Summary:  Adam Cartwright and Peggy Dayton developed a special relationship that seemed to go beyond friendship. This is a WHN about the strength of that bond after tragedy strikes at Christmas.

WC = 8882     Rating K+

Summary: This is a combined WHN/WHI for The Tall Stranger.

The first sentence is the Oct 1, 2016 Pinecone prompt, even though the story never made it to the challenge.

Rating: K+ (722 words)

 Summary:  This R-rated story is an expansion on a short scene described in my story ‘Glory,’ a WHN for ‘My Brother’s Keeper.’ Written in response to the ‘Dirty Words’ Literary Challenge in the R-forum for the 2016 Bonanza Brand 10th Anniversary.

WARNING: This story contains very strong sexual content and language which might be offensive to some readers.

Rating:  R  (2,965 words)

Glory Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: This story is a sequel or WHN for the wonderful episode ‘Different Pines Same Wind’.  As Joe Cartwright helps the old woman Carrie Pickett prepare for winter, the arrival of a beautiful young woman at the Ponderosa spells disaster. Her appearance serves as a catalyst for an unexpected series of events that culminate in a showdown in the Piney Woods in which not only Joe, but Hoss and Ben, must face and overcome Marks deep seated need for revenge .

Rated PG-13   Word Count: 50,528

Summary: Why did Adam disappear from the Ponderosa, never to return again? Maybe it happened like this….

Rating: T Word count: 19, 450

Summary: Little Joe is asked to fill in again as Sheriff of Rubicon, but surely nothing could go wrong this time.

Rating: K+ (2794 words)

Summary:  A What Happened Later for A Time to Step Down.

Rating:  K+  (2,350 words)

Summary:  WHN for The Stillness Within.  Was it really that easy to understand and accept?

Rating:  K  (905 words)

Summary:  Farmer Perkins and Sam Bryant are dead and Ben is safe, yet his sons are at odds. Little Joe and Adam’s argument tears them apart, and Hoss realizes that while his father survived, the bond between his other brothers died at dawn. Ben wants to solve things but must step back to let his sons find their way back to each other.

Rating  K  (20,920 words)

Summary: The aftermath from She Walks in Beauty 
Rating:  K+  (1,550 words)
Yesterday Series, links to stories included.

Summary: Little Joe is still wrestling with his fears. WHN for Season 6 Between Heaven and Earth.

Rating: K+ Word Count: 589

Summary: During the last quarter of 2015, members in the Brand Forums were challenged to write vignettes for all the Bonanza episodes. Members could submit as many Little Bits for as many episodes as they were inspired to write. Multiple members could submit Little Bits for the same episode. The hardest part of the challenge was to write the vignette in exactly 100 or 200 words.
Some Little Bits are dramatic while others are humorous. The submitting member is identified after each Little Bit. 132 Little Bits have been submitted to date and are listed in episode order.

Rating: K (16,000+ words)

Summary: Adam and Joe leave the Ponderosa, perhaps for good, in the wake of tragedy and misunderstanding. But the danger only Adam knew about is still with them. Note: the backstory is filled in gradually, through a series of nonsequential flashbacks.

Rating–T. Contains some violence, mild language, a grisly murder scene and a couple of animal death scenes.  (105,500 words)

The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.

Summary: Missing scenes for The Truckee Strip.

Rating:  K  (1,345 words)

Summary:  Repercussions, consequences, and guilt.  A Missing scene from She Walks in Beauty.

Rating:   (1,520 words)