Author: pjb
Taming the Spitfire (by pjb)
Summary: A WHI for The Spitfire. When Joe brings Willow back to the Ponderosa, only one person understands what’s really happening. Rating: PG Word count: 4,380 words
Marie, Once More (by pjb)
Synopsis: Be careful what you wish for. A What Happened Later for Marie, My Love.
Rating: PG-13 (mild sexual content)
Word count: 5,275
Studio Executives #9: Negotiating Clingers, Going Natural, and the Big-Ticket Item (by pjb)
Summary: A day in the life of the Studio Executives. (Believe me–you don’t want their jobs.)
Approximately 1,870 words. Rating: PG.
The Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories are included within.
Studio Executives #8 — A Sharp Idea (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights try to come up with an episode that will cheer up their fans.
WC: 2,450; Rating: PG
Studio Executives Series, links to all stories are included within.
Studio Executives #7 – Fake History (by pjb)
Summary: The Cartwrights recognize that they have a great deal to be thankful for. So why won’t they do a Thanksgiving episode?
WC: 2,440 Rating: PG
Studio Executives Series, links to all stories are included within.
Little Joe Cartwright, So Far (by pjb)
Summary: A vintage piece from the days when Joegals ran rampant around the Bonanza community.
Definitely MA. About 6,700 words, or maybe a little more.
Studio Executives #6 – On the Other Hand (by pjb)
Summary: The studio executives find themselves caught between the series regulars, who want some fresh new story lines, and the fans, who want . . . well, you’ll see.
Rating: PG
Word count: 2,650
Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories included within.
Scars (by pjb)
SUMMARY: Early in The Julia Bulette Story is a scene where Joe walks into the house to find Ben waiting to talk with him about Julia. This story, which borrows a bit of dialogue from the episode, explores what Joe might have been thinking.
Word count: 1,150 / Rating: PG
Studio Executives #5 – Men of the Ponderosa: A Valentine’s Day Treat (by pjb)
Summary: The studio executives pitch a brilliant marketing idea.
Rating: R (mild sexual and suggestive content)
Word count: 2,320
Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories included within.
Studio Executives #4 – A Ponderosa Christmas . . . Or Maybe Not (by pjb)
Summary: Have you ever wondered why we didn’t see more Cartwright Christmas episodes? Turns out, it wasn’t an oversight. . . .
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,500
Studio Executives #3 – The Roberts Dilemma (by pjb)
Summary: The studio executives have two problems. First, one of their stars wants to leave a hugely successful show. Second, his fans won’t allow it.
Approximately 1,600 words. Rating: PG.
Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories included within.
A Quiet Legacy (by pjb)
Summary: Even when the time together is brief, memories can last a lifetime.
This story was originally published in the Bonanza 2009 Friendship Convention Anthology.
Word count: 3,500 Rating: K
High Finance (Or, How to Keep Your Mutton-Headed Sons From Getting Robbed) (by pjb)
SUMMARY: Oh, the lengths a father must go to in order to protect his sons. . . .
Rating: K Word count: 1,100
Studio Executives #2 – Little Joe Cartwright’s Very, Very, Very Bad Day (by pjb)
Summary: The ever-helpful Cartwrights come to the aid of studio executives who need to develop a special episode for Sweeps Week.
Rated PG-13 (or whatever the Brand equivalent is) Word count: 3,175
Studio Executives Series, links to all the stories included within.
Still His Father (by pjb)
Summary: “. . . because some things are never over.”
Word Count 1550 Rated K
