Summary: Clementine Hawkins’ story – how an English artist came to settle down in Virginia City. And what is it with her and Ben Cartwright?  Number six in the "Art" universe, but definitely a stand alone. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count: 1800 words Virginia City, May 1850 Clementine Hawkins sat down on … Continue reading Home Sweet Home or The Art of Settling Down (by faust) →

Summary: Prequel set in Adam's college years in Boston. A formal ball, a friendly social, a red dress, a flamingo, and the sea, the sea! The beginning of Adam's complicated love life, and, somewhere beyond the sea, someone's first tentative steps into becoming The Queen. Can be read by itself, yet it is the fifth … Continue reading Somewhere Beyond the Sea or The Art of the Impossible (by faust) →

Summary: An American in England, lukewarm beer, and haunting experiences. Is it possible to adjust with people who insist you're from "the colonies?" This is the fourth story in the "Art" universe and a Halloween story. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  3000 Pluckley, Kent, autumn 1861.  Langford Poole nursed his first beer … Continue reading A Warm Welcome (by faust) →

Summary: Both Adam Cartwright and Juliet Heatherstone encounter someone from their past, with grievous impact on their lives. Where will they set their Priorities? Life or honour? Safety of a once-in-a-lifetime offer or perchance to dream of even more?  The third story in the "Art" universe. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:   58,250 … Continue reading The Art of Setting Priorities (by faust) →

Summary:  The way to recovery can be stony. But sometimes obstacles come from the most unexpected origins. And just how many times will Doctor Martin have to come to the Ponderosa to patch up Adam once again?  This is the second story in the "Art" alternative universe.   Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  16,700 … Continue reading The Missing Week or The Art of Convalescing (by faust) →

Summary: Adam Cartwright has a lot of things to deal with: burglars, unwanted newspaper articles about his family, and someone who doesn't want to saddle a horse. Will he at least be able to survive the whole mess? A WHN for Enter Mark Twain, in a way. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  … Continue reading The Art of Horse Selling (by faust) →

Summary: After so many years, Adam is coming home. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  550 Adam stared at the paper on the desk before him. The pen ready, his hand hovered over the white sheet. But the words didn’t come. What would one write after so many years? I’m sorry? He was … Continue reading Homewards (by faust) →

Summary: Adam's first love is different from what one would expect - or is it? Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  700 It was love at first sight. Thick brown leather bound a lavish amount of gilt edged sheets, the richly tooled cover promising an enthralling tale captured on countless pages. And it … Continue reading First Love (by faust) →

Summary: Roy Coffee has his reasons for doing what he does. Really, he has. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  700 Of course, there are easier methods to get from the Bucket of Blood saloon to the sheriff’s office than to wind one’s way crawling on the belly beneath the planks of Virginia … Continue reading Dignity (by faust) →

Summary: Adam muses about church bells. Or about his family? Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  700 Church bells. You would think church bells sound the same all over the world, but they don’t. Westminster Abbey’s bells sound deep. Full and rich, they wake you rather smoothly from your peaceful slumber. You feel … Continue reading Church Bells (by faust) →