Bonanza Brand FanFiction Library

SUMMARY:  This is my entry for the Missing Man Challenge.  The episode is The Other Son and Adam has been added to the story line.  The rest of the story of moving the nitroglycerin across the mountains remains intact.

rating = T       word count = 7768

Summary: The outcome of Hoss’s untimely death was devastating – but none so much as for Ben Cartwright.

Rating: T  (10,140 words)

SUMMARY:  This started with a pinecone and has been expanded to have all four of the family members involved in conversations with another about love.  Each learns and passes on that wisdom.

rating = T  word count = 2219

Summary: It’s an Adam has left the Ponderosa for adventure and finds a romance story, but like any Adam story, there are always complications. Adam is in Boston pursuing a dream, but there are obstacles including corruption, pressure, and conflict. He does gain friends who will be his allies and…

Summary:  My entry for the Camp In the Pines 2018, the story grew from a pinecone about wasps attacking.  If you read it, you will find the ending familiar.  The rest of the story is a backstory for how that came to be.  This is mostly a Hoss story but all members of the family play roles in the story.

rating =T    word count = 6643

Summary:  A WHI for A Home For Jamie, screen play written by Jean Holloway. This piece primarily covers the gap between Jamie rescuing his grandfather and the final scene of the episode.

Rating: K+     Word Count: 3933   

SUMMARY:  A lighthearted story which follows An Unnecessary Deception, this is set almost seven years later and Adam has left the Sandwich Islands with his family and moved back to America.  First stop is the Ponderosa where Ben and his younger brothers are getting acquainted with the newest members of the family, and as usual, things don’t go smoothly.

Rating = K+      Word count = 2366

Summary:  The problems a man keeps secret are the biggest problems of all.

Rating:   PG  (1,955 words)

SUMMARY:  This story brings together Everett/Rett Stoddard from the Impasse story and Sophie/Sierra from the A Necessary Sham story into a drama of settling old problems and dealing with new intrigue as well as dealing with Adam’s dissatisfaction with his life on the Ponderosa.  It’s a lot to do in six chapters so the story is fast paced.

rating = T  word count = 14949

Summary: What love is all about – inspired by Joe – my favorite Cartwright.

My entry for The World Poetry Day 2018.

Rating: K Word count: 82

Summary: A WHB or prequel to ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Have you ever wondered what happened when Little Joe climbed Eagle’s Nest as a five year old boy that could have been so traumatic it resulted, not just in a fear of falling, but in total amnesia that lasted for nearly 20 years? This is my take on what happened when Ben Cartwright was told to ‘Bring Marie’.

Rated PG-13

Word Count:  31,167

Summary:  Colors on the Ponderosa can come from unexpected places.  My entry for World Poetry Day.

Rating – K, WC – 112

SUMMARY:  The fate of the Paiute in Nevada hangs on the testimony of Adam Cartwright and what he remembers and is willing to tell about the attack on Egan Station.

rating = T  word count = 17044

SUMMARY:  The family wonders what is going on with Adam. They are alternately worried,  wondering, and upset with him. There are many possibilities but no one suspects the real reason for his behavior until it is nearly too late.  He’s going to need his family to survive this mess.

rating = T  word count = 11,749

Summary: Love comes unexpectedly to Hoss Cartwright, leaving a bittersweet memory. A poem inspired by “The Newcomers” (Season One) written by Thomas Thompson.  (Written for the World Poetry Day 2018 Challenge)

Rating: G  (550 words)