Category: Prequel
Any time before the episode, A Rose for Lotta
School’s Out (by JoanS.)
Summary: Virginia City is temporarily left without a schoolteacher, and everyone at The Ponderosa feels the effects of it.
Rating: G 11,390 word
The Fairer Sex (by JoanS)
Summary: All four Cartwrights have women trouble.
Rating: G 9,150 words
The Siege (by JoanS)
Summary: The Cartwright family is trapped by Indians.
Rating: G 9,410 words
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (by JoanS)
Summary: Little Joe finds it hard to sleep.
Rating: G 5,830 words
The Green Eyed Monster (by DebbieB)
Summary: Little Joe’s been bitten by something his Pa calls the green-eyed monster. He isn’t quite sure what it is, but he knows he’s not feeling to well because of it.
Rated: G (10,800 words)
A Handful of Faith (by DebbieB)
Summary: In the midst of a drought, Ben witnesses a miracle, from a most unsuspecting source
Rated: G (2,360 word)
A Good Man (by Charlee Ann Baker)
Summary: The family readjusts after Adam returns home from college.
Rating: T Words: 11,000
To Teach an Old Dog (by KateP)
Summary: Young Joe helps a ranch hand.
Rating: G (1,180 words)
My Son, My Son (by Claire)
Summary: Late at night, Ben reflects on what is really important in life
Rated: K (3,345 words)
A Long Parting (by Candyfan)
Story Summary: When Ben goes to a Military fort to see an old friend, he meets a young boy named Candy who lives there now that his parents are dead.
Rating and Reader Alerts: PG for violence
Words: 10,000
Deeds of the Past (by Rona)
Summary: What exactly did Marie have to endure in the years before she met and married Ben Cartwright?
Rated: T (8,200 words)
The First Day of Spring (by Adamfan16)
Summary: This is an expanded Bonanza Bit I did this spring, to the title prompt. Adam deals with homesickness while away at college.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Mama’s Angel (by Adamfan16)
Summary: See the Cartwrights through the eyes of a Christmas angel Ben carved.
Raging: G
Words: 1,325
Why Didn’t She Love Me? (by DebbieB)
Summary: In real life, it’s a question many adopted children ask in regard to their birth mothers, mine did…and I told him the truth…she loved him very much, that’s why she made the ultimate sacrifice…to ensure that he would always be protected and well cared for. For Joe Cartwright’s friend, it was no different.
Rated G WC 10,000
Life’s Lessons (by Christy Gleason)
Summary: Two outlaws invade the Ponderosa while Ben and twelve-year-old Adam are in the midst of a disagreement. Will Adam decide to leave the Ponderosa for a life on the road?
Rating: G
Words: 10,900