Author: DJK
My Green-eyed Boy (by DJK)
Summary: Adam told everyone it had to be a prank, but he could not say who, how, or why, and even Ben Cartwright eventually wondered if it was happening at other than human hands. This was written for the 2026 Michael Landon Birthday Literary Challenge. Rating: teen word count: 3796
My Age of Majority (by DJK)
Adam recounts the tale of his first engagement and Ben’s reaction. Written for the “When I Was Twenty” Challenge Rating: T Word count: 4479
Custard-Filled Doughnuts (by DJK)
Summary: Hop Sing’s custard-filled doughnuts were prized by all whenever he made them. Ben Cartwright’s sons did not feel the need to play fair when it came to obtaining such culinary delights, and the thief simply stole them.
Rating: T Word Count: 7,023
Thin Ice (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe does not heed Adam’s warning that Joe is skating on thin ice. rating: teen word count: 728
Vows and Loopholes (by DJK)
Summary: Adam is determined to know why Ben Cartwright always refused his sons’ requests for a family dog. This was written for the 2026 Lorne Green’s Birthday Challenge which required the author to write a Carwright story that included a dog in honor of Lorne’s love of dogs.
rating: teen word count : 2843
Bringing Harmony into the World (by DJK)
Summary: Alone at the ranch, Hop Sing and a young Little Joe assist a mare in delivering her foal. Written for the 2026 Hop Sing’s Chinese New Year Challenge. rating: teen word count: 2633
Merry Christmas, Clementine! (by DJK)
Summary: A blizzard leaves the Cartwrights with an unexpected guest for Christmas- the formidable Widow Hawkins.
rating: k+ (2,225 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Animals Talk at Midnight (by DJK)
Summary: Truth or myth, it would be wonderful if they did.
Rating: G (120 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
In Loving Memory (by DJK)
Summary: The longing of Christmas past memories.
Rating: G (100 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Timber! (by DJK)
Summary: Oh, what fun there is on the Ponderosa at Christmas
Rating: G (110 words)
Written for the 2025 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Mr. Adam and Them Boys (by DJK)
Summary: Adam loses a bet and must take Little Joe and four friends hunting in the high country. His fears of catastrophe come true in an unexpected way. This prequel was written for the Chaps and Spurs Quarter Four Challenge. The five mandated words were: percolate, earthquake, pipeline, surgeon, amendment. Rating: teen Word count: 7373
Making Hay (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe does not understand why Roy Coffee is keeping him in jail. This story was written for the Micheal Landon Birthday Challenge 2025. rating: rating: T/PG13 word count: 2306
Fireworks, Friends, and Innocent Prayers (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe and friends managed to arrange “the grandest sight the town has ever seen”, and it only required a little deceit and disobeying. This prequel was written for the 3rd Quarter 2025 Chaps & Spurs Challenge.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 5822
High Stakes in Ragtown (by DJK)
Summary: The Carwright brothers stopped in Ragtown for a bath, food, and a trip to the saloon. They picked the wrong saloon. Of course, Opal did not think so.
Rating: T/PG13 Word count: 12,217
The Surprise (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe should have known pranking his father was a bad idea.
word count: 1,220 rating: PG/teen
