Author: PSW
Realization and Memory (by PSW)
Summary: An unexpected obstacle on Christmas night invokes a fond and bittersweet memory.
Word count: 1137
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Life in a Dimming World (by PSW)
Summary: A continuation of Patina’s Hope in a Dimming World story
Rating: 1,375 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
And to All a Good(ish) Night (by PSW)
Summary: *With thanks and apologies to either Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston Jr (apparently there’s some question…)
Rating: G 525 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2024 Advent Calendar
Tidings of Joy (by PSW)
Summary: From near and far, greetings abound throughout Virginia City.
Rating: G 1,560 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
We Are Merry (by PSW)
Summary: An explanation and WHL for the episode The Iron Butterfly
Rating: G
Words: 420
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
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
Any Gift of Walter’s (by PSW)
Summary: When it comes to Joe’s perfect gift to give….
Rating: G 1,270 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
From Ashes (by PSW)
Summary: Healing is hard, and takes its own path. A post-Hoss, post-Alice story.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 23,500
The Quiet of Christmas (by PSW)
Summary: The quiet of Christmas comes through loud and clear for one member of the family.
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
The Christmas Poem (by PSW)
Summary: Ben, Adam, and Hoss find out there’s a lot more behind getting just the right Christmas present for Pa.
Rating: G
Word Count: 810
Bright Hopes (by PSW)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar, based on the quilting prompt, Bright Hopes. Can anyone stand up to expectations?
Rating: G 2,620 words
The Dead of Night (by PSW)
Summary: Little Joe has an unsettling night. Written for the October 15 Pinecone challenge, and expanded a bit for the Halloween Challenge.
Rating: G Word Count: 633
Only Fifteen (by PSW)
Summary: A short WHN for ‘He Was Only Seven’ — a moment on the way back home.
Rating: G Word Count: 1863
Gusty Gumption (by PSW)
Summary: A little vignette following (at some point later) the events of ‘A Dime’s Worth of Glory’. Written for the Sept 1 Pinecone challenge and expanded for inclusion here. Prompt: Whisky for my men, beer for my horses (by Scott Emerich/Toby Keith). Contains phrases from both the song and the episode throughout.
Rating: G Word Count: 628
Without You (by PSW)
Summary: The brothers share a bittersweet day. Written for the July 15 Pinecone Challenge and (very slightly) expanded for inclusion here. Prompt/lyrics: God only knows what I’d be without you. (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
Rating: K WC: 576