Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
Christmas Has Come (by mcfair_58)
Summary: No one signed up for the fourth, so this day was opened to all members in the Forums to try their hand at writing poetry for the season.
Rating: G 350 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Trimming the Tree (by DJK)
Summary: No one signed up for the fourth, so this day was opened to all members in the Forums to try their hand at writing poetry for the season.
Rating: G 135 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Comfort and Joy (by DJK)
Summary: Fourteen-year-old Hoss has a plan. With the help of Little Joe and Old Ned, he may just be able to surprise Pa and Adam this Christmas.
Rating: G 3,900 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Between Forever and Where No One Stands Alone (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: A benefactor arranges for the modernization of the Ponderosa.
Rating: G 1,625 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
What He Wanted for Christmas (by DJK)
Summary: Ben wants to indulge Adam by giving him the one present he requested, but wherever does one buy a battery for a thirteen-year-old?
Rating: G 2,325 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
The Shot (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: A missing scene from Emily. Joe finds an ambushed money transport with a dead and injured man lying next to it. He fires three shots to call for help, but he gets shot in the back. Hoss and Candy arrive at the scene shortly after Deputy Wade.
Rating: PG Word Count: 1600
Mother’s Day 2024 (VCLS)
Summary: In honor of all mothers who are still with us in person or in spirit, Bonanza Brand presents this Mother Day’s compilation containing the work Inca, MonicaSJ, faust, Southplains, Krystyna, Patina, DJK, and Sibylle–authors who responded to the 2012 Pinecone Challenge prompt: “Mama died today…” from The Stranger by Albert Camus. These wonderfully creative writers had to limit their entries to under 500 words. The stories are presented in the order of posting.
Rating: T Word Count: 3,880
No April’s Fool (by DJK)
Summary: It was just an April Fool’s Day prank gone wrong.
Rating: General Word count: 897 This was written in response to a forum challenge.
The Curse (by bonanzagirl)
Summary: A Halloween story. It all starts with a harmless visit to the circus.
Rating: PG Word Count: 6000
Bits and Pieces 2012 (by DJK)
This is a collection of vignettes written for some pinecone challenges in 2012. Each challenge was generated by the first line of a novel. The quote and source are used to title each piece. They have a broad range of themes, and some are AU.
Deep in December (by JC*)
Summary: A moment of reflection for Ben as he contemplates Christmas without Adam.
Rating: G
Words: 730
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Game (by Cheaux)
Summary: When Adam invited Joe to come to Europe for a holiday, he never imagined the consequences.
Rating: T Word Count: 9,898
The Lumberjack Contest (by Sibylle)
Summary: A young Ben takes part in a lumberjack contest, but the consequences aren’t what he expected.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 2893
Instinct (by Belle)
Summary: Adam and Joe cope with trouble.
Rating: T Word Count: 6,197
Tumbleweeds (by Patina)
Summary: When help is desperately needed, Cochise provides it.
Rating: T Word Count: 4,208
Destiny Next Door (by karilyn)
Into The Line of Fire (by debpet)
Love… Always Love (by DebbieB)
Together in Darkness (by Puchi Ann)
Always & Forever #2 – Lessons Learned (by SandyW)
Blizzard of Destiny (by karilyn)
My Father’s Heartbeat (by Cheaux)
A Cold Day in Hell (by McFair_58)
Conversations Along the Trail (by DJK)
Remember (by Lily of the West)
Inner Strength – Part 1 (by pbeaking)
Part of the Rainbow (by DebbieB)
Wavering (by Arien)
Trials and Tribulations (by LillianMontane)
It’s Just For Now (by karilyn)
A Blank Space (by Rona)
Sacred Ground (by Debbie B)
The Haunting (by BettyHT)
Stay in the Darkness (by Wrangler)