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A Cartwright Christmas Carol – by PSW <\/a> Summary:\u00a0 The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come visit the Ponderosa All Lynchin\u2019 Aside \u2026 – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A WHN for A Hot Day for a Hanging; or, the aftermath of an attempted lynching.\u00a0 Because while the writers seemed to like ending episodes in mid-scene, I needed more closure here — a springfew extra scenes, and maybe even the Cartwrights riding off into the sunset. And to All a Good(ish) Night \u2013 PSW <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 With thanks and apologies to either Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston Jr (apparently there\u2019s some question\u2026) Any Gift of Walter\u2019s \u2013 by PSW<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 When it comes to Joe’s perfect gift to give…. Bright Hopes – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Can anyone stand up to expectations? Brother to Brother . . . to Brother . . . to Brother<\/a> – by PSW<\/p>\n Summary: Joe gets a chance to practice his own \u2018big brother\u2019 skills. Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament. Christmas Poem (The) \u2013 by PSW<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Ben, Adam, and Hoss find out there’s a lot more behind getting just the right Christmas present for Pa. Conversations – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A series of utterly random, hopefully humorous conversations written as responses to Pinecone Challenges this year. Dead of Night (The) – by PSW\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe has an unsettling night. Dimming World #1 – Hope in a Dimming World \u2013 Patina <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Roy Coffee, faced with losing a job he loves, must learn to prepare for the future with Joe Cartwright’s help. References to the episodes “The Stillness Within” and “No Less a Man.” Dimming World #2 – Life in a Dimming World – PSW<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A continuation of Patina’s Hope in a Dimming World story From Ashes – by PSW<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Healing is hard, and takes its own path. A post-Hoss, post-Alice story. Gusty Gumption – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A little vignette following\u00a0 at some point later\u00a0 the events of ‘A Dime’s Worth of Glory’.. Hello Darkness — or, The Sound of Silence – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Written for the Missing Man Challenge \u2014 Add Adam into any Season 7-14 episode as if he never left. \u00a0My story is a WHI for \u2018To Die In Darkness\u2019 \u2014 Season 9. Just the Thing – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Hoss finds an old abandoned well on the Ponderosa … the hard way. Meeting Family – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Jamie meets another adopted member of the Cartwright clan.\u00a0 Originally written for the March 2017 Pinecone challenge, and expanded for inclusion here.\u00a0 Prompt:\u00a0Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.\u00a0 Kris Kristofferson Neighbors and Friends – by PSW <\/a> Summary: A missing child brings together the Coffees and the Cartwrights, as well as a young Dr. Paul Martin. Obscuration – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 WHB for Winter Kill.\u00a0 Returning from Montana, Ben, Hoss, and Joe witness a rare natural phenomenon.\u00a0 Written to celebrate today’s total solar eclipse — those two and a half minutes may possibly be the very coolest thing I have ever seen. Only Fifteen – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: A short WHN for ‘He Was Only Seven’ — a moment on the way back home. Our Little Town – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe and Mitch show off their school project.\u00a0 Written for a Pinecone Challenge\u00a0 June 15 , and expanded for the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge. Quiet of Christmas (The) \u2013 by PSW<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 The quiet of Christmas comes through loud and clear for one member of the family. Rethinking San Francisco<\/a> \u2013 by PSW<\/p>\n Summary: A young runaway rethinks his choices at Christmas. 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 Scenes from our Next Life #2 – Younger – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A quiet, light moment among family. Scenes from our Next Life #3 – A Good Life – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An afternoon lull with new family. 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 Scenes from our Next Life #5 – Home – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Candy realizes that some things do change. 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. Tidings of Joy \u2013 PSW \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 From near and far, greetings abound throughout Virginia City. Trust and Tight Spaces – by PSW <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 WHIB\/WHN for The Silence at Stillwater; or, a wrongful arrest and its aftermath, as told by the reluctant arrestee. 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