Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
First Born (by Justafan)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 8
Summary: Questions and a traveler interrupt the reading The Christmas Story.
Rating: G (1,040 words)
A Child was Born (by BettyHT)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 6
Summary: An unexpected visitor stirs up confusion when Adam keeps a promise.
Rating: T (2,400 words)
Night of the Star (by faust)
ry was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 5
Summary: Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa.
Rating: G 2,800 words
And It Came to Pass (by DJK)
The story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 1.
Summary: When it comes to his family, Adam decides some things are more important than cattle and horses.
Rating: G – 3,750 words
Time and Change (by PSW)
Summary: Adam reflects.
Rating: K Word count: 754
Scenes From Our Next Life series, links to stories of this series included.
Conversations (by PSW)
Summary: A series of utterly random, (hopefully) humorous conversations written as responses to Pinecone Challenges this year.
Rating: K Word Count: 4051
The Wrath of the Wailing Widow (by DJK)
Summary: The Wailing Widow is just a local legend, but Little Joe, Mitch, and Sally Lynn may convince a certain teacher that legends do come true.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 4009
The Great Baby Switch (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Bored boys, left to their own devices, can come up with wild ways of passing the time, and when the bored boys are Little Joe Cartwright and his friends, Virginia City is in for quite a fright.
Rating: K Words: 5,068
When Worlds Collide (By JC)
Summary: Unexpected guests arrive at the Ponderosa on Halloween night. Includes a re-imagining of events depicted in “The Strange One” (Season 7).
Rating: K+ (3702 words)
Joe Cartwright – Magician! (by Questfan)
SUMMARY: A Bonanza story celebrating that fun side of Michael in his role as Joe Cartwright. Make it scary, funny, or dramatic . . . or all three!
Rating: K Word Count: 660
Our Little Town (by PSW)
Summary: Little Joe and Mitch show off their school project.
Rating: K Word Count: 1490
Night Watch (by Cheaux)
Summary: Musings of Deputy Clem Foster on his city and the Cartwrights.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 1238
Men of Steel (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: Joe and Hoss answer an advertisement in the Territorial Enterprise that leads to the job of their dreams – or so they hope!
MA rated for sexual content
2780 words
A Dish Best Served (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: The course of true love rarely runs smoothly for any Cartwright, especially when a vindictive father and son are determined to punish the one they hold responsible for their personal tragedy.
Rated: T Word Count: 70,950
A Gift (by BettyHT)
Summary: How do the three Cartwright sons react to the plight of a young woman who needs a Man of Steel? The issue arises when Joe brings home the ad from The Soiled Dove Society.
This is a sexually explicit story. If that offends you in any way, do not continue to the story.
rating = MA word count = 2025