Author: Puchi Ann
Damsels in Distress (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Thanks to the machinations of a conniving editor, Ben finds himself besieged by needy females in a town whose male population has been ravaged by accidents and disease. (Originally published in the first issue of Bonanza Gold)
Rating: K ( 7,429words)
The Christmas Gift (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Little Joe’s recent misbehavior has him singing the “I’m Gettin’ Nothing for Christmas” blues.
Rating: K (1155 words)
A Stranger Came to Stay (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: What if Hoss had not regained his memory during his overnight stop at the Ponderosa and had, instead, gone off with the Vandervorts? Could he ever find his way back to himself again and how would the other Cartwrights cope with a loss that might become permanent? Discover the answers in this WHI version of “A Stranger Passed This Way.”
Rating: K Word Count: 26,269
CAUTION: EASTER BUNNY CROSSING (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: A reprisal of the episode in verse
Rating: K (260 words)
To Set the Captives Free (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When Adam returns from California, where his father still remains, he finds one brother seriously injured and the other missing. While caring for the injured, he races to solve the mystery and find his missing brother before it’s too late.
Rating: K+ Word count: 20,154
A Tiny Preprandial Tale (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: An old short story, which I was inspired to post by the Dan Blocker Literary Birthday Challenge. It was originally written in response to a challenge to use the word “preprandial” in a story.
Rating: K Word Count: 770
On the Hunt for Brotherhood (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Adam had been reluctant to take sixteen-year-old Little Joe on a hunting trip, but when he is incapacitated by a freak accident, only his baby brother stands between him and certain death.
Rating: T Word Count: 16,760
Let’s Try That Again (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Have you ever had a day that started on the wrong side of deluge of water . . . and went downhill from there? Join Little Joe Cartwright as he struggles to reach the end of one particularly problematic Monday.
Rating: K+ (15,600 words)
A Quartet of Limericks (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Ben Cartwright reflects on his three sons in this quartet of limerick verses.
Rated: K (134 words)
A Boy’s Lament (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Young Hoss Cartwright reflects on the loss of his mother.
Rating: K WC 550
Heritage of Honor, Book 5–A Dream Divided (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Following the death of his wife Marie and his son Adam’s departure for college, Ben Cartwright and his two younger sons struggle to deal with both losses while meeting the challenges of a growing community and the crises in the lives of their friends.
Rated: T Word Count: 161850
Heritage of Honor Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Holiday Homicide (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The Cartwrights are enjoying a festive Christmas party at the Ponderosa, when what to their wondering eyes should appear but a corpse in a closet. Oh, my and oh, dear!
Rated: K+ WC 6600
Blueberry Burglary (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: When three pies go missing at the Ponderosa, everyone’s suspicions naturally turn to a particular Cartwright, but who actually ate all the pies?
Rated: K WC 2400
Cougar Kill (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Written in response to a Cartwriters challenge in which the first sentence was given. While looking for strays, fifteen-year-old Joe spots some tracks that he feels compelled to investigate, despite knowing the objections his family would raise.
Rated: K WC 1700
East, West: Home’s Best–The Easterner (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: At first, Adam isn’t sure how his Eastern friend will feel about life on the Ponderosa, but he–and the rest of the Cartwrights–soon realize that George is not the only one who has a lot to learn from his visit.
Rated: K+ WC 35,000