Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
The Barn Dance (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This was my entry for Round One of the Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
It’s a typical barn dance for the Cartwrights.
Rated: K (2,690 words)
The Man in Black (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Why does Adam dress in black almost all of the time? Here’s a possible reason for that…..
Rated: K (880 words)
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or The Art of Love and War (by faust)
Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to — although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them. Part of the series, but can definitely read as a stand-alone.
74,600 words, rated T
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Rumor Has It… (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives?
Rating: K+ (1,030 words)
The Message (by DJK)
Summary: In London, Adam receives a message from Hoss that will change his view of many things. This story was written in answer to the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.
Rated: T Word count: 1444
The “Polluter Pays” Principle (by Sibylle)
Summary: If you would like to know why Adam always wears black you must look at an incident that seriously affected not only him but the whole family.
Rated: K+ WC 2100
Farewell (by BnzaGal)
Summary: Every Adam’s Girl nightmare… Adam is leaving the Ponderosa.
Rated: K (1,100 words)
Conflict (by pbeaking)
Summary: This was written for the Chaps & Spurs Literary Challenge in April. Adam and Joe fight and Ben steps in to help.
Rating: K+ 800
Mark Of The Beast (by Inca / aka Tye)
A lonely young woman in need of a husband; two brothers caught in a trap. One finds love, and the other that the tree of self-knowledge bears costly fruit.
NB: Contains scenes of a sexually explicit nature.
Rated: MA WC 25,000
Brothers and Mud (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This is my entry for April’s 2013 Chaps & Spurs/Pinecone Trifecta.A WHIB for Springtime. Have you ever wondered what happened between the brothers making a “Joe sandwich” and the mud fight? Well, here’s my answer to it.
Word Count: 708 Rated: K
The Gambler (by faust)
Most people thought Adam wasn’t a gambler. They thought wrong.
1,800 words, rated K+
Hoss and the Fairies (by frasrgrl)
Summary: I think the title says it all.
Word Count: 1,102 Rated: K
No Coffee (by frasrgrl)
Summary: The Cartwrights are out on the trail.
Rated: K (700 words)
Hindsight (by Dodo)
Summary: Written for the November ‘missing scene’ challenge. Taken from The Legacy. What happens after Joe leaves Ben to chase after the poacher?
Rated: K+ Word Count: 4418
Stubborn (by Sibylle)
Summary: WHIB/WHB to “The Ride” Ben remembers his first argument with a three-year-old Adam.
Rated: K WC 650