Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

It Isn’t Easy to Be the Youngest (by heike)

Summary:  It isn’t easy for Jamie, to find his place in his new family. And for Joe the role of an older brother is new, too.

Rating:  T  WC  2700

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Posted in Poetry

Ponderosa Pining (by freyakendra)

Poems written in tribute to and framed around our boys, addressing the things that make them so special to us.

Rated: K  (2,200 words) 

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

Not A Normal Day (by frasrgrl)

Summary:   Not a typical day on the Ponderosa. 

Word Count:  1,795   Rated: K

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Posted in Brothers Drama Humor Prequel Short Stories Writing Challenges

Hiding in Fear (by BluewindFarm)

SUMMARY:  An unenviable situation finds the brothers in hiding and praying they won’t be found. 

Rating:  K  (640 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Writing Challenges

Crime and Punishment (by Sibylle)

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

Rated: T  WC 4700

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Posted in Drama Humor Prequel Short Stories Writing Challenges

Out of Boredom Comes Fishing (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  It’s only been a few months since Adam left the Ponderosa; this story finds Hop Sing and Little Joe in the kitchen, talking. 

Rating K (990 words)

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Posted in Humor What Happened Next/Later

Hoedown Showdown (by Patina)

Rating: K

Word Count=1893

Summary: The best laid plan often doesn’t play out as we’d imagined. WHN for Any Friend of Walter’s.

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Posted in Humor

Hoss and the Saloon Girl (by ChristyG)

Summary:  He swears he hasn’t had a drink, but his vision has to been seen to be believed.  And you won’t believe it.

Rating:  K+ (2,100 words)

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Posted in Drama Romance

Promises (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)

Summary:  Adam made a promise he never really thought about during his college days. Now…he finds himself facing one fact…he has a promise to fulfill.

Rated: T (14,500 words)

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Posted in Crossover Drama What Happened Instead

Phoenix (by Tauna Petit-Strawn)

Summary:  This story follows “Prizes”. Suffering nightmares after his ordeal by the hands of Matsu, Adam accidentally injuries Little Joe. Fearing he’ll hurt someone else, Adam packs and goes away, leaving the family to wonder when, and if, he’ll return.

Rated T (25,140 words)

Troubled Waters Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.

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Posted in Drama Humor

Operation Barn Dance (by bahj)

Summary: Some women are worth a lot of trouble . . . but not all of them . . . (Just a short “cheesy” story :0)

Rated: Family Friendly / Word count: 2317

Written for a challenge 2013.
Words given:
Barn Dance
Fire
Horseshoe
Cheese
Operation

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Posted in Humor Prequel Writing Challenges

The Same Cloth (by faust)

Most unexpectedly, a trip to the barbershop with Little Joe brings Adam new appreciation of his little brother’s personality. An earthquake seems to play a major part in this…

3,000 words, rated K

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright Prequel

I’m Already There… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  For those who believe…  After an accident, Little Joe asks one very important question that only one person can answer.  Is it any surprise at the response he receives?

Rating:  K  (2,215 words)

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Writing Challenges

Morehouse (by frasrgrl)

Summary:   Joe has been shot. 

Word Count: 3,634  Rated: K+

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama

The Fire (by frasrgrl)

This story started off as just a little tidbit that I did for July’s Chaps and Spurs challenge. Now there is a mega challenge. It’s to see if you can keep a story going each month using the Chaps and Spur challenge words. Here’s my attempt at that.
Rated: T

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