Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
Saints Preserve Us (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1851
Summary: WHN for The Auld Sod. How did Nellie Lynch get Hoss out of the well?
The Last Bullet (by BnzaGal)
Summary: An afternoon turns tragic.
Rated: K+ (670 words)
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (by freyakendra)
Summary: Each of Ben’s sons rides off in the wake of tragedy, leaving a stranger home alone—at least until suppertime.
Rated: K+ WC 5300
Ben and Adam on the Road (by Sibylle)
Summary: WHB Inger My Love Even Ben wasn´t always the perfect father.
Rated: K WC 1250
Fools Rush In (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This is a what happened instead for a scene in The Lady from Baltimore and a what happened next after the Bannings left story.
Word Count: 1,023 Rated: K
Horace Greeley Comes To The Ponderosa (By frasrgrl)
Summary: An old friend of Bens, from his younger, wilder days comes to visit.
Written for the Guess who’s coming to dinner challenge for Lorne Greene’s birthday.
Word Count: 1,037 Rated: K
Moon Blind (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1696
Summary: A short What Happened in Between for The Dowry. Joe, a beautiful woman, and moonlight should have been the perfect recipe for romance.
Broken Chords (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1896
Summary: WHN for Woman of Fire. Hoss learns to play the guitar. Written for the Dan Blocker Literary Challenge.
Troll the Ancient Yuletide Carol (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=2546
Summary: Sam Clemens recounts Christmas Eve activities in Virginia City for the readers of the Territorial Enterprise.
Purls of Wisdom (by Cheaux)
Summary: One man’s trash is another’s treasure. Written for the Dan Blocker 2012 Birthday Challenge
Rated: K — WC 800
Captain Joe (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This story is in response to November’s Chaps and Spurs Challenge. Joe on the high seas.
Word Count: 546 Rated: K
A Lost Bonanza (by BnzaGal)
Summary: When I read the challenge to write a “Spooky” poem or story for ML’s birthday challenge I had to think about it. What would be spooky… frightening, horrifying.
Rated: K (1,255 words)
Autumn’s Surprise (by deansgirl)
Summary: Autumn is setting around the Ponderosa and with it comes a very dear and long awaited surprise.
Rated: K+ (1,180 words)
Autumn Series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Cougar Kill (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Written in response to a Cartwriters challenge in which the first sentence was given. While looking for strays, fifteen-year-old Joe spots some tracks that he feels compelled to investigate, despite knowing the objections his family would raise.
Rated: K WC 1700
A Night On His Own (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This story is my contribution to the 2012 Michael Landon’s Birthday Literary Challenge to write a spooky story. On a foggy All Hallows Eve, Joe has made camp by himself. What possibly could be out beyond the fog?
Word Count: 1,686 Rated: K+