Decorating for the holidays doesn't always go smoothly. A lighthearted story about Christmas preparations.

Little Joe detects the reason for a Cartwright Advent's custom.

Just how much tension can a man go through in a mere four hours? Find out in this look at "Death at Dawn."

A story about coldness and darkness and lights, stars, and Christmas, set in the first year of the Cartwright family on the Ponderosa (1840)

An unexpected guest brings a lot of surprises to the Cartwright brothers.  A story told by a twelve-year-old Joe.

Guilt and mistakes – nobody is free of them. It's not only the big guilt following bad deeds that can affect your life, but also mistakes and misinterpretations. There are many shades of guilt, as even the Cartwrights had to learn. The story is set in 1863 and shows Adam as a substitute teacher.

Adam tells his grandon about the first time the three Cartwright brothers were in mischief together (prequel 1848/frame story 1905).

Adam and his small grandson make some discoveries about what really matters in life.

Ben and Adam visit a small fair on their way West.

Ben's waiting for Adam coming back from his first day at school.

A vignette of a morning on the Ponderosa

Marie is now Ben's wife for around 15 months and the family lives in the new house when not yet six-year old Hoss makes a very dangerous decision. The story is mostly told from Adam's POV. A sequel to "A Long and Twisted Path".

A prequel about a young Little Joe, set in the fall of 1850 while Adam is away in Boston. A Christmas Story.

Abigail Jones and Joe Cartwright take a journey together on business neither of them ever expected to have.

Pa is away and …. A little comedy about fights, the mail, and an old friend. Typically?

A Story about the first time Marie lived with Ben and his two sons. It wasn't so easy in the beginning ... The end is revised (Aug,2).

If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family. A comedy set around 1853

It s a brief glimpse of a time Joe needs his older brother to prevent him from a big mistake.

A teen-aged Adam's prank causes not only him to think things over.

WHIB/WHB to "The Ride" Ben remembers his first argument with Adam.

A WHB "Inger My Love" Even Ben wasn't always the perfect father.

The visit of an old friend of Ben leads to a startling discovery.

A wanted poster prompts Ben and Adam to re-examine a moment from their journey West.

In early 1847, a winter's night on the Ponderosa leads to an unexpected gift. Prequel

Cousins, cousins and more cousins. Hop Sing's relatives make the Ponderosa a real China-Rosa. How could poor Ben handle all the difficulties they and his three sons cause? (A comedy, set around 1854)

The consequences of a fight at school. Prequel (1844)

A short story about Adam visiting the Ponderosa. Post timeline story

Adam wonders what his little brothers are doing downstairs in the big room ... A short comedy Prequel around 1849

Little Hoss and Little Joe are alone at home. A prequel

The story tells about a peaceful Sunday afternoon in town with the whole family. Or wasn't it so peaceful? Prequel: around 1846

Adam meets a sweet little girl, he better haven t... Remember the date of publishing :;

During the four and a half years when Adam's away at college, Hoss grows from a boy into a young man. In the process he learns a lot about big brothers, girls, love, and especially himself, but Joe and Adam are seldom far from his thoughts. A prequel. (Warning: mention CP in some chapters)