Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  8408   Ben let his weary body slide down into the hot, sudsy water. He was tired, worn completely out. The ride into town and back twice in one day had taken its toll on his entire being. It seemed as if every muscle in his body ached. “I’m getting … Continue reading Son, Don’t Take Your Guns to Town (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  12,858   It had been nearly a month since his accident, as Joe’s family called it, and the boy was happy to be allowed out of the house at last.  It had taken quite a bit of pleading and beseeching on his part to finally get his father to agree … Continue reading Settling the Score (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  14,000   Ben had just rounded the corner from the kitchen carrying in his hand a fresh cup of hot coffee when the front door burst open and Little Joe came running into the house.  Joe nearly collided with his father, causing the older man to spill his coffee as … Continue reading Sticks and Stones (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  11,900   The day was just beginning and Little Joe dreaded the thoughts of another day at school.  It had been a bad week, he had gotten into two fights already with Matthew Talburt, and luckily for him and his backside, Pa had let the first fight go with just … Continue reading Silent Heartache (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  12,976   Ben paced the floor in front of the massive fireplace, his fingertips shoved deeply into the depths of the pockets on his trousers as he waited for the family physician to come down stairs.  Every so often, Adam, who sat in the red leather chair facing the stairway, … Continue reading Sting of Death (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  7000   Shocked, Ben staggered backward from the blow as the fist creased his jaw.  Staring into the face of his youngest son, Ben witnessed the sudden change of expression as it darted from anger to confusion and then terror as realization of what he had just executed registered within … Continue reading Seven Times A Day (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  11,692   Seventeen-year old Joe Cartwright stood in a daze, his eyes staring and unblinking looking at the fallen horse in front of him.  His fear had grown to monumental proportions in a matter of just a few short minutes and he shivered, not from the cool crisp evening breeze … Continue reading Sorry Ain’t Enough (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: Rated:  PG Word Count:  9240   It had been a hard and trying month for the Cartwrights, especially for the youngest member of the family. Having found his closest friend, Curt Taylor, dead, had sent Little Joe’s universe plummeting downward until his entire world had nearly collapsed around them all. The death, self-inflicted, had … Continue reading Skeletons Unleashed (by Debbie B.) →

Summary: What happened before the ending scene Rating: K+ Word Count:  9,000

Summary: Joe witnesses a bank robbery, but he is treated more like a suspect than a witness. Can Adam and Hoss get to the bottom of what is going on before it costs Joe his life? Rated: T Word Count: 9,455