Eleven-year-old Little Joe Cartwright is on a mission. His friend, Sarah Winnemucca, needs his help and so, he sets out to find her in the woods. Of course, since this is Little Joe Cartwright, he's bound to find something else as well - BIG trouble!

A few months have passed since Missie was welcomed into the Cartwright family, the girl and the Cartwrights slowly adjusting to their new daughter and sister. Missie too has been learning what family really is but life is never an easy road, challenges and problems will arise, it's how they meet them that matters. This is the second instalment to The Missie Stories.

They're staring at him like they've never seen dungarees and steel helmets. He's staring right back. This is no John Wayne movie, and he ain't no cowboy. In which there is one very lost marine, a string of murders, and a prodigal son. Rating and blurb subject to change. Time-Travel. No pairings. All trigger warnings within except LANGUAGE, I forgot! Marines and their dirty mouths.

The Beauty of Darkness - a sequel to The Friendship, The Guilty, The Tall Stranger, The Crucible, and The Storm. - Jimmy Partridge. Margie Owens. Peter Kane. Laura White. Things were far from routine on the Ponderosa. His life – his family – was a shambles. That indefinable 'thing' that made them 'the' Cartwrights, was lost. Ben Cartwright despaired of ever getting it back.

Joe's always getting in trouble. Good thing Candy's always there to get him out of trouble. Joe/Candy slowburn.

Alternatively titled "Candy loses a fight, but finds a Family." He had to get that red shirt from somewhere.

This was written for the May, 2022 Prop Fiction challenge on Bonanza Boomers. This month's prop was the book of poetry Adam was reading when he was shot in The Spitfire.

Following the events of the Prime of Life, Ben thinks everything has returned to normal… until his oldest son comes to him with open wounds Ben thought had long been healed. The missing conversation between Adam and Ben from my story “Never Again.”

This was written for the 2022 Bonanza Boomers celebration of Pernell Roberts' birthday. Adam helps Joe with a problem at school.

Kolekcja miniaturek napisana z okazji Wyzwania Literackiego Fikaton 2022. (pre-series, humor, angst, modern AU... - szczegóły bezpośrednio przed każdym z tekstów)

(Episodic Fic: Missing scene, of sorts, from The Legacy) Searching for his father's presumed killer Adam is preoccupied with knots—those that were tied long ago and others that are newly formed.

Clay Stafford is a mysterious man with a troubled past. The moment he realized that he had put this innocent family into danger just by trying to be a part of it he cut his ties and left. Little did he know that the trouble that follows him would grab onto the Cartwright's with an unforgiving clutch and force him to return to face them. Rated* Teen for subject matter.

Prequel: Ben Cartwright is raising his three sons and two young daughters alone on the Ponderosa. But their lives are about to change when Ben announces he's going to marry again.

Ben’s guilt-ridden slump during the Prime of Life unearths painful memories for his oldest son. Despite this, the boys try their hardest to meet the contract deadline on their own. In the end, it’s up to Hoss to make sure his older brother gets back on the right track again. A WHIB/WHN for The Prime of Life.

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. A WHN/Later for The Crucible. One shots.

A child's innocent question leads to memories for Ben and Adam, and a special moment shared between three generations of Cartwrights.

Stories and scenes too short for stories of their own set in my Things That Matter Universe.

With the household finally settled down after Adam's return from college, a new storm cloud is gathering around Hoss, making him distracted and surly. Prodded by Ben, Adam agrees to spend time with his brother and allow him to talk about what's bothering him, if he wants to. He discovers the cause, but must also make a memory journey back to meeting a kind shopkeeper in Illinois.

Joe had returned from his harrowing experience through the desert. Upon first appearance all seems normal as Joe seems to be wanting to dive right back into life at the ranch. Things are not however as they seem. Out of seven people only three made it back. The law will soon discover that the dead did not die naturally. What secrets are Joe and the others holding on to?

A story of Pierre Cartwright and his family

During the intense first day of the Battle of the Wilderness, Adam finds himself staring down his youngest brother, someone he had hoped to heaven he’d never meet on the battlefield. A terrible day only gets worse when Adam realizes he and Joe aren’t wearing matching uniforms. Prequel to my story titled “Allegiance.” A Civil War AU.

This was written for the January Journeys Untold writing prompt on Bonanza Boomers. We are given 2 situations, the beginning & the end & we have to fill in all of the details. This month's situations were: Beginning: Something's missing from Hop Sing's kitchen. Ending: The punishment fits the deed.

1863 has arrived, and the Cartwrights face a hard winter. Their faith in God and each other is tested as both Ben and Josie face life-threatening situations and Adam must trust his instincts - and the local Paiute tribe - to save them. And in the end, they will all have to trust one another to endure a visit from some surprise visitors.

After attending Simon Croft's funeral, Adam and Josie both have big news to share with the family. And as Nevada prepares for statehood, Hoss and Patience's baby arrives, and Ben begins to suffer from empty-nest syndrome. AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've been dying to use "Old Sheba" in this series, but I had to take some liberties to make it work. Please forgive my changes.

After accidently causing the death of his dear friend, Gabe, Ben has fallen into a state of depression. His sons are at a loss, unsure of what to do with such a disconnected father. But Adam knows. Adam's been here before. And he knows it has once again fallen to him to get his brothers through it. (Missing/Analyzed scene from s5 ep13"The Prime of Life")