Bonanza Brand FanFiction Library

Summary: This story was written for the 2016 Advent Collection.

Rating: G (280 words)

Summary: A Christmas Greeting in Pictures

Summary:  This story was written for the 2016 Advent Calendar Collection.  

Rating:  G  1,390 words

Summary: Prequel stories set in the time shortly after the family has lost Marie and in the pre-Christmas season. The first one is about Adam, and the next two are about Little Joe who is sad and the couple of ways that Adam finds to bring him out of that sorrow including one his father isn’t entirely pleased to see but the other is amazing.

Rating: K+ (2,336 words)

SUMMARY: 14 year old Joe Cartwright was just trying to do something nice for a friend. Older brother Adam didn’t see it that way. An argument between brothers sets off a series of events that turns into an unstoppable torrent of trouble, which leaves one of Ben Cartwright’s sons with a terrible task to perform and another near death, trapped in the Belly of the Whale.

Rated: PG-13 for mild language and implied adult situations, which do not occur.    WC 76,500

Summary: When seven-year-old Little Joe gets the wrong end of an idea and twists it out of shape, it’s up to his family to straighten things out. An early prequel story before Adam has left for college.

Word Count: 3041 Rating: K

Summary:  Adam Cartwright and Peggy Dayton developed a special relationship that seemed to go beyond friendship. This is a WHN about the strength of that bond after tragedy strikes at Christmas.

WC = 8882     Rating K+

Summary:  Christmas wishes do come true for the brothers.

Rating:  K  (760 words)

Inspired by the December 1st Pinecone Challenge — “Who am I?  You sure you want to know?”

Summary: Written in honor of Dan Blocker’s birthday. The Hoffmeisters have come to the Ponderosa for their annual December visit bringing tales of Germany’s Wienachsten and its mystical creatures. As strange things begin to happen, young Hoss Cartwright becomes convinced that St. Nick’s man-servant, a feller he calls ‘K-necked Rupert’, has come to bring judgement on them all.

Rated: G (14,550 words)

Summary: April Christopher has contracted rabies from a bite from a rabid wolf. Now more than just a dear friend, Ben is committed to being by her side for her horrific final days. A WHI for the season 12 episode “A Time to Die”.

Rating: K+  Word Count: 5,055

Summary: My version of Charles Dickens’ famous story, as written for the 2016 BoNaNo Challenge. It doesn’t strictly follow the original story in style or detail, but rather borrows from the idea. Thank you to the fun group of writers who participated as it was the first time I have done anything like that.

Word Count: 7111

Rated: T

Summary:  The beginning of a path Adam didn’t realize lay before him.  The outcome is one that changes his life forever and opens the door to unknown and life changing challenges.
Rating:  T  (223,014 words)
Part of the Each Day Series, links to the stories included within

Summary: An alternative version of the episode, The Trap. Joe accidentally shoots and kills Burk Shannon, but all is not what it seems.

Word Count: 8079 Rating: T

Summary:  I hope, you’ll have so much pleasure reading it as I had, writing it… The handsome Adam Cartwright will be in the middle of an amazing adventure. R-Rated, because that story was written for the 2016 R-Forum Brand Anniversary writing challenge.

Rating:  MA  (2,250 words)

Summary:  Adam gets into a sticky mess at Halloween.  This is a fun story written for an October 2015 photo challenge.  The posted picture was the challenge – what were Hoss and Joe looking at?

Rating K   Word count = 1000