On his way home from a Christmas shopping trip in Placerville, Joe is thrown from a spooked horse and left stranded at the bottom of a deep ravine in the midst of a severe snowstorm.   Part of the series begun in “Bloodlines,” and includes the addition of a non-cannon character.  This story takes place the winter after "Virginia City Detour."

All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are property of their respective owners.  The original characters and plot are property of the author.   The author is not in any way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise, and makes no money from this work.     No copyright infringement is intended.

While picking up his father's Chistmas present in Carson City, Adam decides to pay a vist to Aaron Kaufman and his daughter Rebecca. It just happens to be the first night of Hanukkah and Adam is invited to join in the Festival of Lights.

Disclaimer:All publicly recognizable, characters, settings, etc., are the property of their respective owners. Original characters and plots are the property of the author. No copyright infringement is intended.

For "A Winter's Tale" Challenge.  A resentful Adam, under Ben's edict, takes Hoss and Joe sledding on a winter afternoon to "The Hill."

Written for November's fan fiction prop challenge.  Each year at Christmas a beautiful lady graces the Cartwright's Ponderosa ranch house.  From her post high atop their tree the little angel with cornflower yellow hair watches them.  A smile lights her face for she knows that, without her, Ben Cartwright's life would have been very different....

Christmas is a time for making memories.

Ben Cartwright finds himself lost in reflections of his past.

Little Joe is still considered a little boy by his family even though all he wants for Christmas is grown up presents. (This short story honor Michael Landon, our favorite childish Cartwright, on the 21st anniversayr of his passing.)

Small crazy things are happening at the Ponderosa. Is it just a coincidence or is it something more? Ponderosa Nightmares Challenge III (2014)

Written for the Ponderosa Nightmares II challenge. An old legend of a witch living in the woods proves to be true, and when she sets her eyes on Joe, Hoss must find a way to save him.

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author.  The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise.  No copyright infringement is intended.

Hoss visits Adam's family in New York and finds love in the New Year.  Falls immediately after the story, The First Christmas.

Three Christmas vignettes I hope you'll enjoy!

Adam and Sara host a New Year's Day party with their best friends.  There's plenty in the offing for the coming year.  It follows Glad Tidings in chronological order.

Grew from the Penning from Prompts challenge to have a woman propose marriage to a Cartwright.  This one is Adam and his wife Sara.

This story was written for the 2012 Ponderosa Nightmare Challenge.

A typical evening with Ben . . . or is it?

This is for Ponderosa Nightmares II.  My words are at the end of the story.  While camping out for the night, Ben shares a story with his eldest son.

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author.  The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise.  No copyright infringement is intended.

Written for the "A Winter's Tale" writing challenge.  After having been away at sea, Adam decides to return to the Ponderosa in time for Christmas.

Some wishes come true as hoped for, some wishes just can't be, and some wishes come true in ways not expected. It is the middle of winter and two weeks before Christmas. Joe and Adam find stowaways hiding in their wagon. This story includes two characters from the episode "The Hayburner". Written for A Winter's Tale 2019 writing challenge.

Written for Ponderosa Nightmares V. An old friend of Ben's shows up at the Ponderosa with harrowing tales of a witch's curse. Then Hoss and Joe go missing. Adam to the rescue!

What do yellow eyes, Ben, and Hoss running through the woods at night got to do with Halloween. Read to find out!

A Cartwright take on the Christmas classic, It's A Wonderful Life. When Adam's guitar gets broken by an unfortunate accident, he wishes he'd never born. Thus, he gets a chance to see life without him.