Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
I’ve got to ride, ride like the wind, to be free again (by mumu74)
Summary: Something special…. that was for a challenge. Not really on Bonanza, but with the Bonanza’s actors.
Rating : K (890 words)
Death’s Letter S (by Karen)
Summary: Joe plays a joke on Hoss.
Rated: K (1,330 words)
May the Thunder Roll… (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Three Vingettes where you get to figure out TWO of the brothers.
He lay there; wishing for all that he was worth that it was just the sound of thunder that was pounding in his head. His body wanted to give into its exhaustion but the sounds wouldn’t let him. And so there he laid; praying for a rescue, hoping above hope that it all would stop. And what of his brothers?
Rating: K+ (4,840 words)
Another Side of The Triangle #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Missing scenes from The Triangle, and what happened next.
Rating: K+ (5,170 words)
Another Side of The Triangle series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Ben Cartwright saved me “valentine’s challenge” (by mumu 74)
A Valentine’s Day Challenge
Rating T (1,220 words)
An Offering of Comfort (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben sat and waited as one of his sons lies in bed injured… the details within the room… the depths… maybe a revelation or two.
Rating: K (1,000 words)
Counting Stars (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Ben asks Hoss to ‘bring Joe inside’, which leads to a brotherly conversation about the one who’s missing.
Rating: K (940 words)
A Misconstrued Statement (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Hoss attempts an explanation to Ben of who is coming down the street, and why.
Rating: K+ (900 words)
Pa? You Listening? (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Written for the first Pinecone Challenge of 2014. An intimate look at 5-year-old Adam’s thoughts on berry jam, Miss Inger, and what Pa should do about them both.
Rated: K WC 800
One Candle (by Cheaux)
Summary: A tragic event in Virginia City sends shock waves across the globe and spurs Adam to return home to find the truth.
Rated: T WC 16,000
Counterpoint – Michael Rode the Butter Shore (by JoaniePaiute)
Summary: Inspired by sklamb’s “Not Without My Son,” this story is a collaboration between JoaniePaiute and sklamb.
A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to “The Crucible,” prompted by Cheaux’s November 15 2013 Pinecone challenge. Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence.
Michael Rode the Butter Shore by Joanie Paiute.
Alleluia by SKLamb.
Rated: T (2,894 words)
Counterpoint – Alleluia (by sklamb)
Summary: A double-vision exploration of the conclusion to “The Crucible,”Although these stories can stand alone, they were written in close coordination and benefit from being read in sequence.
Rated: T (1000 words)
Michael Rode the Butter Shore by Joanie Paiute
Alleluia by SKLamb
Christmas Presents (by Sibylle)
Summary: A prequel about a young Little Joe, set in the fall of 1850 while Adam is away in Boston.
Rating: K WC 2100
Last Christmas (by Inca / aka Tye)
All these years he had been listening hard for the song of the stars only to be disappointed. But now… his soul was at peace as he accepted what would be….
Rating: K (760 words)
White Christmas (by frasrgrl)
Summary: The 2013 Christmas challenge was to write a story that reflects on your favorite Christmas Carol. One of my favorites is White Christmas.
Word Count: 1,154 Rated: K