Posted in Drama

Speaking of Love (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  This started with a pinecone and has been expanded to have all four of the family members involved in conversations with another about love.  Each learns and passes on that wisdom.

rating = T  word count = 2219

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Posted in Drama Prequel Writing Challenges

Wasps (by BettyHT)

Summary:  My entry for the Camp In the Pines 2018, the story grew from a pinecone about wasps attacking.  If you read it, you will find the ending familiar.  The rest of the story is a backstory for how that came to be.  This is mostly a Hoss story but all members of the family play roles in the story.

rating =T    word count = 6643

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Posted in Drama What Happened Instead

Not Too Old A Fool To Change (by Hart4Ben)

Summary:  A WHI for A Home For Jamie, screen play written by Jean Holloway. This piece primarily covers the gap between Jamie rescuing his grandfather and the final scene of the episode.

Rating: K+     Word Count: 3933   

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

The Undiscovered Country (by sandspur)

Summary:  The problems a man keeps secret are the biggest problems of all.

Rating:   PG  (1,955 words)

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Romance

An Unnecessary Deception (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  This story brings together Everett/Rett Stoddard from the Impasse story and Sophie/Sierra from the A Necessary Sham story into a drama of settling old problems and dealing with new intrigue as well as dealing with Adam’s dissatisfaction with his life on the Ponderosa.  It’s a lot to do in six chapters so the story is fast paced.

rating = T  word count = 14949

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Prequel What Happened Before

Bring Marie (by McFair_58)

Summary: A WHB or prequel to ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Have you ever wondered what happened when Little Joe climbed Eagle’s Nest as a five year old boy that could have been so traumatic it resulted, not just in a fear of falling, but in total amnesia that lasted for nearly 20 years? This is my take on what happened when Ben Cartwright was told to ‘Bring Marie’.

Rated PG-13

Word Count:  31,167

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama

A Necessary Sham (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  The fate of the Paiute in Nevada hangs on the testimony of Adam Cartwright and what he remembers and is willing to tell about the attack on Egan Station.

rating = T  word count = 17044

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Posted in Drama

Embalmed (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  The family wonders what is going on with Adam. They are alternately worried,  wondering, and upset with him. There are many possibilities but no one suspects the real reason for his behavior until it is nearly too late.  He’s going to need his family to survive this mess.

rating = T  word count = 11,749

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort

The Cabin in the Woods (by Sierra Girl)

Summary: Nothing stays the same, no matter how much we believe we want it to. For a lonely homesteader, life in her remote forest cabin was to be changed forever with the arrival of a riderless horse, a wounded Cartwright and a trigger-happy gunman.

Rated: T    (24,151 words)

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Posted in Drama What Happened Instead Writing Challenges

Searching for Life (by AC1830)

Summary:  When Ben and Inger left her brother Gunnar in Illinois (Inger, My Love), he was searching for his purpose in life, heading to the Canadian gold fields.  The Last Viking showed he maintained his wild side.  But how would his life have turned out if he had listened to his sister’s words? A WHI for The Last Viking.

Written for the Bonanza Brand 2018 Ancestry Challenge – Several relatives of the Cartwrights have turned up from time to time.  Are there more and what effect do they have on the Cartwrights?

Rating – K+, WC – 5547

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Posted in Drama Family Humor Writing Challenges

And Then Along Comes Rupert (by BluewindFarm)

Summary: Long-distant cousin Rupert brings greetings and glad tidings to the Ponderosa.

Rating: T (2,225 words)

A submission for the 2018 Ancestry Challenge: Several relatives of the Cartwrights have turned up from time to time. Are there more and what affect do they have on the Cartwrights?

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Being Kind (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  What is kindness?  Kindness can get you into a relationship that is toxic not only to you but to others. There can be serious consequences to being kind.

Rating = T    Word count = 3556

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Posted in Drama Writing Challenges

First Kiss Again — Book Four (by BettyHT)

SUMMARY:  This is the fourth story in the First Kiss series: a cattle drive, a horse sale, the desert, outlaws, a desert rat, and all sorts of trouble for the family in this one before it all gets sorted out.  This concluded the Bonano and NaNoWriMo story challenges.

Rating = T    Word count =  20517

First Kiss Series, links to stories of this series included.

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Posted in Alternate Universe Drama Writing Challenges

I Loved Rachel, but Benjamin I Hated (by Ahdavis)

Summary: Ben is anything but delighted when his mother and two sisters arrive at the Ponderosa for an unannounced visit. But as his mother and sisters stay on at the ranch, he must confront the past and try to make sense of a very bitter feud between them. But when he faces total ruin by a member of his only family, he just might find the healing he’s been searching for and finally make peace with the past and with his family at the same time.

Rating: T/PG-13 (Word Count: 18, 978)

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Posted in Drama Hurt/Comfort Missing Scene

Me First (by McFair_58)

Summary: A missing scene for the episode ‘A Matter of Circumstance’, which is one of my favorites. Left alone in the house with what may be a dying Joe, Hoss has a conversation with himself and makes a promise.

Rated G Word count: 2912

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