis: One man\u2019s “Field of Dreams” is another woman\u2019s fantasy.
\nRating PG\u00a0\u00a0 1,010 words<\/p>\n

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Shoe Leather – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a\u00a0prequel in which Adam is at odds with Ben and with Hoss because of events that occur and words that are spoken in anger. A master manipulator is at work and needs to be stopped before things get any worse.
\nRating = T \u00a0WC = 13,369<\/p>\n

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Shooting (The) – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A hot day in Virginia City is turned into a battlefield.
\nRated: K+ WC 1600<\/p>\n

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Shooting (The) – by the Tahoe Ladies <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 There’s a robbery and hostages.\u00a0 Decisions to be made and the consequences to suffer.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 870 words<\/p>\n

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Shooting Lessons \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss and Adam give Little Joe some shooting lessons, but the ones he learns from experience teach him that those first lessons were the best he ever had.
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 2,194<\/p>\n

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Short Stories – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Next Set of Stories.\u00a0 Short-stories about the Cartwright, being young or father.\u00a0 I’ m waiting for reviews and comments, please.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 6000<\/p>\n

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Short Trip Home – by Arien <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: What could possibly happen to the Cartwright boys between home and Virginia City?
\nRating: K+ \u00a0\u00a0Word Count: 908<\/p>\n

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Shortcut to Terror – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0Ben and Joe choose what they believed to be the shortest way home, but instead, they found themselves on the shortcut to terror…terror such as they had never known.
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 14,900<\/p>\n

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Shot (The) \u2013 bonanzagirl \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A missing scene from Emily. Joe finds an ambushed money transport with a dead and injured man lying next to it. He fires three shots to call for help, but he gets shot in the back. Hoss and Candy arrive at the scene shortly after Deputy Wade.
\nRating: PG\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 1600<\/p>\n

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Showdown – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 What would have happened if Pardoe wasn’t really dead?
\n10,370 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Sick Love \u2013 by bonanzagirl\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe wants to end a relationship, but the girl has other ideas.
\nRating: PG-13\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word count: 10600<\/p>\n

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Silent as the Snow \u2013 by mcfair_58\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 With Little Joe, following his heart often leads to trouble.
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 2,050
\nWritten for the 2023 Bonanza Advent Calendar<\/p>\n

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Silence in the Storm – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An accident brings new realisations to Joe and Adam.
\n10,920 words\u00a0 Rated: K<\/p>\n

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Silent Burden (by LisaA)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0After a nightmarish experience, Adam and Joe find themselves riddled with guilt as they fight to keep their heavy burden a secret from their father and Hoss. Rating: PG-13 Adult situations Words: 27,550<\/p>\n

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Silent Heartache – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0When 14-year-old Little Joe over hears a conversation between his father and two older brothers, Joe’s world begins to crumble as he struggles to make right his wrongs.
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 11,900<\/p>\n

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Silent Land (The) – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Two brothers ride into a sleepy, little town in the middle of nowhere. Their name is Cartwright and their appearance triggers a tragic quest for vengeance.
\nRated T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 17,000<\/p>\n

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Silent Night – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After an unusually hectic day, there is only one wish requested on Christmas Eve.
\nRating: K\u00a0 2,600 words<\/p>\n

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Silk Handkerchief (The) – by Hart4Ben <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwright sons are chatting around the campfire on the last night of a cattle drive and looking forward to having some time off.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 Word Count: 1040<\/p>\n

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Silver Curse (The)<\/a> – by Monette<\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong>\u00a0Virginia City is going through a depression period when a silver ledge is reportedly heading right through the Ponderosa. Ben is adamant about not wanting his land tore up, but Adam believes a compromise is necessary not only for the sake of the town, but for the sake of the family. Adam proves himself right but at what cost?
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 11,300<\/p>\n

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Silver Dollar (The) – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Just how deep of a hole will Joe dig for himself?\u00a0 And when the consequences of being restricted from the Silver Dollar seem unjust…\u00a0 Could it get any worse?\u00a0 This is Joe we’re talking about.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 14,030 words<\/p>\n

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Silver Lining \u2013 by Judy\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Unscrupulous characters cause trouble and heartache for the Cartwrights.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG
\nWord Count:\u00a0 21,716<\/p>\n

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Simeon Bridge – by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Family worries about an injured Hoss.
\nRated T WC 19,000<\/p>\n

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Singing Lessons – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is my contribution to the Dan Blocker Birthday Challenge. Hoss and Adam learn more than just a song.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 2315<\/p>\n

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Singled Out – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: As the only witness willing to testify to a murder, Joe finds himself singled out.
\n10,095 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Sins of the Father – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben outbids a competitor to win a lucrative contract, setting the man’s son on a course of vengeance.
\nRating:T\u00a0\u00a0 29,455 words<\/p>\n

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Siren Song – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0What if Ben hadn\u2019t seen Adam pulling Kane through the desert just before abandoning the search? And what if the only thing keeping Adam going\u2026stopped?
\nRated: \u00a0T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: \u00a05403<\/p>\n

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Sisters of No Mercy (The) – by ansinico <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This time of the year, halloween, horror, because of adult situations,\u00a0 language and possible blood and gore l have rated it MA but it’s not too naughty…if it’s not your thing just don’t click in.
\n18,150 words\u00a0 Rating:\u00a0 R<\/p>\n

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Sitting Wolf – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An army captain’s ignorance leads to fear for the Cartwrights and an unexpected ending.
\n10,540 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Six Candles – by JoanS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A snapshot of each of the Cartwright boys on their sixth birthdays.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 4,765 words<\/p>\n

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Six Feet Deep – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 For a brief moment in time, Amy’s death brought Little Joe and Luther Bishop together. But when the moment ended and Luther realized he had nothing left to lose, burying the hatchet with Ben Cartwright took on a new level of meaning.
\nA What Happened Next Story for The Truckee Strip.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0\u00a0 6,855 words<\/p>\n

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Sixth Candle (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHN for Five Candles
\n4,550 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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SJS (The) – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe keeps getting kidnapped! But soon, scheming Joe finds a way to turn the situation to his own advantage. Until the unthinkable happens…
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 18,600<\/p>\n

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Skeletons Unleashed – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0 Plagued with a haunting memory, Joe refuses to open his heart and face reality.\u00a0 Ben searches desperately for a way to help his son before life becomes so unbearable for the boy, that Joe takes drastic measures.
\nRated:\u00a0 PG13 for death of young person.\u00a0\u00a0 9,025 words<\/p>\n

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Skipping Stones – by pbeaking <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Life is like skipping stones, Sometimes you sail freely through it, Sometimes you bump and recover and Sometimes you simply falter. This story highlights all the Cartwrights on their journey through life and how they influence each other.
\nRating: K+\u00a0 WC 3900<\/p>\n

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Sky is Falling (The) – by heather <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 While a robbery is taking place in Virginia City, a diversion is set. Joe struggles to find help for his pa and brother who are being held hostage.
\nRated: T\u00a0 6,860 words<\/p>\n

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Slack Reins – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights struggle to come to terms with tragedy.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 3,265 words<\/p>\n

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Sleepwalking – by StephanieJ<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis: Little Joe is walking in his sleep\u2026what\u2019s going on?
\nRating: PG-13 Words: 17,900<\/p>\n

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Sleigh Bells Ring – by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A Cartwright Christmas comedy told in three part harmony.
\nRated: Family Friendly \/ Word count: 4296<\/p>\n

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Sleigh Bells, Rotgut, and other Miracles – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: In the middle of a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, in a line shack stocked with beans and rotgut, the Cartwrights are reminded of what truly matters. Written by dbird and pjb.
\nRated K+\u00a0 10,920 words<\/p>\n

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Sleigh Bells, Rotgut, and Other Miracles – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In the middle of a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, in a line shack stocked with beans and rotgut, the Cartwrights are reminded of what truly matters.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 10,900<\/p>\n

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Slings and Arrows\u2026 and Snowballs – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary\u00a0 Sad news drives Ben to a quiet hilltop, where he finds a moment of grace in a silent snowfall.\u00a0 This story links with the events as told in “And This Gives Life to Thee,” but can easily stand alone.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 1900<\/p>\n

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Slipping Through My Fingers – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This is the story of Jane Halcrow and the way she met and fell in love with Adam Cartwright? Does she marry him? Not if Laura Dayton has anything to do about it, but then\u2026.?!
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 32,395 words<\/p>\n

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Slow Burn \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In a fight at the end of a cattle drive, Adam suffers a minor injury, but it is the words of his opponent that wound him the most.\u00a0 He sets out on a quest to test those words because of the doubts they have raised about his perception of himself and about his vision of his future.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0 25,106<\/p>\n

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Small Gifts – by EPM <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An accident only a few days before Christmas reveals the meaning behind the thought of Small Gifts.
\nWC 3300 Rating\u00a0 K<\/p>\n

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Small Kindnesses \u2013 by Judy & Jerri\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Small kindnesses leads a stray home.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 (25,471 words)<\/p>\n

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Small Print \u2013 by Belle<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It’s all in there; the required legalese, the disclaimers, and yes, even the truth.
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating: G Word Count: 3,095<\/p>\n

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Smell of Bread (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam visits the\u00a0 Ponderosa.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 640<\/p>\n

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Smelling A Rat – by Heike <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Rats in the classroom? Miss Jones sent her students home early, but is little Little Joe to blame for it?
\nWC 1700\u00a0 Rating:\u00a0 K<\/p>\n

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Smoke in the Sky (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A fire leads to devastating consequences.
\n10,135 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Snake Catch – by DanceDiva <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Twelve year old Joe is bitten by a rattlesnake, but things get uglier faster than expected.
\nRated: K<\/p>\n

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Snake in the Grass – by Patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Paradise is almost gained for one Cartwright. Written for a Halloween challenge. My words were: Paul Martin, chains, snake.
\nRating: T. Word count 761<\/p>\n

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Snakes Alive! \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0<\/strong>A young Joe begs for a new story to while away another winter’s afternoon.\u00a0 Ben responds by telling how a simple request for Adam to find Hoss a new pastime rebounds on him.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (9,500 words)<\/p>\n

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Snipe Hunt (The) – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe pulls Hoss into another prank that could cost more than he bargained for.
\nWord Count: \u00a027,300 \u00a0Rated: \u00a0T<\/p>\n

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Sniper and the Healer (The) – by debpet <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Two brothers disagree over a life and death decision. And that’s just the start of a story that includes a mysterious shooter, a remarkable Indian healer…and even a little romance for Pa!
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 19,000<\/p>\n

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Snow Angels \u2013 Pt I – by Sierras<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Christmas 1844 entries from Marie\u2019s journal.
\nWritten for day 11 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
\nRating: G Word Count: 2300<\/p>\n

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Snow Angels \u2013 Pt II – by Sierras <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe revisits his mama\u2019s Christmas 1844 journal entries.
\nWritten for Day 17 of the Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 Words: 859<\/p>\n

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Snow, Falling Softly (by Adah)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0Hoss communes with Nature while thinking about the unique characteristics of each member of his family and their ties to the land.
\nRating:\u00a0 G
\nWords:\u00a0 1,200<\/p>\n

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Snowball Fight! – by Heather \/ rh2006fan<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe and Hoss have a snowball\u00a0fight on a winter morning.
\nWritten for day 13 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
\nRating: G Word Count:\u00a0 339<\/p>\n

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So This is Christmas – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 280 words<\/p>\n

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Soiled Dove and the Unicorn (The) \u2013 by Heather-Chrysalis<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> A look at Sue Ellen Terry from The Sisters. What she felt and thought during her time with Adam.
\nRating<\/strong>: T\u00a0 \u00a0 Wordcount<\/strong>: 3,314<\/p>\n

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Soldier Boy \u2013 Puchi Ann\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When Adam Cartwright left college to join the Union Army, he had no idea he would be involved in three of the most significant battles of the Civil War.\u00a0 Nor did he know that the experience would mark his life forever and influence the man he would become.
\nRating: MA for battlefield violence
\nWord Count: 94,855<\/p>\n

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Sojourner – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In this story written in three acts, Adam’s involvement with a young woman leads to discord within his family and when that is resolved in the first part\u00a0 chapters 1-6 , he leaves on a journey that affects him greatly in the second part\u00a0 7-13 . He will need his family once more to face the future in the third part\u00a0 14-17 .
\nrating T \u00a0WC = 46,215<\/p>\n

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Solace – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam, alone and hurt in the desert, is comforted by a stranger.
\nWC\u00a0 1700\u00a0 Rated:\u00a0 K<\/p>\n

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Sold! – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Home alone, Joe is kidnapped, but then events take an unexpected turn. Will Joe survive until his family finds him?
\n9,270 words \u00a0 Rated: MA<\/p>\n

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Solitary Way (The) \u2013 VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The period of Adam Cartwright’s life from Marie’s arrival at the Ponderosa until after Joe’s\u00a0 birth.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (158,640 words)<\/p>\n

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Solitary Witness – by Puchi Ann <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A day of skipping school turns tragic for Little Joe, who must then find the courage to stand alone in the defense of justice.\u00a0 This story is based on a little known incident in the annals of Virginia City justice. While I do not know the outcome of the actual case, this is what I think might have happened had Little Joe Cartwright been the only witness.
\n9505 words<\/p>\n

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Some Never Learn –\u00a0 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A prequel story in which Joe finds there are consequences for telling lies and getting even, and how you pay the price for those sooner or later, but will it change his way of thinking?
\nRating: PG\u00a0 Word count: 1,316<\/p>\n

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Somebody Else\u2019s Dog – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 There\u2019s been some gossip in Virginia City about Ben Cartwright\u2019s new wife.
\nRating: K\u00a0 Word count: 581<\/p>\n

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Someday Soon \u2013 by Wranger\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Sorting through a box of mementos, Ben finds a gift Little Joe made when he was five and recalls how it helped the Cartwrights through their first Christmas without Marie.
\nRating T, WC 12,520<\/p>\n

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Someday We\u2019ll Be Together – by Annie K Cowgirl\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss and Little Joe go fishing…or do they?
\nRating: T Word Count: 988<\/p>\n

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Someone to Watch Over Him – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A What Happened Instead for the episode \u201cBushwhacked\u201d written by Preston Wood
\nWord Count: \u00a08974\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated K+<\/p>\n

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Someone to Watch Over Me – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe has a close call with his guardian angel.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4,615 words<\/p>\n

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Someone to Watch Over Me \u2013 by Heidi\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When Adam finds the Cooper children and their deathly ill Pa camped by the Carson River, getting them to the Ponderosa proves to be the least of his worries.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 Words:\u00a0 49,855<\/p>\n

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Someone Watching<\/a> \u2013 by VRON<\/p>\n

Summary: A brief and fanciful ‘what if’.
\nRating:\u00a0 \u00a0G\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Words:\u00a0 1,240<\/p>\n

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Somethin\u2019 Worth Fightin\u2019 For – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Written for the 2018 Missing Man Challenge \u2013 Add Adam into an episode after Season 6 as if he has always been there. I chose The Fighters, Season 7, Episode 30.
\nRating – T, Word Count – 4662<\/p>\n

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Something Important – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam is forced to consider what is important to him, especially when he may have lost someone that is very important to him. A Bonanza prequel story, set just after Adam returns home from college.
\nWord Count: 16231\u00a0\u00a0 Rating: T<\/p>\n

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Something Inside So Strong – by Sue <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It’s been a good day for The Cartwright boys…until they get home.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 43,500<\/p>\n

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Something So Savage – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Two unexpected visitors arrive at the Ponderosa within hours of each other: Adam\u2019s favorite professor from college and a blue-eyed Indian with a skewed understanding of Paiute ways and a twisted view of good vs. evil. Join the Cartwrights as they struggle to get through a night of savage terror that marks Little Joe as a target\u2014and his scalp as a trophy.
\nRated: T \u00a0WC 28,000.<\/p>\n

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Something Worth Fighting For – by Tauna Petit-Strawn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam’s been believed dead for two years; then the Cartwrights learn different. Getting him to the ranch is not a problem…keeping him there may be.
\nRating: K\u00a0 7,180 words<\/p>\n

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Son for a Son, Brand Edition – by freyakendra <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam\u2013but it’s Joe who pays the price.
\nRated: T \u00a0WC \u00a014,000<\/p>\n

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Son, Don\u2019t Take Your Gun to Town – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: An angry gunslinger, a pretty lying girl, an irate father…what more does Little Joe need to keep himself in trouble?
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 8300<\/p>\n

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Son of Nobody \u2013 by AMG\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe’s daughter is saved by a young Indian, who isn’t being\u00a0 just a good Samaritan… In the turmoil of happenings, discoveries are made which greatly surprise all characters.
\nRating :\u00a0 definitely PG,\u00a0 \u00a0Words: 8250<\/p>\n

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Song of the Bells – by SJR Cartwright<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Practice makes perfect when it matters the most.
\nWritten for day 21 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
\nRating: G Word Count: 2049<\/p>\n

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Sorry Ain\u2019t Enough – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Is saying I’m sorry ever enough, or do actions speak louder than words? Can Little Joe find forgiveness from Adam? Or does he have to earn it?
\nRating: \u00a0G\u00a0\u00a0 11,670 words<\/p>\n

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Soul Searching – by BettyHT<\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:\u00a0 Adam needs to find the source of happiness before he can be happy.\u00a0 It is a struggle though as he has to work through a number of issues to get to that point.
\nRating = T\u00a0 Word count = 30,312<\/p>\n

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Soulmates – by Dodo <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A chance remark leads Joe to remember his first love.
\nRated: T Word Count: 29197<\/p>\n

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Sound and the Fury (The) – by sandspur <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: It’s brother against brother, Cartwright style! Revenge is not a dish best served cold–it’s best served to the sound of the cannon!
\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0 1,160 words<\/p>\n

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Sound of his Weeping (The) – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A provocative story of love between two brothers.\u00a0 Adam realizes just how much he loves his kid brother when death comes knocking at Joe’s door.
\nRated PG13 \u00a0WC 12,100<\/p>\n

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Spanish Bride (The) – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam takes an unexpected horse buying trip to Mexico.\u00a0 He finds an old friend, a luxurious hacienda, fine horses, a beautiful senorita and more trouble than a man ever wants to see.
\nRating:\u00a0 PG-13.\u00a0 Implied sex and some violence.\u00a0\u00a0 101,150 words<\/p>\n

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Spanish Gold – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A schoolyard bet leaves Little Joe in desperate need of some Spanish gold.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 1150<\/p>\n

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Spanish Gold – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Just wait until Pa finds out Joe gave up his seat on the stage to a pretty girl, and then is left stranded in the deserts by a band of Apache teens.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25,225 words<\/p>\n

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Special Bond \u2013 by VickiC.<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The bond between brothers and a boy and a horse.\u00a0 Set on Adam’s return from college. The first story I wrote of the adventures of the Cartwrights.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (43,575 words)<\/p>\n

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Speaking of Love – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY: \u00a0This started with a pinecone and has been expanded to have all four of the family members involved in conversations with another about love. \u00a0Each learns and passes on that wisdom. rating = T \u00a0word count = 1923<\/p>\n

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Spell (The) – by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam gets more than he bargained for when an ominous hunch comes true.
\nRated: T\u00a0 8,070 words<\/p>\n

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Spice Ladies in Town – by mumu74 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben decides to update his will, which causes his sons some anxiety
\nRated: K\u00a0 10,855 words<\/p>\n

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Spick and Spanniest Room in the West (The) – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe’s practical joke on his obsessively neat older brother is not as funny as he thought…
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 8300<\/p>\n

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Spirit Canyon – by Belle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The brothers are pursued into Spirit Canyon where they face a powerful and unpredictable foe.
\n8,820 words \u00a0 Rating k+<\/p>\n

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Spirit Child – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 On his way home, Joe encounters a Spring snow storm and has to wait it out in a line shack. He has a visit from an unusual child who tells him troubling things about Adam, who has been gone for years. \u00a0Adam, in the mean time has suffered a great loss and has returned home. He and Hoss head into the mountains to meet with Joe. \u00a0Joe is desperate to get to Adam when he learns from the child that Adam has been injured on his way to the shack. \u00a0The brothers reconnect but soon learn the child is part of a terrible tragedy in Adam\u2019s life. Will Adam find healing or more sorrow on his way home with his brothers?
\nWord count \u2013 8814\u00a0 Rating K+<\/p>\n

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Spirit Thief #1 – by Nanuk <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A journey with tragic consequences.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 16,685 words<\/p>\n

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Spirit Thief #2 \u2013 A Series of Vignettes – by Nanuk <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 I wrote a couple of little stories that somehow fit into the time frame of my story Spirit Thief. The first two are the ones that made me write Spirit Thief, the other ones came into existence because I wasn’t able to let go of my favourite family.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 9,650 words<\/p>\n

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Spirit Thief #3 \u2013 the Marriage Bed – by Nanuk <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A vignette companion to Spirit Thief.\u00a0 A new bit featuring Adam and Becky.
\nWARNING: This bit is rated MA\u00a0\u00a0 590 words<\/p>\n

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Spirits of the Dead – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Forced to overnight in an ancient burial ground, the Cartwright sons meet up with the unexpected \u2013 living and dead. A Halloween story.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 11,410 words<\/p>\n

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Sporting Life (The) – by the Giggly Sisters <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The Giggly Sisters take the Cartwrights on a traditional British Easter picnic.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 (1,400)<\/p>\n

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Spot Christmas – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Adam brings his family back to the Ponderosa, his daughter Elizabeth’s first Christmas in Nevada is far from idyllic. But in 1903–in St. Louis!–Adam and the rest of her family make an upcoming Christmas truly special for her.
\nRated: K\u00a0\u00a0 WC\u00a0 2600<\/p>\n

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Spring \u2013 A Season for Miracles \u2013 by JoeFan1\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe discovers that sometimes good things happen.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count:\u00a0 2959<\/p>\n

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Spring Fever – by GinnyF <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In the episode \u201cthe Pure Truth” Hoss is suffering from spring fever\u00a0 the family is also suffering from the effect on Hoss\u00a0 .\u00a0 Joe remarks to Ben and Adam that Hoss could step on you and not realize it and mentions Hoss breaking his, Joe\u2019s, leg the previous spring.\u00a0 I thought there should be a story behind that.
\nRating: T\u00a0 \u00a0Word Count:\u00a0\u00a03,105<\/p>\n

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Spring Flowers – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam doesn’t want anyone to know he’s picking a bouquet.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 1118<\/p>\n

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Spring Forward – by the Giggly Sisters <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Paschal Musings from the Ponderosa.
\nRated: T WC 1250<\/p>\n

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Springtime Memories – by frasrgrl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s the day before a big event, past and present, in Joe’s life, and he shares it with someone special.
\nRated: K<\/p>\n

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Springtime Vignettes \u2013 by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A collection of three vignettes based on three Springtime themes – mud, allergies, and memories.
\nRating: K, Word Count: 2676<\/p>\n

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Squad 51 on the Ponderosa – by Rider <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Bonanza & Emergency! Crossover Paramedic Firefighters John Gage & Roy DeSoto from Station 51 in LA wind up on the Ponderosa, along with Dr. Kelly Brackett, Dr. Joe Early, & Nurse Dixie McCall of Rampart General.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 6,670 words<\/p>\n

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Square Deal Sam\u2026 A Missing Scene – by Grimesgirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Drawing the ‘short straw’ without the benefit of the match, Adam finds it left to him to explain Hoss’ stray’ to Hop Sing.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 980 words<\/p>\n

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Squirrel Incident (The) – by Born in the USA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 With Hoss and Joe away, Adam has to take care of his brothers\u2019 chores. And gets a little ‘surprise’ along the way.
\nRated:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 640 words<\/p>\n

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Squirrel’s Stash (The) #1 – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: I’ve been playing in the Pinecone Challenge for a while and decided to post the collection here. Each chapter has a lyric prompt and had to be no more than 500 words.
\nRating: T \u00a0\u00a0Word Count: 5205<\/p>\n

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Squirrel’s Stash (The) #2 – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Some more Pinecone Challenges for my pet squirrel to chew over.\u00a0 Each chapter has a lyric prompt and had to be no more than 500 words.
\nWord Count: 5275 \u00a0Rating: T<\/p>\n

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Squirrel\u2019s Stash (The) #3 – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A few more Pinecone Challenges for my pet squirrel to gnaw on. Each chapter has a lyric prompt and had to be no more than 500 words.
\nWord Count: 8885 Rating: T<\/p>\n

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St. Nicholas Day – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 1,350 words<\/p>\n

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Stack Deck (The): From the Diary of Griff King \u2013 by Carla Keehn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 In the 14th and final season of “Bonanza”, the character of Griff King was introduced. Griff was pretty much a man of mystery, angry and distant from the Cartwrights, the scriptwriters never did provide many details of what events shaped Griff to become the man that he did. This story is a result of the few pieces of information the scriptwriters did provide, assisted, of course, by the imagination of the author!
\nRating:\u00a0 \u00a0R\u00a0 \u00a0 Word Count:\u00a0 7,350<\/p>\n

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Stagecoach – by Arien<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s a stagecoach trip, and everything goes right.\u00a0 Right?
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (1,740 words)<\/p>\n

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Stagecoach – by VCLS <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A call for help and a stagecoach ride into trouble, brings danger for the Cartwright brothers.
\nRated: T WC 17,185<\/p>\n

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Stagecoach (The) – by iceangelmkx <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Hoss and his wife Bessie Sue share a little ride together.
\nWarning!: Contains explicit scenes of a sexual nature.\u00a0 Please be advised before reading!
\nRated: MA\u00a0 WC\u00a0 1900<\/p>\n

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Stagecoach Robbery (The) – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam wonders what his brothers are doing downstairs in the big room ….\u00a0 A short comedy
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 595 words<\/p>\n

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Stamp Effect (The) \u2013 Cheaux<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Lesson plans have real-life implications during Miss Jones’ absence.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a03,410 words
\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n

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Stampede – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A cattle drive, a stampede, and one guilty Cartwright make for a simple little tale.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 1211<\/p>\n

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Stampede \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Working together, the brothers find trouble, and only their father knows the reason for what happens to them.
\nRating: T\u00a0 Word count: 3,478<\/p>\n

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Standing on Principles – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Hoss is faced with a difficult decision…should he turn his brother over to the local sheriff or not?\u00a0\u00a0His decision\u00a0takes a change twist as each of the Cartwrights unknowingly seem to be working toward the same goals.
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 13,000<\/p>\n

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Standing on the Bow Rail \u2013 by AC1830\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: As a conclusion to BettyHT\u2019s Advent story,\u00a0Leaning on the Taffrail<\/a>, young Adam, along with Ben and little Hoss, finally settle into their first real home in the Sierra mountains just as Christmas arrives.
\nRating:\u00a0 GWord Count: 5603<\/p>\n

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Standing Watch – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0He only wanted to protect himself and his family.
\nRating: \u00a0G \u00a0 \u00a0 2,170 words<\/p>\n

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Standoff – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Two brothers, one killer, and only one way to end the standoff.
\nRated: T\u00a0 Word count:\u00a0 684<\/p>\n

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Stand-Off (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After receiving a surprise invitation to the governor\u2019s inaugural ball, Ben soon discovers that he has more to fear than just the governor\u2019s intentions.
\nRated:\u00a0 T<\/p>\n

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Star Of The Sea – by Claire <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam and Joe embark upon a perilous sea voyage
\nRated: T\u00a0 17,200 words<\/p>\n

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Star of the Show (The) – by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The town’s Christmas pageant brings down the curtains in epic proportions. Will there be Peace on Earth?
\nRating: K WC 4300<\/p>\n

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Stargazer \u2013 by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY:\u00a0 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.
\nRating = PG\u00a0 Word Count = 1673<\/p>\n

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Stay in the Darkness #1 \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must “Stay in the Darkness ”
\nRating\u00a0 T-13. Word count 40,990<\/p>\n

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Stay in the Darkness #2 \u2013 A New Light \u2013 by Wrangler <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must stay in the darkness.”
\nRating:\u00a0 MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter)
\nWord Count:\u00a0 56,939<\/p>\n

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Stay in the Darkness #3 – Chiaroscuro \u2013 by Wrangler<\/a> \u00a0 Summary:\u00a0 When his father is kidnapped Little Joe dons an alias and a disguise as he heads off to search for him.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Adam and Hoss go in another direction to find Pa and soon realize that he hadn’t been the target all along.
\nRating T-13 WC 42,240<\/p>\n

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Stay in the Darkness #4 \u2013 The Sound of Surviving<\/a> \u2013 by Wrangler<\/p>\n

Summary: Though his family thinks he’s paranoid due to the trauma of the past year Joe insists he’s acting instinctively. Now he faces one final battle to prove he’s a survivor and no longer a victim.
\n. Rating T, WC 37,040<\/p>\n

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Stay out of Trouble – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Mrs. Hennesey\u2019s Trading Post and Whiskey Emporium provides the Cartwright boys with shelter from some nasty weather and quite a lot more than they expected, or Adam wanted. A comedy of errors.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 9,800 words<\/p>\n

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Staying the Course – by Cheaux <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben learns from Adam that there is more than one way to reach a goal.
\nWC 1700\u00a0 Rated:\u00a0 K<\/p>\n

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Step-Brother (The) – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: As Ben prepares to marry Joe will not only gain a step mother but also a step brother.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 11,345 words<\/p>\n

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Stephenie – by KateP <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam has met the girl of his dreams.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 8,800 words<\/p>\n

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Sterling and Bright \u2013 by BluewindFarm\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It might be white outside, but inside?\u00a0 Being a day like no other, was an understatement; and long after the sun had set Ben Cartwright was almost ready to declare that all three of his sons would be receiving lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.
\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0 Words: 2,350
\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n

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Sticking Close – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Protecting his brother from a posse could cost Adam the ultimate price – his life.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 8,345 words<\/p>\n

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Sticks and Stones – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Name calling really does hurt. Adam helps Little Joe understand why people do such things and tries to help him over the hurt.
\nRating: \u00a0G\u00a0 14,000 words<\/p>\n

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Still His Father – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0“. . . because some things are never over.”
\nWord Count 1550 \u00a0Rated K<\/p>\n

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Still the Best Story in Town – by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Just where did David Dortort get the ideas for his characters in the best television show ever made? Written as an exercise to get the creative juices flowing…
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 4500<\/p>\n

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Sting of Death – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Ben learns a lesson in trust when an accident that claims the life of a young woman leaves him believing that Joe has lied to him.
\nRating: \u00a0PG\u00a0\u00a0 12,900 words<\/p>\n

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Stocking Orange – by faust <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam recovers after having been ill at Christmas. Enter Hoss’s bedside manners, lots of Britishness, a little boy, and an orange. Bliss.
\n1,225 words, rated K<\/p>\n

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Stocking Up – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A trip to stock up for the winter takes an unexpected turn, leaving Joe and Hoss facing danger and possibly death.
\n9,010 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Stone Roses – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Eli Prowse fell in love with a beautiful young girl, but she chose to marry Ben and ‘live happily ever afterwards.’ Years have passed and Eli has journeyed to the Ponderosa to destroy those whom he holds responsible for Elizabeth’s death … Ben, and her son, Adam.
\nRated: T\u00a0 74,980 words<\/p>\n

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Stop Crying Your Heart Out – by Sue <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Little Joe is in no hurry to get up this morning. A story about brothers looking out for each other.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 5800<\/p>\n

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Stories and Memories \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a>\u00a0Summary: This is a sequel to Painful Truth with the same OCs. It is about sharing family stories and memories to pull members closer together by having a shared past.
\nPG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3,152<\/p>\n

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Stories and Memories \u2013 by BettyHT\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: This is a sequel to Painful Truth with the same OCs. It is about sharing family stories and memories to pull members closer together by having a shared past.
\nPG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3,152<\/p>\n

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Storm (The) – by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After yet another ado between Adam and Joe over the Civil War a young woman arrives in town to add fuel to the fire between the brothers. Adam decides to take desperate measures to solve the ongoing troubles.
\nRated: T\u00a0 8,650 words<\/p>\n

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Storm (The) – by BettyHT <\/a><\/p>\n

SUMMARY: The family had waited a long time for Adam to come home, but when he was there, not all went as planned or as Ben had hoped.
\nrating = T word count = 2521<\/p>\n

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Storm (The) \u2013 Heather-Chrysalis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> One stormy night, Adam seeks shelter at a house and finds a young woman living all alone. Not willing to deny their attraction for the other, passion ensues.
\nRated R\u00a0 \u00a0Wordcount: 9, 329
\nSEXUALLY EXPLICIT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Storms and Anchors – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe needs an anchor in the storm.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 1097<\/p>\n

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Storm Whisperer (The) \u2013 McFair_58\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam’s\u00a0brothers are missing.\u00a0 Will the Christmas secret he is keeping lead to their rescue?
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 3,515 words
\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n

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Story of Chanukah (The) – by MicheleBE <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Strangers making their way to their new homes are invited to spend Christmas Eve at the Ponderosa; and share their Holiday with the Cartwrights.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 2,010 words<\/p>\n

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Story Time – by JC <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It\u2019s a whale of a Christmas tale with grandchildren on the Ponderosa.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 3,000 words<\/p>\n

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Stranger (The) \u2013 A Missing Scene – by JennyG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A missing scene for the episode.\u00a0 What followed when Roy released Little Joe from jail.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 1,130 words<\/p>\n

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Stranger in our Midst #1 – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The prequel to ‘Payback Time’. A college friend of Adam’s comes home with him. 12 year old Joe is jealous. Or is he?
\n5,745 words \u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Stranger in our Midst #2 – Payback Time – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Follows Stranger in our Midst.\u00a0 Teenage boys resembling Joe are going missing in Virginia City. When Joe, too, vanishes, Adam defies his father to save Joe. But will either of them survive?
\n11,030 words\u00a0 \u00a0Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Stranger in a Strange Word \u2013 Heather-Chrysalis\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam time travels to the 21st Century to visit his girlfriend. He discovers that she has been abducted by the Abominable Snowman and sets out to rescue her. A series of other fantasy elements and creatures appear in this story.
\nRated T\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wordcount: 35, 488<\/p>\n

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Stranger in the Night – by JC <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0A Bonanza Gothic poem written for the \u201cOnce Upon A Midnight Dreary\u201d challenge honoring the birthday of Edgar Allen Poe.
\nRating K+ \u00a0 \u00a0 Word Count 251<\/p>\n

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Stranger No More (by MeiraB)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0A short “what happened next” for the episode “A Stranger Passed This Way”. It shows what might have been discussed at the Cartwright breakfast table the morning that Hoss recovered his memory, but forgot his period of amnesia.
\nRating: G
\nWords: 2,350<\/p>\n

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Stranger on the Stage – by BnzaGal <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A chance meeting on a stage could spell disaster for Little Joe.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 18,070 words<\/p>\n

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Stranger Things – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Returning home from Placerville, Joe is attacked and left to die.
\n6,915 words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Strangest of Christmases (The) – by JoaniePaiute <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 2,120 words<\/p>\n

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Strawberries – by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The family spends an afternoon together.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 9,515 words<\/p>\n

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Stray – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When Joe disappears during a cattle drive, the Cartwrights must follow a disturbing trail to find him.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 17,025 words<\/p>\n

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Strength<\/a> \u2013 by Kimberley<\/p>\n

Summary: While the lives of Adam, Hoss and Joe hang in the balance, Ben reflects on the gifts he\u2019s received from each of his sons.
\nRating:\u00a0 Teen
\nWords:\u00a0 3,575<\/p>\n

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Strength \u2013 by AMG<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Due to his weight, Hoss hurts Adam accidentally in a cart accident (pun not intended) and for the first time feels extremely bad about his own size. The family is trying to help.
\nRating and Reader Alerts:\u00a0 PG, descriptions of pain
\nWords:\u00a0 5,500<\/p>\n

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Strength of Conviction – by southplains <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Vengeance WHN. When Red Twilight breaks out of prison, Adam is forced to reexamine the wisdom of his moral convictions.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 9400<\/p>\n

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Strong One (The) – by dbird <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Fighting to save his family from a deadly fever, Hoss learns that there are many kinds of strength.
\nRated:K+\u00a0 5,065 words<\/p>\n

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Strong, Yet Sensitive on the Comstock – A REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A behind the scenes look at the second longest running western series, Bonanza.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 2,250 words<\/p>\n

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Stronger Bond (The) – by bahj <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwright brothers fall under a powerful spell that threatens not only a life, but also loyalty.\u00a0 **Halloween Story**
\nRated: PG \/ Word count: 3290<\/p>\n

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Stubborn – by Sibylle <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 WHIB\/WHB to \u201cThe Ride\u201d
\nBen remembers his first argument with a three-year-old Adam.
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 650<\/p>\n

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Stubby Smith and Duffy Duff – A REALLY Lost Episode – by Robin <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0 \u00a0This was one of those episodes that came along every once in a while that focused more on the guest stars and didn\u2019t have enough screen time for the Cartwrights.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 3,890 words<\/p>\n

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Stuck – by DebbieB <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 While scouting for strays along the rim rocks, Joe finds himself literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. Not far from where his life hangs in the balance, Adam and Hoss find they’re stuck as well\u2026only in another type of predicament. Sort of makes you wonder who’s gonna save whom this time.
\nRated PG \u00a0WC 13,000<\/p>\n

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Stuck \u2013 by Bonanzagirl<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe is once again in a tight spot
\nRating: PG\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Word count: 6500<\/p>\n

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Stuck Inside \u2013 by FanofOldTVShows\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Being stuck inside can lead to fond memories.
\nRating: G\u00a0 (50 words)<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #1 – The Real History of \u201cThe Crucible\u201d – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A light-hearted look behind the scenes at how one of Bonanza’s most cherished episodes just\u00a0might have come to be.
\nRated K, WC 1200<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #2 – Little Joe Cartwright\u2019s Very, Very, Very Bad Day – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0 \u00a0The ever-helpful Cartwrights come to the aid of studio executives who need to develop a special episode for Sweeps Week.
\nRated PG-13\u00a0\u00a0 Word count: 3,175<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #3 – The Roberts Dilemma – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0The studio executives have two problems. First, one of their stars wants to leave a hugely successful show. Second, his fans won\u2019t allow it.
\nApproximately 1,600 words. Rating: PG.<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #4 – Men of the Ponderosa: A Valentine\u2019s Day Treat – by pjb\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The studio executives pitch a brilliant marketing idea.
\nRating: R\u00a0 mild sexual and suggestive content\u00a0 Word count: 2,320<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #5 – On the Other Hand – by PJB\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The studio executives find themselves caught between the series regulars, who want some fresh new story lines, and the fans, who want . . . well, you\u2019ll see.
\nRating: PG Word count: 2,650<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #6 – Fake History \u2013 by pjb<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights recognize that they have a great deal to be thankful for. So why won\u2019t they do a Thanksgiving episode?
\nWC: 2,440 Rating: PG<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #7 – Fake History<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights recognize that they have a great deal to be thankful for. So why won\u2019t they do a Thanksgiving episode?
\nWC: 2,440 Rating: PG<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #8 – A Sharp Idea<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The Cartwrights try to come up with an episode that will cheer up their fans.
\nWC: 2,450; Rating: PG<\/p>\n

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Studio Executives #9 \u2013 Negotiating Clingers, Going Natural, and the Big-Ticket Item \u2013 by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A day in the life of the Studio Executives. (Believe me–you don’t want their jobs.)
\nRating:\u00a0 PG\u00a0 1,870 words.<\/p>\n

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Stuff of Nightmares (The) – by KateP<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Missing scene from “The Avenger”
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (890 words)<\/p>\n

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Stuff of Nightmares (The) – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After a quarrel, Adam and Joe are sent off separately to do chores. But they become embroiled in a situation which sets brother against brother, and makes each one doubt if the other still loves him.
\nRating T\u00a0\u00a0 12,950<\/p>\n

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Suffer the Children – by lminzer <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe’s new friend has a terrible secret; and when Joe steps in to defend his new friend, he finds himself in a dangerous situation….
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 11,000<\/p>\n

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Suffering in Silence – by csb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This story is set after The Magnificent Adah continuing on after Ben, Adam and Hoss leave the saloon. Ben says \u201cCome on, let\u2019s go see Little Joe.\u201d
\nWith the added responsibilities of running the ranch, they didn\u2019t notice that their little brother was withdrawing further and further from them each day.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 18,020 words<\/p>\n

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Sum of All Sadness (The) – by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben is trying to sleep after laying his son to rest and is visited by memories of a life well lived. In another room, Joe is struggling with similar thoughts as he tries to quiet his mind to sleep. And in a place far removed, Adam receives the news that sends his heart reeling.
\nThis is a story about Hoss’s passing, but it is not about death. It’s about a family coming to terms with loss while rejoicing in the man they knew. and figuring out how best to honor the life that was lost.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC\u00a0 9000<\/p>\n

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Summer Vacation – by HelenA <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe feels like an afterthought in his brothers’ lives, but Ben comes up with a solution to his problem.
\nRated: K\u00a0 20,640 words<\/p>\n

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Summer Vacation (The) #1 Different Than Planned \u2013 by Bonanzagirl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: The story plays after the episode ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Joe plans a well-deserved summer vacation, but the journey becomes an unexpected nightmare.
\nRating: M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 19100<\/p>\n

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Summer Vacation (The) #2 \u2013 Reckoning and Redemption \u2013 by Bonanzagirl<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joe tries to repair his friendship with Mitch, which leads to many other problems. Meanwhile, he’s being watched.
\nRating: PG\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: 20100<\/p>\n

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Sunday Dinner Guest (The) \u2013 by SadieSpinner <\/a><\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>Ben’s plan for a quiet Sunday afternoon is interrupted by an unexpected visitor who leaves in his wake intense reactions ranging from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other.
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (12,200 words)<\/p>\n

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Sunday School Lessons – by BettyHT<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Hoss gets a job teaching unruly boys in Sunday School, but his best student or at least the one most affected by his teaching is not in his class.\u00a0 There are beneficial unintended consequences no one could have predicted.<\/p>\n

Rating = PG\u00a0 Word count = 2674<\/p>\n

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Sunny, With a Chance of Rain – by MissJudy <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A stage crash has killed everyone on board…including Adam Cartwright. While Paul Martin has made a “best guess ID” of the “remains,” and even though Adam’s most personal possessions were found in the wreckage, Ben refuses to believe it is Adam. Hoss and Joe begin a journey of discovery with their father as a mystery develops that includes another man in black, attempts at blackmail and the eventual acceptance of what seems obvious – that Adam is gone. It becomes the story of two families facing the loss of a child and a woman who\u2019s care of a deathly ill stranger may restore one of these families to completeness.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC\u00a0 45,000<\/p>\n

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Sunrise – by Sierra Girl <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0 When Adam, Hoss and Little Joe sneak out in the early hours for Adam\u2019s last childhood adventure, their father\u2019s reaction is not what they expect. \u00a0 A prequel set in the months before Adam leaves for college.
\nRating: K \u00a0 \u00a0Word Count: 3,527<\/p>\n

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Sunrise (by Sierras)<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe comes home shot and fighting for his life. His family and friends hope and pray he will make it.
\nRating: PG
\nWord Count: 10,159<\/p>\n

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Sunset – by Questfan <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: At sixteen, Joe was champing at the bit to be counted as a man. Until the day where his choices could have dire consequences for both his brothers.
\nRating: T Word Count: 33,779<\/p>\n

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Sunset on the Ponderosa – by pony <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: We all know the Cartwrights will live forever in our hearts. This is the simple story of how they reached that destiny.
\nRated: K\u00a0 6,985 words<\/p>\n

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Sunshine and Shadows – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHN for Shining In Spain. Joe is pining for Wendy, so Ben finds a reason to send him to San Francisco. But things don’t go exactly as Joe planned.
\n12,330 Words\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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Sunup at Dawn – by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHN for Five Sundowns to Sunup \/ WHL for Death at Dawn story.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0 2,185 words<\/p>\n

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Superstition – by Jayne <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 When Hoss and Joe decide to keep the black cat that crossed Adam’s path, it proves to become Adam’s bane.\u00a0 Genre: Humor
\nRated: K\u00a0 WC 2000<\/p>\n

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Sur les rives du lac Tahoe – by rozenn <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam rencontre une jeune femme orpheline alors qu’elle est accus\u00e9e d’un vol. Il va l’aider \u00e0 sortir de prison et \u00e0 entrenir sa ferme. Les sentiments vont l’emporter, ils vont tomber amoureux. Mais Caroline Cooper, une amie d’Adam, ce r\u00e9v\u00e9le particuli\u00e8rement jalouse.
\nRating:\u00a0 MA\u00a0 3,240 words<\/p>\n

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Surprise (The) \u2013 by DJK\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe should have known pranking his father was a bad idea.
\nword count: 1,220\u00a0 \u00a0 rating: PG\/teen<\/p>\n

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Surprise! – by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Young Hoss and Joe have decided that Ben deserves a day off so they plan a special day with him, but Ben soon discovers it’s more special than anyone anticipated.
\nRating K \u00a0Word Count 678<\/p>\n

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Surrender To Your Fate\u00a0 The tale of a bullheaded brother and his keepers\u00a0 – by Stetson1859 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: A WHN for Escape To Ponderosa
\nRated: K\u00a0\u00a0 3,270 words<\/p>\n

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Survival – by Barbara <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Adam learns the hard way to stay on the beaten path when he is the unfortunate victim of foolish child’s play.
\nRated: T\u00a0 6,650 words<\/p>\n

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Survival – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe and others are taken captive by a band of Indians, what does it take to survive?
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27,600 words<\/p>\n

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Survival Instinct (The) – by Terri <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Three of the Cartwrights are taken captive and left to die. How will they escape and track the gang that is using Joe to carry out their evil plans.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 WC 22,600<\/p>\n

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Susie #1 – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Joe has fallen for a pretty new saloon girl. Is she just a tart with a heart, or is there more to Susie than this?
\n12,375 words \u00a0 Rated:\u00a0 T<\/p>\n

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Susie #2 – The Godfather – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The sequel to ‘Susie’. Susie is married and asks Joe to be her baby’s godfather. When Susie’s husband is attacked, Joe is blamed.
\n8,100 words \u00a0 Rated T<\/p>\n

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Suspicion – by Rona <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Adam’s cousin appears out of the blue for a family visit. He and Joe don’t take to one another at all. Is Joe right to be so suspicious?
\nRated: T\u00a0\u00a0 9,210 words<\/p>\n

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Swedish Grizzly (The) – by patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 An in-between story for Old Sheba. Hoss and Joe have signed a contract to perform with Angus Tweedy’s circus for 2 weeks. This story is about their first day and night with the circus.
\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count=2526<\/p>\n

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Sweet Annie – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 It’s all about friendship.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 10,050 words<\/p>\n

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Sweet Caroline \u2013 by AC1830\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Love is in the air for one of the Cartwrights. While this older story wasn’t written for Valentine’s Day, I felt it was a good choice to post today. Enjoy!
\nRating: G, Word Count: 3618<\/p>\n

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Sweet Innocence – by Krystyna <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Joseph Cartwright has to deliver a letter to an old friend of Bens which plunges him into romance, and murder.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 32,465 words<\/p>\n

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Sweet Revenge – by Inca \/ Tye<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 Joe’s Casonova lifestyle lands him in trouble with the girls of Virginia City.\u00a0 When they decide to exact their revenge, Joe finds himself in an embarrassing predicament.
\nRated: K+ WC 3300<\/p>\n

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Sweet Smell of Success (The) – by patina <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben has an important guest coming for supper. Can Ben babysit Little Joe and prepare for his guest?
\nRating: K\u00a0 Word Count=3398<\/p>\n

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Sweet Tooth – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Memories are sometimes the sweetest things of all.
\nRated: K+ Word count: 538<\/p>\n

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Sweeter Than Pie – by DJK <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A simple vignette about Little Joe, a girl, and a watchful big brother.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 Word count: 624<\/p>\n

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Sweeter than Wine – by SusanG <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do, when it comes to affairs of the heart.
\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 1,360 words<\/p>\n

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Swimming – by pjb <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: When a friend dies unexpectedly, fourteen-year-old Joe struggles with grief, loss, and the age-old question: \u201cWhy?\u201d
\nRated PG WC 18,000<\/p>\n

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