<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Most Recent:\u00a0 Art-Universe (The) #21 – With a Flourish <\/strong>\u2013 posted 12\/24\/2024 see summary below<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Lifetime of Unhappiness – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Gravely hurt and completely helpless, Adam finds himself at the mercy of a person from his past who seeks nothing but revenge. And for once, there’s no chance he’ll talk his way out of it. In the end it might come down to who’s more determined; and Adam surely won’t give up. No, he won’t, will he? A Portion of God – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Wisdom has different faces. So has solace. Especially on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the lake. 1,300 words, Art-Universe (The) # 1 – The Art of Horse Selling – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam Cartwright has a lot of things to deal with: burglars, unwanted newspaper articles about his family, and someone who doesn’t want to saddle a horse. Will he at least be able to survive the whole mess? A WHN for Enter Mark Twain, in a way. Art-Universe (The) # 2 – The Missing Week or The Art of Convalescing – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: The way to recovery can be stony. But sometimes obstacles come from the most unexpected origins. And just how many times will Doctor Martin have to come to the Ponderosa to patch up Adam once again? Art-Universe (The) # 3 – The Art of Setting Priorities – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Both Adam Cartwright and Juliet Heatherstone encounter someone from their past, with grievous impact on their lives. Where will they set their Priorities? Life or honour? Safety of a once-in-a-lifetime offer or perchance to dream of even more? Art-Universe (The) # 4 – A Warm Welcome – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: An American in England, lukewarm beer, and haunting experiences. Is it possible to adjust with people who insist you’re from “the colonies?” Halloween story, a PS for “The Art of Setting Priorities,”. Art-Universe (The) # 5 – Somewhere Beyond the Sea or The Art of the Impossible – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Prequel set in Adam’s college years in Boston. A formal ball, a friendly social, a red dress, a flamingo, and the sea, the sea! The beginning of Adam’s complicated love life, and, somewhere beyond the sea, someone’s first tentative steps into becoming The Queen. Can be read by itself, yet it is a part of the \u201cArt\u201d series, and best read after \u201cThe Art of Setting Priorities\u201d Art-Universe (The) # 6 – Home Sweet Home or The Art of Settling Down – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Clementine Hawkins\u2019 story \u2013 how an English artist came to settle down in Virginia City. And what is it with her and Ben Cartwright? Set in the Art-universe, but definitely a stand-alone. Art-Universe (The) # 7 – The Art of Serenading – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam tries to serenade The One — if she’d only let him. Art-Universe (The) # 7a \u2013 Flowers – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Five women, five flowers, each of them holding a special meaning. Art-Universe (The) # 7b \u2013 What Matters – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Three times it didn\u2019t matter that he loved her, and the one time it did. Art-Universe (The) # 7c – The Art of Bronco Busting – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: It might look like everyday business, but it’s more, much more. Ben makes some quite interesting observations, and Juliet learns something, too. Art-Universe (The) # 8 – The Art of Belonging – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: After a long day out in the rain, Adam longs for more than a hot drink and a hearty meal, and he knows where he’ll find it. # 8 in the series. Art-Universe (The) # 9 – The Art of Giving – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Christmas on the Ponderosa is, more or less, always the same. Yet this year, there’s a certain moment of unpredictability: there’s a visitor staying over the holidays who could jeopardise it all…or make it extra special. And maybe she even knows a better present for Adam than yet another book…. Art-Universe (The) #10 – The Art of Mopping, Making Tea and Keeping Your Sanity – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Like so many before it, the day began uneventfully, quietly, normally. But nothing would ever be the same again. Art-Universe (the) #11 – Early One Morning – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Early one morning Adam muses about where his home is\u2014and why. Art-Universe (The) #11a – Night Duty or the Art of Living the Moment – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: “You go.” Dreaded words, Juliet knew that, but Adam simply had to admit that this night’s duty had lain heavily on her shoulders and to understand it was his turn to pacify their unhappy child.<\/p>\n Art-Universe (The) #12 – Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Art of Love and War – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to — although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them.. Art-Universe (the) #12a – Gettysburg – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A dying man’s last thoughts, a family’s grief…and a glimpse of hope? <\/em>Warning: character death Art-Universe (the) #13 – What Do You Tell Your Children? or The Art of Explaining – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: There’ll come a time your children ask questions, uncomfortable questions. And then you might find answers that’ll help you, too, to cope with what was and is. Art-Universe (The) #13a – Fortuna Smiles – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Written for the prompt: Adam wins the lottery. And that’s all there is to it. Art-Universe (The) #14 – The Birds and The Bees – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Some questions are easier to answer than others. And it doesn’t help that Adam is entirely on his own when his son asks this particular one. Art-Universe (The) #14a – Bushwhacked or The Art of Negotiating – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: On coming home after a long day out, Adam find things are not quite as they should be. There is someone lurking, someone with evil intentions. But as Adam realises that, it’s too late already to stop the inevitable. Art-Universe (The) #15 – The Eyebrow of Doom – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Bankrobbers, mysterious family secrets, burnt food, some new additions to the household, and even two shot wounds — what else could possibly make a six-year-old’s summer more interesting? Art-Universe (The) #15a – Snow – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar. Art-Universe (The) #16 – Fortuna\u2019s Children and Other Lucky Creatures – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: It’s a scandal, that much is certain, and Adam becomes aware of it only when it’s much too late to do anything about it. But that doesn’t mean he can’t get agitated. Even though, taking everything<\/em> in account…. Art-Universe (The) # 16a – Christmas Magic – by Cheaux (special guest author)<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 There’s disappointment when the Cartwrights can’t be home on Christmas Eve. Art-Universe (The) #17 – Broken Sugar Bowl – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A Christmas continuation of The Art Universe Art-Universe (The) #18 \u2013 Heirlooms \u2013 by faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 The most treasured family heirloom are our sweet family memories. Art-Universe (The) #19 – The Icicle of Doom<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 by faust<\/p>\n Summary: Those often ridiculed have vulnerable souls, too. Who better than a Cartwright to acknowledge that? Art-Universe #20 – To Build a House \u2013 by faust\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: It\u2019s suddenly Christmas, and Adam has to come up with an alternative plan. The solution is quite a surprise, but one enjoyed by the whole family. Art-Universe (The) #21 – With a Flourish \u2013 faust \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A Christmas continuation of The Art Universe At Dusk – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 What has happened that has changed Adam so much? A story about the ravages of life and the endurance of love with references to \u2018Triangle\u2019 and \u2018Forever.\u2019 Big Fish – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam is coming home, but not everyone seems eager to meet him. Joe rather goes fishing., Birthday Boy – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Celebrating Adam’s birthday was always a somewhat strained affair. But the new addition to the family didn’t know that, and so something new happens that has everyone holding their breaths. Blue – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him. Ben faces the unthinkable. And copes. Brother – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Growing up isn’t easy. Two vignettes, two times in Joe’s life when he is forced to mature\u2014and he’s all on his own. Or is he? Caught in the Act – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 “You gotta be smart, boy, fast…” Who outsmarts whom? Church Bells – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam muses about church bells. Or about his family? Dignity – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Roy Coffee has his reasons for doing what he does. Really, he has. End (The) – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: It’s the end. The end of everything–or is it?\u00a0 No KAOS in this story. Honestly! First Love – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam’s first love is different from what one would expect – or is it? Gambler (The) – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Most people thought Adam wasn\u2019t a gambler. They thought wrong. Gift of Giving (The) by faust<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Baby\u00a0Joe has need of a crocheted blanket, at least that’s what Hoss concludes, and he has an\u00a0exact idea who’s going to bring on\u00a0one\u2026enter Adam. Hero – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: \u00a0All Joe wanted was some blackberry pie; was that too much to ask for? His Father – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: He was special, even among the special men: his father. If only…. Homewards – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 After so many years, Adam is coming home. Hope – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Hope is the thing with feathers…it falls into your lap, but is blown away so easily. Lake Tales (The) – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: What if things had gone differently the night Adam had wooed Abigail Jones? What impact can a lost horse shoe, a squirrel and a spider have on a blossoming romance? And had Faust gone completely bonkers? Landlord (The) – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: There are lots of things that could possibly go wrong in a nativity play, but the reverend certainly hadn’t expected that<\/em>. Lucky Streak – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: \u00a0Adam and Joe are caught in a cave in. Adam is not amused. Merry & Bright \u2013 by faust<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: How can one get through the self-loathing and grief at a time like this? Night of the Star – by Faust<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa. Not a Political Man – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Yet another discussion with Adam prompts Joe into doing something rash and potentially life-threatening\u2014and into thinking more about politics than he ever wanted to. Remember, Remember \u2013 faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 No one signed up for the fourth, so this day was opened to all members in the Forums to try their hand at writing poetry for the season. Ride of Destiny – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam’s fate is sealed. Written for the Pinecone Challenge. The first sentence was given and had to be developed into a story. This is the slightly polished version. 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… 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. To Clear the Dust – by faust<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 <\/strong>Saturday night, Adam and Hoss got stranded in an abandoned cabin, and what Adam wants most is a bath. And hadn\u2019t Hoss just reckoned that? But there\u2019s more at stake than just washing off road dust. War and Peace – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Adam decides to join the Federal Army and has to deal with the consequences. A story of losses and miracles, told in ten vignettes. Wats-Wats – by Faust <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A young widower, a small child, and a wonderful gift.
\n7,500 words, \u00a0\u00a0Rating: T<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: K<\/p>\n
\n
\n31,100 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n16,750 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n58,200 words, rated T.<\/p>\n
\n
\n3,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n12,750 words, rated K.<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,800 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,250 words, rated K.<\/p>\n
\n
\n990 words, rated: K+<\/p>\n
\n
\n630 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n2,300 words\u00a0 Rated: K<\/p>\n
\n
\n4,400 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n3,200 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n4,250 words, rated K.<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,100 words, rated K+<\/p>\n
\n
\n
\n74,600 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,400 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n970 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n800 words, rated K+<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,650 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,200 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n10,700 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a02,180 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a02,300 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nWritten for the 2017 Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 1,600 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nWritten for the 2018 Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 2,280 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 3,115 words
\nNote:\u00a0 This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 Words 1,860
\nWritten for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
\nA continuation of The Art-Universe, links to all stories included within<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Words:\u00a0 2,785
\nPart of the Art-Universe
\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 3,410 words
\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n
\n
\n9,500 words, Rating: T<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: K.\u00a0\u00a0 1,100 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 870 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: K..\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,300 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: T.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,250 words<\/p>\n
\n
\n870 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n730 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n700 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n700 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n720 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,800 words, rated K+<\/p>\n
\n
\nWritten for Day 4 of the 2021 Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 2,540 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: T \u00a0mild violence and a mention of blood
\nWord Count: \u00a02659<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,600 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n540 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,650 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n4,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n2,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: \u00a0K+ \u00a0\u00a0Word Count: \u00a03,937<\/p>\n
\n
\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar
\nRating: G Word Count: 2,070<\/p>\n
\n
\nWritten for the 2017 Advent Calendar
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a02,800 words<\/p>\n
\n
\n2,600 words, rated K \u00a02,605 words<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 230 words
\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n
\n
\n650 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n3,000 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\n1,225 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n
\nRating: <\/strong>PG \/\u00a0Word count:\u00a0<\/strong>6,223<\/p>\n
\n
\n3,300 words, rated T<\/p>\n
\n
\n840 words, rated K<\/p>\n
\n