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Most Recent:\u00a0 Last Trophy<\/strong>? (The) d 12\/24\/2025 see summaries below<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Handful of Ashes – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 After a hotel fire in Sacramento, the survivors must come to terms with what is left to them. A story for all those who have learned from personal experience that even small miracles are sometimes miracle enough. Aftermaths #1 – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 It’s November 1865, and a winter storm and a stagecoach accident are interfering with many people’s plans…. Not so much a WHN as a What Happened Later for “The Crucible.” Aftermaths #2 – Exit Lilah Rose – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Adam Cartwright may have left Nevada, but in the late summer of 1866 his influence remains powerful in Virginia City. Follows on from my story “Aftermaths,” although it stands on its own; also contains WHIBs for the seventh-season episodes “The Other Son” and “Mighty Is The Word,” and an incidental WHN for “The Search.” An Abigail Triptych – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 That pioneer of education in the Nevada Territory, Miss Abigail Jones, is featured in these three very short stories. An Awkward Age – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Two vignettes giving insight on Adam’s initially awkward relationship with his second step-Mother. Backlash – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Rich man, poor man, Indian chief\u2013what are they all doing in Sheriff Coffee\u2019s jail during a blizzard? Christmas Candle<\/a> \u2013 by SKLamb<\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 To some degree, this is a WHBefore for “Elizabeth, My Love,” and “The Burma Rarity.” Counterpoint:\u00a0 Alleluia – by sklamb\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Inspired by sklamb\u2019s \u201cNot Without My Son.\u201d \u00a0 Two stories linked are a collaboration between\u00a0JoaniePaiute and sklamb.<\/p>\n A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to \u201cThe Crucible,\u201d prompted by Cheaux\u2019s November 15 2013 Pinecone challenge. Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence. Glory Be\u2026 – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Written for the Bonanza Brand 2016 Advent Calendar Heartaches by the Dozen \u2013 sklamb \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 Life hadn’t been going exactly as planned, nor as dreamed. I Wonder as I Wander – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 On a cold Christmas Eve near Harvard Square, Adam comes to receive a sort of epiphany. Last Trophy? (The) #1 \u2013 sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A two-day what-happened-before, what-happened-in-between, and what-happened-later for the first season episode “The Last Trophy”. Last Trophy? (The) #2 \u2013 by sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 The second of a two-day what-happened-before, what-happened-in-between, and what-happened-later for the first season episode “The Last Trophy.” Longest Night – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Rose McNair gives Dan De Quille an interview after Virginia City’s great fire. A “What Happened Elsewhere” for The Night Virginia City Died, Not Without My Son – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A fresh look at certain events of Episode 94\u00a0 The Crucible\u00a0 which didn’t\u00a0 in some parts of the multiverse\u00a0 quite follow the televised script…. Ring Out Wild Bells – by sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but is that still true when Hoss Cartwright is the one singing? Second Sunday \u2013 by sklamb<\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Shortly before Christmas, Candy seeks someone out for a serious talk. 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. 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. Triple Point – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 A chance encounter leads to dramatic consequences for two drifters and the men they rescue\u2014Joe and Adam Cartwright. Twenty years later, “The Crucible” still casts a dark shadow…. Upon a Knight of Olde \u2013 by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Summary:\u00a0 While his wife and daughter are busy with their Christmas preparations, Adam entertains his ladies with tales of times past–perhaps a very long way past! We Meet Again – by sklamb <\/a><\/p>\n Synopsis: \u00a0Adam Cartwright is home again, but not everybody seems pleased about it…. With Elizabeth \u2013 by sklamb\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Summary: Death doesn\u2019t put an end to our relationships with the ones we love. Especially at Christmas!
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