Night of the Star (by faust)
ry was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 5
Summary: Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa.
Rating: G 2,800 words
And It Came to Pass (by DJK)
The story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 1.
Summary: When it comes to his family, Adam decides some things are more important than cattle and horses.
Rating: G – 3,750 words
The Christmas Child (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: It’s Christmas on the Ponderosa with an unexpected visitor.
Rating:K Word Count:2394
The Letter (by BettyHT)
Summary: During the Christmas season, six-year-old Little Joe learns the importance of a letter and the impact it can have. He learns too about consequences, and learns both lessons well. Years later, the importance of a letter is still strong.
rating = K word count = 2593
The Biggest Miracle of All (by McFair_58)
Summary: Just before Christmas Ben Cartwright makes a choice he will soon regret. He allows his twelve-year-old son, Joseph, to help the young woman who is filling in for Abigail Jones over the holidays find her way home. Little does Ben know that the blue sky of morning will soon become the deep gray of an approaching snow storm, and that his son and his teacher will need a miracle to survive.
Rated: PG-13 Word Count: 12,321
There Is A Season (by JC)
Summary: A man’s life and the things that matter most are revealed in a series of Christmas Eve vignettes. (Mind you, this is not a Bonanza story. It is a piece of original fiction featuring a character born many years ago in a Bonanza World journal—an actor named Jack Richards, not-so-loosely based on Pernell Roberts. If that intrigues you, or if you’re just in the mood for an easy read in keeping with the season, you may enjoy this. I hope so.)
Rating: T (11,074 words)
Jack Richards Series, links to all stories included within.
Belated Holiday Greetings in a Letter From Joe (by Robin)
Summary: A holiday letter to Mitch, from Joe.
Rating: T (2,600 words)
A Merry Heart (by AC1830)
Summary: While Joe is missing his brother at Christmas, a friend’s tragedy gives Joe a new perspective on the Christmas spirit.
Rating – K, WC – 1281
Blessings of Friendship (by AC1830)
Summary: After a last minute cattle drive that almost drove Hop Sing away, can the Cartwrights hope to have a calm Thanksgiving? Perhaps with a little help from some friends.
Rating – K WC – 1288
Brothers and Thanksgiving (by BettyHT)
Summary: While Hoss and Joe chase an elusive turkey, Adam remembers an earlier Thanksgiving when Ben was away and there was a storm raging outside and turmoil inside among the brothers until the two intersected.
Rating = K WC = 3631
A Howl in the Night (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHN/WHIB for the episode My Brother’s Keeper. Joe finds himself lost and alone in a forest, but is he really as alone as he thinks he is?
Rating: T – (1,300 words)
Time and Change (by PSW)
Summary: Adam reflects.
Rating: K Word count: 754
Scenes From Our Next Life series, links to stories of this series included.
Clarissa Returns (by pkmoonshine)
Summary: Cousin Clarissa Cartwright returns to the Ponderosa to visit her cousin, Benjamin, and “his lovely family,” on the occasion of Stacy’s graduation from school.
Rating: K+ (40,200 words)
Bloodlines Series, links to stories of this series included.
Tidings of Comfort and Joy (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: It’s Adam’s first Christmas away from his family while at school in Boston. A prequel.
Rating – K WC=1319
Conversations (by PSW)
Summary: A series of utterly random, (hopefully) humorous conversations written as responses to Pinecone Challenges this year.
Rating: K Word Count: 4051