Category: Humor
Amy (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Gone was the awkward school girl I’d once known. In her place was an enticing young woman…. Joe’s thoughts after his first encounter with Amy.
Rating: T (a mild T for light language and hormonal, teenage thoughts)
Word Count: 554
A Day in Town (by Arien)
Summary: Adam offers an explanation to his father about his day in town.
Rated: G Word Count: 1695
The Hayloft (by BettyHT)
Summary: In this prequel, Ben tries for a romantic interlude, but the weather and hay fever conspire against him.
Rating: PG Word Count: 1,619
Cookie Escapade (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel in which Little Joe should learn some lessons about telling the truth and doing what is right, but does he? Sadly, Little Joe has a habit of only learning the hard way.
Rating: PG Word Count: 1,535
A Bonbon Too Far (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: Beware gifts that fall into the wrong hands. When a little brother sees an opportunity to make an easy buck, trouble ensues in a fun Christmas prequel of misunderstandings, tipsy Irishmen and bonbons.
Rating: G 5,164 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Scavenger Hunt (by BettyHT)
Summary: Joe has a plan to bring some excitement into a dull winter but Joe’s plans have a way of bringing unintended consequences. Nothing new there but again the family has something to say about what happens.
Rating: PG Word Count: 2,506
Winter Tales Series, links to all stories included within.
House Hunt (by BettyHT)
Summary: Retaliation for a prank leads to revenge and a mystery which relieves some of the boredom of a long snowy winter.
Rating: PG Word Count: 3,079
Winter Tales Series, links to all stories included within.
Feud (by BettyHT)
Summary: No one pulls a prank on a Cartwright brother and gets away with it. When it’s another Cartwright brother or two, it means ‘war’ or a series of pranks meant to exact revenge until no one can make those scales of justice balance out.
Rating: PG Word Count: 3,383
Stage Coach Journal (by BettyHT)
Summary: A young lady traveling west to pursue her dream meets a colorful storytelling character and the Cartwright brothers which helps her find her future and is serendipity for a certain Cartwright too.
Rating = G Word count = 3,095
Pranked! (by AC1830)
Summary: A night full of fun and pranks, but who has the last laugh?
Rating: K; Word Count: 600
For Love and Honor (by sandspur)
Summary: This is a blast from the past. This tale was on BonanzaWorld back in 2009, and appeared in The Best of BonanzaWorld book, but it hasn’t been posted anywhere else, ever. A follow-up to Death at Dawn, the story focuses on what happens to a man of action (the guy who does what needs to be done) once the action is over.
PG
Word Count: 9435
Never Frighten the Cat – Little Joe’s Wardrobe Challenge (McFair_58)
Summary: Ben comes home to a comic crisis creating by who else – his youngest son! Can he help him before the boy is buried alive?
Word count: 1746
Rated: G
Will I Get Any Taller? (by BettyHT)
Summary: Twelve-year-old Little Joe Cartwright looks at his big brothers and is impatient to be as tall as they are and wants so much to break horses, but then he asks that most important question and gets an answer he definitely didn’t expect. It’s another of those tall tales his brother can tell so well.
Rating: PG Word count: 1,236
The Laughing Stallion (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: What happened before Ivory arose as Adam faltered while entering the waiting area of the stage station? A small smile played on her lovely lips as she approached him. As if she could read his mind, she said, “I am what I look like. I am for real. I am really a woman.”
Rating: MA – This story ventures into an area that may make some readers uncomfortable. Though not explicit, the theme may not suit everyone.
(3,180 word)
Remembrance (by Belle)
Summary: An old friend teaches Hoss that the horizon is merely the limit of our sight.
Rating: G
Word count: 5906