Category: Humor
The Night Before Christmas (by Questfan)
Summary: The Cartwrights share their most fervent Christmas wishes.
Rating: G
Words: 2,610
Written for Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Shiny Surprise: The Hair-Raising Christmas Prank (by ElayneA)
Summary: Not even Christmastime is safe from pranksters.
Rating: G
Words: 855
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Magic of Christmas (by BettyHT)
Summary: When Hoss needs a romantic poem, he and Joe search Adam’s room where they find something wondrous that truly brings magic to Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 4,806
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Jingle Bull (by ElayneA)
Summary: Adventures in ‘riding herd’ leads one brother on a merry chase.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Pine Tree Loss and Gains (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is the third and last installment in this series. Ben does his best to make amends for what went wrong, but Joe has a plan too. Only time will tell which will be more effective.
T 7,071
Pox Spots (by muffinstuffin)
Summary: The Cartwright boys never miss an opportunity to compete, even when it comes to pox spots.
Rating: G-ish (when you consider boys will be boys) Word Count: 928
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
Men Are Still Boys (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a set of five stories that are not related except in showing that men are still boys in many ways whether it is what they do, say, aspire to be, or the mistakes they can make. A short summary precedes each story.
Rating: T Word count: 6,995
A Shady Encounter (by JC)
Adam entertains an old flame. Could it be love the second time around?
Rating: Teen Words: 750
Confessions By the Campfire (by BettyHT)
Summary: Sitting in near darkness around a campfire can help men reveal thoughts and feelings to each other that they otherwise would conceal. The Cartwrights are like that.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,817
On the Shores of the Lake (by BettyHT)
Summary: Five vignettes of family life tied in some way to the shore of Lake Tahoe. The first four are prequel stories.
PG 5,345
The Beauty of the Heart (by Mo1427 and AC1830)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers notice something is different about their Pa, but can put a finger on it, at least not until the Orphanage Fundraiser picnic.
Rating: G, Word Count: 4713
The Wooing of Abigail Jones as narrated by Hoss (by BettyHT)
Summary: A spoof. All is not as it seems in this version of the story.
PG 1,808
The Icicle of Doom (by faust)
Summary: Those often ridiculed have vulnerable souls, too. Who better than a Cartwright to acknowledge that?
Rating: G Words 1,860
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A continuation of The Art-Universe, links to all stories included within
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (A Bonanza Really Short Story) by JC
The Cartwright brothers – you know them, you love them, but let’s face it – after all these years things have gotten pretty predictable around the Ponderosa. It’s the same old story in a nutshell…
Rating: G WC: 563
