These stories were written using the picture and prompt below for inspiration.
It’s Christmas Eve,
and Joe finds a mysterious traveler
collapsed on the Ponderosa.
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A Christmas to Remember by smp4ever
Little Joe starts out to bring home Christmas dinner but returns with an additional surprise.
Rated G Word Count 3986
Finding Hope: A Story of Love and Loss by jfclover
Will Joe make it home for Christmas? The odds are against him.
Rated: G Word count: 4450
Her Last Hope by littlejoefan
Joe meets a forlorn survivor of violence.
Rated PG Word Count – 1670
Home by Oxgirl
As Joe’s journey home is interrupted, his search for answers leads to danger. Rated: G Word count: 3,663
Lost and Found by Beppina
A snow-covered pine forest. An unexpected half-hidden object. What has Joe Cartwright stumbled upon?
Rated: G Word count: 1702
Small Yellow Gloves by Marcella Petillo
It’s Christmas Eve. Joe is battling a blizzard of wind and snow on his way home…when Cochise suddenly stops on the trail.
Rating: G Word Count: 3580
The Christmas Gift by Bakerj
All Joe wanted was to get through Christmas Eve without making things worse. Finding the girl in the snow changed everything.
Rated: G Word Count: 4,374
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