Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Hoss Cartwright Missing Scene Short Stories

The Letter (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Hoss has a very important message to impart.  A missing scene from The Stillness Within. 

Rating:  K (775 words)

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Posted in Brothers Drama Humor Mystery Writing Challenges

May the Thunder Roll… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Three Vingettes where you get to figure out TWO of the brothers.

He lay there; wishing for all that he was worth that it was just the sound of thunder that was pounding in his head.   His body wanted to give into its exhaustion but the sounds wouldn’t let him.  And so there he laid; praying for a rescue, hoping above hope that it all would stop. And what of his brothers?
Rating:  K+ (4,840 words)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Missing Scene What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

Another Side of The Triangle #1 (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Missing scenes from The Triangle, and what happened next. 

Rating:  K+ (5,170 words)

Another Side of The Triangle series, links to all the stories within the series included.

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Posted in Action/Adventure Alternate Universe Drama Family Prequel

Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 2 (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: A continuation of Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa. The family looks forward to life returning to normal, but find they have a rocky road to travel as nightmares from the past intrude.

Rating:  T (55,125 words)

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Chaps and Spurs Drama Hurt/Comfort Short Stories Writing Challenges

An Offering of Comfort (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Ben sat and waited as one of his sons lies in bed injured…  the details within the room… the depths… maybe a revelation or two. 

Rating:  K (1,000 words)

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Posted in Brothers Drama Prequel Short Stories Writing Challenges

Counting Stars (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Ben asks Hoss to ‘bring Joe inside’, which leads to a brotherly conversation about the one who’s missing.

Rating: K (940 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Brothers Drama Prequel

Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa – Part 1 (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: Circumstances bitter Adam’s homecoming, setting him and his family on a personal quest to restore the heart of the Ponderosa.

Rating: T   (46,330 words)

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Posted in Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Humor Writing Challenges

A Misconstrued Statement (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: Hoss attempts an explanation to Ben of who is coming down the street, and why.

Rating:  K+ (900 words)

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Posted in Drama Family Prequel Writing Challenges

One Special Night (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: The Cartwrights await a VERY special delivery, leaving one of them to wonder what their future will hold.

Rating:  K (1,705 words)

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Posted in Drama Family Prequel Writing Challenges

Silent Night (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: After an unusually hectic day, there is only one wish requested on Christmas Eve.

Rating:  K   (2,610 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Drama Hurt/Comfort Prequel Writing Challenges

Rattlesnake — aka After the Gunfight (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  A gunfight and the resulting collateral damage. 

Rating:  T  (1,845 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Chaps and Spurs Drama What Happened Instead What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

The Crucible – WHN (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: This is what happens when a writer responds to a Pinecone challenge, and then is reminded how easily she could have incorporated another existing challenge that few dared to attempt.  But hey, can one writer incorporate the requirements of all three challenges into one story to create a fourth edition?

Rating:  T (2,290 words)

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Posted in Ben Cartwright Drama Post Timeline Writing Challenges

The Telegram (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Ben Cartwright receives an incomplete telegram.  What is the message and who is it about? 

Rating:  K   (2,695 words)

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Posted in Drama Family What Happened Instead Writing Challenges

A Dream Fulfilled… (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  Dream Fulfilled… A story in six voices, that all viewers wished had happened.  Within each section there will be a common thread that also ties each character to the others.  At the end of each section the character and the word prompt are listed.

Rating K (6,705 words)

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Posted in Brothers Drama Missing Scene Short Stories What Happened Next/Later Writing Challenges

Setting the Course (by BluewindFarm)

Summary:  At the end of “A House Divided”, have you ever wondered why Adam wasn’t farther along to join the cause before Little Joe caught up with him?  Adam had emotionally left the night before Ben‘s encounter with Frederick Kyle and Joe in town.  Me… I don’t think it had anything to do with Adam’s response to Joe during the closing scene, “That lake really gets under your skin.”

Rating:  K+  (800 words)

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