Category: Humor
Fools Rush In (by Donna)
Summary: Two brothers brace themselves for the inevitable…or is it?
Rated T (1,100 words)
The Founder’s Day Race (by Harper)
Summary: Adam makes a rash bet on the outcome of a race, but when he is unable to ride, Joe and Hoss aren’t about to stand by and let their brother’s rival win. However, their solution is not quite what anyone expected….
Rated: K+ (14,665 words)
Marriage Customs (by Terri)
Summary: Joe has to get married…….or does he??
Rated: K+ WC 1300
A Father’s Duty (by Terri)
Summary: There are some tasks a father is called upon to perform that are not as welcome as others.
Rated: K+ WC 1200
Good Advice from a Shotgun Father (by DBird)
Summary: Sometimes, the best advice comes from the business end of a gun
Rated: K+ WC 4000
Gone Fishing (by Terri)
Summary: It should have been a pleasant day fishing for the three brothers, but when Joe loses his pants, wears Hoss’ drawers and exposes himself unwittingly, they would have been better off staying home.
Rated: K+ WC 4300
Not Really (by Harper)
Summary: “…Joseph, if you don’t have the dad-blamedest luck of anyone I ever saw—”
Rated: K+ (1,625 words)
The Gallant Cowboy (By Harper)
Summary: The author of a dreadful dime novel visits Virginia City in pursuit of the book’s harshest critic–Adam Cartwright.
Rated K + ( 2,888 words)
This story was first published in Bonanza® Gold Volume VII Issue 4, Oct/Nov/Dec 2009.© 2009 Bonanza Gold-TM/Bonanza Convention, Inc. and Bonanza Ventures.
A Spoonful of Medicine (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=4253
Marie Cartwright is sick with a chest cold. Three year old Little Joe discovers her cough syrup.
Play Before Bedtime (by Terri)
Summary: After a confrontation with Adam, Joe rides away from the house and into trouble.
Rated: K+ WC 2000
Bank Robbers, Belles, and Puppy Dog Eyes (by pjb)
Summary: Start with one fifteen-year-old boy with a brand-new sidearm. Add the prettiest twin girls in school, a pair of matching ponies named Floyd and Feather, two inept bank robbers, a worried lawman, several frantic family members, and a best friend who’s game for almost anything. And then, let the chase begin. . . .
Rated: T WC 23,000
The Snipe Hunt (by Susan G)
Summary: Joe pulls Hoss into another prank that could cost more than he bargained for.
Word Count: 27,300 Rated: T
No More Security (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1461
Summary: A WHN for The Hayburner. Hoss tells what Adam did to him after the race.
The Swedish Grizzly (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=2526
Summary: An in-between story for Old Sheba.
Brother Daniel (by pjb)
Summary: Well-meaning monks try to protect amnesiac Joe after he witnesses a bank robbery.
Rated: K+ WC 18,500