Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Joe Cartwright MA-Rated / R-Rated

A New Light (by Wrangler)

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must stay in the darkness.  A sequel to “Stay in the Darkness.”

Rating:  MA (graphic violence and adult subject matter) Word Count:  56,931

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Vengence (By Lillian Montane)

Summary: Ben and Little Joe are targeted in retaliation of being key witnesses in a murder case that lead to a hanging.
Word count: 4,928
rated: M

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Posted in Family Poetry

Among The Ponderosa Pines (by Heather-Chrysalis)

Summary: A poem about the Ponderosa Pines and the Cartwright family and how similar they are.

Rated G      Wordcount: 135

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Posted in Drama Family Spooky / Supernatural

My Work is Not Yet Finished (by Pat D in PA)

Summary:  Long after death, love maintains a bond between those who shared it and can help ease a troubled young man’s soul.
Rating: K/G  4,175 words

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Posted in Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Stay in the Darkness (by Wrangler)

Summary: After Joe is found alive after months spent in captivity, his family’s joy is short-lived. Now Ben, Adam, and Hoss must decipher why Joe adamantly insists that for the rest of his life he must “Stay in the Darkness ”     Joe/ family/ Drama/ Hurt/Comfort.
Rating  T-13. Word count 40,990  

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Posted in Action/Adventure Chaps and Spurs Drama Family Hurt/Comfort

Catamount (by SydneyFate)

Summary: The Cartwrights’ new friend, Black Bear, encounters a wild cat, and they catch the tail end of the adventure.
This story was written for the Chaps & Spurs 2025 1st Quarter Challenge.”
Rating:  T  (2,350 words)

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Posted in Family Humor Joe Cartwright

Little Boy Joe (by JC)

There are definite advantages to being the youngest Cartwright. And who would know that better than Little Joe?
Rating: G Word Count: 657

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Posted in Action/Adventure Alternate Universe Drama Family

Bonanza – a Lost Episode (by SydneyFate)

Summary:  The Cartwright family is forever changed when Adam encounters a wandering stranger in Virginia City.
Rating:  T  (12,420 words)

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Posted in Adam Cartwright Alternate Universe Drama Family

As Ye Sow, or Minor Adjustments (by Pat D in PA)

Summary:  In this AU tale of the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa, evidence from a very painful part of Adam’s past turns up to forever change his present and that of his family.
Rating:  T Mature language and themes are present throughout this story.  (122,275 words)

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Posted in Family Writing Challenges

For Real? (by ElayneA)

Summary:  The Cartwright brothers take a Christmas trip?
Rating:  G  1,725 words

Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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Posted in Family Prequel Writing Challenges

Peace on Earth (by AC1830)

Summary: Christmas candles, a cranky baby, and a neglected Cartwright all add up to one special Christmas. 
Rating:  G    2,420 words

Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar

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Posted in Family

What If … (by Missjudy)

Summary: How might a change in an episode early in the canon of Bonanza, change the episodes that followed? This is a collection of stories to show how life in the Cartwright family and in Virginia City would reflect the difference, while you try to figure what happened.

Rating: PG     Word Count: 28534

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Posted in Action/Adventure Drama Family Hurt/Comfort Prequel

No Deal (by BettyHT)

Summary: This is a prequel with Adam home from college at about 23, Hoss at about age 17, and Joe at about age 11. Returning from a trip to Sacramento, Adam has two disturbing encounters, one with someone he thought could be a friend and another with outlaws. Then he has another one with his father. The rest of the story develops from those until the issues can be resolved.
Rating – T  Word Count – 32,154

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Posted in Family Prequel Spooky / Supernatural

All Hallows’ Harvest (by Heather-Chrysalis)

Summary: Something evil lurks in a cornfield on the Ponderosa and unleashes terror on the Cartwright family. What is it?
Rated T Wordcount: 8, 070

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Posted in Family Poetry

My Pa (by Puchi Ann)

Summary: A tribute from Adam, Hoss and Joe for Father’s Day (transcribed by Puchi Ann)

Rating: K

Word Count: 88

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