Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
Lay Her Down (by EROS)
Summary: How does a Cartwright react when The Soiled Dove Society goes on the hunt for a man of steel?
This story is sexually explicit; readers who are easily offended should not continue to the story
Rated: MA (2,320 words)
A Good Life (by PSW)
Summary: An afternoon lull with new family.
Rating: K Word Count: 563
Scenes From Our Next Life Series, links to stories of this series included.
The Squirrel’s Stash #2 (by Questfan)
Summary: Some more Pinecone Challenges for my pet squirrel to chew over. Each chapter has a lyric prompt and had to be no more than 500 words.
Word Count: 6315 Rating: T
Younger (by PSW)
Summary: A quiet, light moment among family.
Rating: K Word Count: 519
Scenes From Our Next Life Series, links to stories of this series included.
Fear No Evil (By Questfan)
Summary: Written for the Missing Man Challenge – Add Adam into any Season 7-14 episode as if he never left. Based on The Kingdom of Fear episode. Ben, Hoss, Joe and Candy are captured and illegally found guilty of trespassing so they can be used as slave labour in a gold mine. There is no hope of escape and no hope of parole.
Word Count: 9621 Rating: T
Hello Darkness — or, the Sounds of Silence (by PSW)
Summary: WHI for ‘To Die In Darkness’ — Season 9.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 14,737
Water, Fire, You May Say They’re Incompatible (by Mumu74)
Summary: Life is full with adventures. A lot of good things and bad things may happen. Life is like a river, not Sea of Tranquility. People plan things and hope, they will get that and that but they always find that there is twisting and turning. Sometimes people seem even to have forgotten that the hazards of the life can at times cause accidents in spite of all the precautions that one can take. Life is full of chance and luck, for good or ill. Everything depends on what people decide to do with so-called coincidences. Because accidents may provide ideas and opportunities of benefit to people who are enough sharp-sighted to see them.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 13,084
Under the Influence (by Cheaux)
Summary: Words and actions impact and influence the people around us more than we realize. A WHN for “First Born.”
Rated: K+ Word Count: 2,176
Before the Hanging (by Sibylle)
Summary: Just how much tension can a man go through in a mere four hours? Find out in this look at “Death at Dawn.”
Rated: T Word Count: 3,231
All Lies and Jests (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A conversation between brothers returns Ben to a time in the past.
Rating: T Word Count: 4,135
Advice (by Belle)
Summary: Advice sought and given, but why bother.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 5,764
Aunt Agnes Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Cup of Bitterness (by Questfan)
Summary: After being cleared for shooting Zach Crenshaw in self-defense, Joe tried to square things with Zach’s father. While he thought he was helping Amos Crenshaw to dig a well, Amos had other plans for that hole. A WHI for “The Wormwood Cup.”
Word Count: 9,689 Rating: T
The Banns Having Been Read (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe is engaged for the first time.
Rating: T Word Count: 8,840
Sunrise (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: When Adam, Hoss and Little Joe sneak out in the early hours for Adam’s last childhood adventure, their father’s reaction is not what they expect. A prequel set in the months before Adam leaves for college.
Rating: K Word Count: 3,527
Respect (by Patina)
Summary: Respect–young men want it but have to earn it.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 1,518