Bonanza

Young Cartwright Adventures

Boyhood tales of Adam, Hoss and Little Joe

What Will it Be Like?

Bridging the Gap

The Cartwrights anticipate the birth of Little Joe.

Adam returns to find that he and Joe must readjust to each other. --  Sequel to 'Care Package'

The Babysitter

Summer Vacation

Hoss is having a hard time adjusting to the attention being paid to his new baby brother

Joe feels like an afterthought in his brothers' lives, but Ben comes up with a solution to his problem.

Strawberries

Growing Pains

A day picking berries becomes an adventure for little Hoss and toddler Joe

Growing up isn't easy, physically or emotionally, as Joe Cartwright discovers.

Night Visitor

Dark of Night

Ben's youngest comes seeking and giving comfort

Sleepless Little Joe does some late night musing

Care Package

The Wanted Poster

College freshman Adam gets a special package from home

Joe lets his imagination run away with him - and takes all of Virginia City along for the ride.

Holiday Happenings on the Ponderosa

Christmas, Halloween and Birthday Stories

Campfire Legends

Pa's Christmas Gift

The boys swap ghost stories on All Hallows Eve

The boys want the 1st Xmas since the death of Marie to be special.

To Pa, With Love

Santa's Helpers

The Cartwright brothers keep a family tradition alive

Ben is spending his birthday alone, but far from forgotten

The Toymaker

Ghosts of Christmas Past

New -2008

Hoss needs a little help  - cowritten with the Tahoe Ladies.

Post-Hoss, Pre-"Forever", Joe is feeling lonely on Christmas Eve

Agony and Ecstasy

Hurt, Comfort and a little bit of Romance

Heat Wave

Final Farewell

The Cartwrights say goodbye to their beloved Hoss

Joe has a sexy encounter on a hot summer's day

Helping Hands

Frisco

The boys must take unusual measures to save their father when his life is threatened

Joe is ambushed and left to die on a lonely road -

The Palace

A Glimpse of Heaven

A trip to Sacramento brings illness, new friends, romance and life lessons to Joe Cartwright

An alternate ending to "The Stillness Within"

Needed Strength

A Time For Letting Go

Joe must enter a burning building to save Hoss

Ben and Joe complete a difficult task

The Lighter Side

Poems, vignettes and just plain silly stuff

The Deadliest Game Missing Scene: Joe in Tights

Vultures

When the story vultures start circling...

The title says it all.

Meat in the Middle

A Father's Prayer: Poem

There are two kinds of people at the Ponderosa dinner table: the quick and the hungry

The Cartwright Curse

One of Those Days

Ever notice how few women survived a Cartwright proposal?  What if the boys met one they wished it would kill...

Circumstances  give Joe the week from hell.

Picnic Day

Chance Met

Vignette - A summer afternoon with the Cartwrights

Drabble x10 - A Bonanze/Magnificent 7 xover

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