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Posted in Brothers Drama Hurt/Comfort Prequel

It’s Elementary (by BettyHT)

Summary: a prequel story with Adam at 26, Hoss at 20, and Joe at 14 on a trip to capture some wild horses when wind, earth, and water elements create havoc with their plans.
Rating: PG  Word count: 10,815

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Humor Romance Short Stories

A Shady Encounter (by JC)

Adam entertains an old flame. Could it be love the second time around?
Rating: Teen Words: 750

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Posted in Drama Joe Cartwright Short Stories

The Fifth Sunup (by Annie K Cowgirl)

Summary: To fall meant capture. Capture meant death. And I wasn’t ready to die; not yet, not when my life had barely begun. Joe’s thoughts as he flees from the Lassiters in Five Sundowns to Sunup.

Rating: K

Word Count: 563

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Prequel

Detour Through a Snake Pit (by MissJudy)

Summary: !5-year-old Adam is awaiting a letter from San Francisco, but his plan to  check for its arrival at Cass’ store are detoured by his father’s directive to head the opposite direction for the day instead. Something about this feels off to Adam, and he lets his frustration at being kept from his simple request billow into anger. After hearing something that seems to confirm his feeling that all is not right with this situation; he lets his emotions ride unchecked, causing a chain of  painful events he has to sort through. He settles on writing it all out just as it happened, including each step and misstep he made and the feeling that drove it. Meanwhile his father will have to examine his part it what happened as well, and we see this conclusion through Adam’s eyes as well.

Rating: K          Word Count:  16841

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The Ride
Posted in Adam Cartwright Writing Challenges

The Counterfeit Affair (by AC1830)

Summary: After several failed romances, Adam claims he needs a break from romancing women. But as the saying goes, never say never.  Written for the 2022 Camp in the Pines. 

Rating: K, Word count: 10,216

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Posted in Drama Family Prequel Writing Challenges

Ping’an Ye or Peaceful Night (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Little Joe isn’t the only Cartwright who can confound Dr. Martin.
Rating:  G  (1,300 words)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama Writing Challenges

Casey’s Candy Cane (by ElayneA)

Summary:  Not everyone has a family and Christmas can be a sad time. The Cartwrights throw a wonderful party where a special person gets a very special gift.
Rating: G Words 2065
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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Posted in Joe Cartwright What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

The Glass Bird (by McFair_58)

Summary: Christmas brings an unexpected guest to the Ponderosa and forces Joe Cartwright to confront his past, present and future in the form of a tiny glass bird. 
Rating G Words (4750)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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Gideon’s Trumpet (by Puchi Ann)

Summary:  The Cartwrights are saddened to learn of the death of an elderly friend shortly before Christmas, but the bequest he has left one of them stirs warm memories, one very private and another soon to become very public.  
Rating: G Words 5960
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent calendar

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Rethinking San Francisco (by PSW)

Summary: A young runaway rethinks his choices at Christmas.
Rating: G Words (1455)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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