The Ponderosa sets the stage for a kangaroo court that puts Ben on trial and puts a young Joe through a whole lot of trouble.

The Truckee Strip: What Happens Next. For a brief moment in time, Amy's death brought Little Joe and Luther Bishop together. But when the moment ended and Luther realized he had nothing left to lose, burying the hatchet with Ben Cartwright took on a new level of meaning.

A surprise attack on the Ponderosa tests twelve-year-old Little Joe's mettle, and proves he truly is his father's son.

On a quiet night after a rough afternoon that could have taken their little brother from them, Hoss and Adam ponder Joe's instincts and ... athleticism.

A man of God who lacks true faith heads into the desert on a quest for miracles - and draws the Cartwright brothers into his misbegotten pilgrimage.

A night of brotherly bonding is complicated by a group of distrustful vaqueros and a jug of pulque; and the morning after - two days later - opens Adam's eyes to a whole new dimension in his relationship with Little Joe.

A lost little girl, a restless Little Joe and a hungry puma converge, sparking a story that explores what it means to have family looking out for you-or counting on you to look out for them.

After Little Joe's testimony helps put a noose around the neck of a murderer, his nightmares are nothing compared to the reality that comes to haunt him.

After Adam and Joe take an early spring ride up into the mountains, Joe comes home alone with fragmented memories and a haunting fear that Adam might never come home at all. A story told in two voices: Joe's and Adam's.

Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Joe follows his brother's song after the trail itself becomes obscured by the heavy snow.

The toughest decisions should always be three-pronged…as Joe learns after too long postponing one such decision—and discovering the power of "3."

A Chinese fairy-tale, an all-too-human Hop Sing and a carefree moment of make-believe usher the Cartwrights into a nightmare involving Chinese assassins and a beautiful, young woman two men will do anything to possess.

When tragedy strikes twice in as many months, the Cartwrights discover that the strength of love, the bonds of family and the sense of wholeness can truly transcend mere mortality.

Joe's biggest ever poker win results in Adam and Hoss playing for higher stakes than they could have imagined. Excerpt: "Better mind what you do, son," Roy added. "I'd like to hear you promise your pa and me, both, that you won't go off half-cocked."/Adam forced a cold smile. "I assure you that won't happen." He meant it, too. After all, nothing worth doing was worth doing halfway.

A parady of Train's "Calling All Angels" written when Firefly's cancellation was still fresh.

An original poem inspired by Firefly (re-discovered during a hard-drive archeological dig...)

(5 short stories posted as 5 chapters) Wounded, trapped in the desert and surrounded by a renegade band of Bannocks, Paiutes and Shoshones, Adam and Joe prepare for death, unaware of the unfolding chain of tiny miracles that is setting them up for an improbable, last-minute rescue.

Two unexpected visitors arrive at the Ponderosa within hours of each other: Adam's favorite professor from college and a blue-eyed Indian with a skewed understanding of Paiute ways and a twisted view of good vs. evil. Join the Cartwrights as they struggle to get through a night of savage terror that marks Little Joe as a target—and his scalp as a trophy.

Little Joe is forced to accept that sometimes a man's fate is out of his own hands.

You think you've had a bad day? Think again! Nothing could be as bad as this particular day for Little Joe.

Each of Ben's sons rides off in the wake of tragedy, leaving a stranger home alone-at least until suppertime. Written for the Guess Who's Coming to Dinner challenge at Bonanza Brand in honor of Lorne Greene's birth month.

While the Civil War pits brother against brother, a night on Hell's battlefield pulls Joe and Adam into a fight that only one can survive.

Seeking shelter in a line shack during an early spring ice storm, Joe encounters a family of moonshiners he doesn't stand the chance of fighting. He can do nothing but hold to the thin hope that his family will reach him in time.

After Joe is falsely accused of a young girl's murder, his struggle for survival brings their families together on a journey of hope.

A dying man's warning and a hunter anxious to target the ideal prey set Adam and Joe on a race for their lives. Key words: Suspense, drama, horror, SJS, SAS, JAM, minor SHS, and snippets of PJM, PAM and PHM. *Shameless marketing plug: This story has earned a stamp of approval from both Adam Gals and Joe Gals :D, and has been beta-ed by Sklamb, Southplains & LisaMarie!

The unexpected arrival of a mysterious group of women complicates—and threatens—Cartwright lives, turning the Ponderosa into a decisive battleground.

A day at the lake with his brothers is shattered by gunfire, leaving Joe in God's hands. Follow Joe's muddled thoughts through his family's struggle to keep him alive, and his own struggle to focus on where he belongs.

Sad news drives Ben to a quiet hilltop, where he finds a moment of grace in a silent snowfall. This story links with the events as told in "And This Gives Life to Thee," but can easily stand alone.

Adam returns home to stay, after a loss helps him to be 'found.'

After Joe is attacked by Apaches, Ben faces the ultimate sacrifice, Adam is drawn into a fight to the death, Hoss prepares for the worst, and Joe prays for the unthinkable. This is a tale of strength, courage …and the limits of human endurance.

When Joe is trapped and facing death, Adam's heroic refusal to let go sets him on a heart wrenching and soul searching journey it takes Hoss to sort out.

Three months after Joe is freed from imprisonment in a dark cavern, he still feels trapped at the edges of a black void. It is up to a stranger, and Joe's brother, Adam, to pull him out.

When Joe is missing, his family suffers from a darkness different but no less painful than his own.

Joe makes an instinctive, impulsive decision to help a widow and her family, bringing his own family along for the bumpy ride.

Men who hide in shadows can be the worst kind of monsters, as Joe discovers one night when he's home alone.

After a sandstorm catches Adam and Joe in the desert, both fall victim to a careless boy with a gun: A story of family, faith and redemption.

Four full grown Cartwrights—and one overworked Doc Martin—being bested by a bunch of angry, young Shoshoni boys could provide fodder for some uproarious saloon talk…if they can live long enough for their story to be told.

When Joe meets a man in chains for walking with the devil, he soon becomes devil's bait in a deadly endgame for the man's hollow soul.

In a high stakes game Ben never agreed to play, he must gamble his full house against his rival's hidden aces while Sheriff Coffee, Deputy Clem Foster and Hop Sing work against time to prevent the Cartwrights from falling like a house of cards.

Even a good friend can become one of the "bad guys" when he lets himself get bedeviled.

When Hoss's life is hanging in the balance, Joe gives no thought to the limits of his own strength.

A man from one of Ben Cartwright's previous lives has come to take revenge on his oldest son, Adam–but it's Joe who pays the price. This fully revised, new & improved version includes new scenes and improved originals.

Heroism comes in all shapes and sizes, as the good folks of Virginia City discover when Sam Dawson and his notorious gang of outlaws hold the whole town under siege—all because Joe tried to help a woman in need. Action, drama, SAS, SJS, JAM, and angst.

Sequel to "The Game." A prison break sends Alfred Whitfield, a man on the edge of madness, and Peter Nobridge, an enigma whose alliances are yet to be proven, back to the Ponderosa. When the siege begins there is more at stake than mere blood.

A old college rival of Adam's takes competition to an extreme, playing chess with Cartwright lives. A sequel also exists, titled "Endgame"

When two men carrying emotional scars from lost brotherly bonds seek redemption on opposite sides of the law, their meeting ground is the Ponderosa. With the Cartwrights in the crossfire, can tragedy be averted, or simply rewritten?

It's sundown, and the work is done for the Cartwright brothers, three.

A humble tribute to James Doohan/Scotty 2005

2 Filks/Song Parodies: 1. Archeology Prize was American Pie by Don McLean Episode focus: The Curse Season 4 ; 2. My Nightmares After Share was Hotel California by The Eagles .

3 slice-of-life ficlets. Trust: Not even a runaway truck could could shake Jim's trust in Blair. Franken Ficlet: Thump, clack ... It sounded like every horror movie ever made... Blair the Okay: Blair is not pleased with how he handled a problem in class

Blair's entanglement with the daughter of a Mafioso has tragic results. This story is told in 4 sections: Overboard, Into the Ocean, The Guardian, and 2AM. Warning: Language

Even Blair needs to shut down an overloaded brain every now and then.

Blair decides to spend some vacation time at a sci-fi con in London, telling his friends back in Major Crimes he's going to an anthropological conference. Little does he know how much *they* know about his real plans.

Blair returned to Cascade to find himself surrounded by curious and concerned detectives from Major Crimes. He started to answer their questions with a single sentence. "Well, it all started when I went to Hell."

A Re-Telling of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven," from Shepherd Book's perspective.

A re-write of the classic movie in 3 musical acts. A lightning strike while the Stargate is activated causes Daniel to take a little trip to Oz and a review of previous episodes.

Blair is trapped in a frigid twilight somewhere between life and death. Can Jim reach him before it's too late?

Blair's latest girlfriend, an actress, turns their relationship into a real Shakespearean tragedy.

SG1 has finally found a real, Polynesian Paradise. But when they discover its flaw, do they provide the poison or the cure? This is a full team fic in which all 4 members have key roles. Focus of hurt is Daniel; focus of angst is Jack.

Christmas ficlet. Blair’s academic credibility has been restored; he also attended the police academy. He has found the ‘best of both worlds; but when one of those worlds exposes him too much to the worst of society, he questions his choices.

NOW COMPLETE! tags: S2 “Prisoners;” S3, “Past and Present” & “Dead Man Switch;” S4, “The Curse.” Ke'ra remembers she's Linea, meets up with Aris Boch & plans revenge on Daniel Jackson. Add Osiris into the mix & the result is trouble

ca. Season 3. En route to exploring an ancient ruined city, the team encounters a unique form of artificial intelligence. References to SG eps Legacy, Dead Man's Switch, Thor's Hammer and Solitude; and the movies "2001: A Space Odyssey" & "Soylent Green."

A Sentinel without his Guide faces a disturbing silence. This is an angsty piece with a fair dose of comfort at the end.

Holiday Fic Christmas Jim returns home unexpectedly to find Blair in a pinch and on a roll. Content: minor language minor sexual innuendo

Pre-Slash . When it appears as though Jack has walked out of his life for good, Daniel reveals deep set feelings.

ca Season 3. Emphasis on Jack & Daniel, but all team members have key roles. On a planet where only the strong are expected to survive, Daniel fights like a champion, Carter is pumped for a shot in the ring, Teal'c goes on a suicide mission & Jack angsts.

A soldier's funeral, a cop's funeral, a pensive Guide, and a confident Sentinel. A "day in the life" ficlet

Who's playing pranks on the detectives in Cascade's Major Crimes Division? And who will be the first real victim when those pranks become crimes in truth? A short ficlet from Blair's POV. Originally "X Marks the Spot," Oct 2004 .

Vampires are on the prowl in Cascade, but one of them is not hunting for blood. Can Jim deny the calling of a real, ancient sentinel? A tale told in 13 parts that explores the sentinel/guide relationship from this life and into the next.

Is is possible to synthesize a sentinel? In the aftermath of TSbBS, Blair is conned into taking a roadtrip which leads to a test of that very question, while Simon discovers Blair is being erased.

The Goa'ulds failed to annihilate the people on P97-654, but they did not fail to leave their mark. Now Daniel Jackson and Janet Fraiser, on a misguided mission of mercy, must face the consequences. Note: This is DJ/JF friends, NOT ship.

When Cascade's Sentinel is outnumbered in LA and a lone Sandburg becomes Guide to too many, how do the Eppes brothers figure into the equation? Nominated for a 2009 Light My Fire Award in the Sentinel fandom!

Because sometimes you just have to get silly.

Because sometimes you just have to get silly.

Holding on seems impossible. But letting go is unthinkable.

Could it really be possible to go to Hell and back? And whose nightmare is it, anyway? Excerpt: Blair watched the image of himself surge forward, running toward the image of Jim. But ten seconds was all they had… Not even close to enough time….

After "Murder 101": Cleared by a lack of hard evidence and a high priced lawyer, Brad plans to "teach the teacher," showing Blair Sandburg how the right of birth sets everyone's place in society. But Blair and Jim have a birthright of their own...

A crime story with drama, angst & H/C has our shaman and sentinel shot in separate incidents, a hijacked truckload of guns hitting the streets & a college freshman caught in the middle. The spiritual link Jim and Blair share is an important factor.

While Jim seems to have gained a disturbing new sense, one of Blair's student's draws them both into an intricate web involving the FBI, the CIA and emerald smugglers who won't hesitate to kill anyone who gets in their way.

Set at some point in Season 1, a mishap in an abandoned warehouse leaves Jim vulnerable while an amnesiac Blair puts his trust in the wrong hands. Inspired by but diverges from the 2006 movie, "Unknown." *Ch 1 is Blair's POV. Upcoming is Jim's POV.

Yes, Ben was blessed, despite his loss; his room, his bed, were his alone, and yet his heart and hearth were full with loving sons, with sense of home. ...

A man from one of Ben Cartwright’s previous lives has come to take revenge on Ben’s oldest son, Adam – but it’s Joe who pays the price.