Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
A Journey Changed (by AC1830)
Summary: A missing WHN scene at the end of A Journey Remembered.
Rating: G, Word Count: 745
Catamount (by SydneyFate)
Summary: The Cartwrights’ new friend, Black Bear, encounters a wild cat, and they catch the tail end of the adventure.
This story was written for the Chaps & Spurs 2025 1st Quarter Challenge.”
Rating: T (2,350 words)
Seven to One (by LillianMontane)
Summary: The only one not captured, Joe must figure out how to rescue his brothers from a gang of outlaws who invade their home.
Rating: T 9,647 words)
Just a Prank (by DJK)
It was just a boy’s prank, so why did it cause such a rift between brothers. This story was written for the Chaps and Spurs 2025 First Quater challenge.
Rating: K+ word count: 5279
How Sweet the Moonlight (by Pat D in PA)
Summary: The vastness of the heavens speak to the poetry in a young man’s soul, offering comfort during the lonely times. Created for the First Quarter 2025 Chaps and Spurs Challenge. My deep gratitude for Cheaux’s willingness to beta read; the story is better because of it. (1,462 words)
Collecting Pinecones (by DJK)
This is a collection of short vignettes meant to be enjoyed like chocolates from a box. Each vignette was inspired by a prompt in the form of a quote from literature. The quote and its source are used to title each vignette. Acknowledgement is given to the authors that provided inspiration and to JC for choosing the quotes for the 2024 Pinecone Challenges. Characters, topics, and genres are varied, and all questions are not answered.
Rating: T warnings: mentions of corporal punishment, adult topics word count: 11,416
For Real? (by ElayneA)
Summary: The Cartwright brothers take a Christmas trip?
Rating: G 1,725 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Life in a Dimming World (by PSW)
Summary: A continuation of Patina’s Hope in a Dimming World story
Rating: 1,375 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
To Add or Not to Add (by ElayneA)
Summary: What to get someone who needs more than the Ponderosa?
Rating: 1,085 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Telegram (by BettyHT)
Summary: A long-awaited Christmas present arrives on the Ponderosa
Rating G
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Heartaches by the Dozen (by Sklamb)
Summary: Life hadn’t been going exactly as planned, nor as dreamed.
Rating: G 1,530 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
So, This is Christmas (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Plans aren’t going exactly as Ben expected, and with family and friends not as close as he wanted, life doesn’t look quite so happy.
Rating: G 2,490 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
An Electrifying Christmas (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Christmastime without a Christmas tree threatens Virginia City.
Rating: G 5,370 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Just a Dream, Maybe Not (by ElaineA)
Summary: A little bit of England visits the Ponderosa
Rating: G 1,660 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
A Candy Floss Christmas (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Clementine Hawkins saves the day by preventing an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction.
Rating: G 2,710 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
