Category: Drama
We Are Merry (by PSW)
Summary: An explanation and WHL for the episode The Iron Butterfly
Rating: G
Words: 420
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Baa-Baa (by Belle)
Summary: Hoss helps Miss Jones make the annual Christmas pageant “extra special.”
Rating: G
Words: 2,850
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Ugly Duckling (by AH83)
Summary: The Ugly Duckling story, Cartwright style.
Rating: G, Word Count: 3254
Life Isn’t Always Sunshine and Rainbows (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Whether being stubborn as a mule or butting heads like big horn sheep, they do care about each other; and he’d waited long enough
Rating: T (Words: 1,120)
Cold Hearts, Warm Hearts (by BettyHT)
Summary: The third story in the Vine series answers the last question of who sent the vine, but there is also an examination of Marie’s background to explain the motivation for that act. The story may not make sense in every part unless you have read the first two stories in the series.
Rating: T Word count: 5,865
It’s Time (by LisaD)
Summary: Adam struggles with a difficult situation that only his journal can help with.
Rating: G, Word Count: 626
Cold Vine (by BettyHT)
Summary: Follows Cold Fingers Around My Throat and answers some of the questions left unanswered at the end of that scary story and moves the story along a bit further as the family fights evil.
Rating: T Word count: 3,277
A Woman Scorned (by Glenandme)
Summary: Little Joe is fifteen and in love. Miss Kitty is about as sweet and lovely as a girl can be. What her mother has to say about all this is, well, the rest of the story.
Rating: PG, Word Count: 8139
Cold Fingers Around My Throat (by BettyHT)
Summary: A story within a story with a prequel in the main story. Little Joe had a nasty prank played on him when he was ten, and fourteen years later, a similar situation is playing out again. He blamed Adam the first time, but he doesn’t know who to blame the second time.
Rating: T Word count: 3009
The Promise (by AH83)
Summary: Adam learns the importance of his promises.
Rating: K, Word Count: 1445
Unsung Hero (by HarpistforHim)
Summary: A day out in the snow with his siblings turns out to be more than Adam bargained for, putting his role as the oldest brother to the test. On top of battling the elements, Adam finds himself struggling with thoughts about Marie…
Word Count: 4793 Rating: G
Candy and the Outlaws (by AH83)
Summary: Candy discovers some miners are not who they are supposed to be.
Rating: K, Word Count: 1241
Helpful Hoss (by AH83)
Summary: Young Hoss helps a friend at school but soon discovers another child who has a greater need.
Rating: K, Word Count: 2006
A Boy’s Best Friend (by AH83)
Summary: There’s nothing better than a new friend during the dog days of summer.
Rating: K, Word Count: 1216
The Jug of Punch (by Glenandme)
Summary: The Cartwright harvest party doesn’t quite go as planned for Ben, or his guests.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2682
