Most Recent Stories
Don’t Stop Dreaming (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: A WHI story for the season 9 episode, Star Crossed that includes a much happier ending for Candy and Laura.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,169
My Brother’s Brother (by Tavia42)
Hoss and Clay bump into each other again, with some brotherly conflict to work out, in a What Happened Later for The First Born. Written for the 2026 Brothers Day Challenge.
Rating: G | Word Count: 994
The Long Dusty Ride (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: A long, hot, dusty stagecoach ride home becomes a journey Joe Cartwright will never forget.
Rating: M Word count: 3200
To Kill a Cartwright (by Wrangler)
Summary: Alone on the set of the Bonanza reunion, Michael Landon and Lorne Greene encounter a sniper who wants to kill a Cartwright. Now they’ll have to summon their inner Pa and Little Joe to survive. Rating T, WC 6226
What Brothers Do (by CareBear)
Summary: Hoss and Adam step in when Joe riles up the saloon, but not in the way you’d think.
Rating: G Word Count: 1808
Being There (by Tavia42)
Summary: Just a conversation between Candy and Joe, because they’ve both been there. A brief WHN for The Stalker.
Rating: G | Word Count: 908
Candy’s Knife (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: Missing scene from The Running Man after Little Joe got shot.
Rating: PG Word count: 1900
Killer (by Wrangler)
Summary: At fourteen the kids in school harassed Little Joe calling him “killer.” Now, at seventeen, that name comes back to haunt him, putting his life in jeopardy. Rating T, WC 34,374
Divide and Conquer – Cartwright Style (by AC1830)
Summary: Once again Adam is unable to get his ideas across to his father. Adam wonders if there will ever be peace between them, until a brother steps in to help. Written for the Brand Brother’s Day Challenge – write a story involving Hoss and at least one of this brothers (Adam, Joe, Jamie, or Clay).
Rating: G
Word Count: 708
The Gentle Giant (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: After moving to a new town with her sister, Schoolteacher Clara Hartley meets a kind stranger who comes to her rescue and she finds herself falling for him. This was written for the Camp in the Pines challenge 2026.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 13,354
Older Brothers (by Tavia42)
Summary: Hoss Cartwright and Clay Stafford have at least one thing in common – they’re both older brothers to Little Joe. A Missing Scenes and What Happens Next for “The First Born,” mostly exploring events from Hoss’ and Clay’s points of view. Connected to my ongoing series, but you can also jump in here.
Rating: G | Word Count: 17,642
Because You Loved Me (by Wrangler)
Summary: “Did Saunders shoot Little Joe, Ben?” The sheriff asked. “No, Roy, I did,” Ben answered succinctly, watching his youngest son glaring over at him from across the room. Rating T, WC 31,541
Dr. Miles (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: What they should have shown us: Missing scene of Gideon the Good, for those who wished for another SJS scene.
Rating: PG Word count: 14400
I Sure Do Miss You Now (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A poem about Joe missing Hoss over the years after his brother’s death. Possible tissue warning.
Rating: K
Word Count: 192
A Visitor from San Francisco (by Tavia42)
Summary: After a few too many heartbreaks, Joe promises himself he’s done with serious romances. No one really believes him, and his resolve is tested when a pretty stranger’s carriage breaks down on the Ponderosa. Will a romance finally end well, or will it just mean yet another heartbreak?
Rating: G | Word Count: 60,221