Category: Short Stories
This category is for your Bonanza Short Stories from 500-999 words in length.
The Letter (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Hoss has a very important message to impart. A missing scene from The Stillness Within.
Rating: K (775 words)
Une Page se tourne (by Indiana)
Summary: Ben died. After the funeral, Adam and his eldest son have a discussion …
Rating K (766 words)
One Out Of Six (by Heike)
Summary: Little Joe and five of his school mates are playing a game that may come to a deadly end.
Rating: K+ WC 850
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)
She Left (by DJK)
Summary: Adam’s love is leaving him.
Rated: T Word count: 599
The Wheelchair Series
The Wheelchair
She Left
Broken Bone (by DJK)
Summary: A broken hand and an angry Adam, Hoss isn’t having a very good day.
Rated: K+ Word count: 524
Standoff (by DJK)
Summary: Two brothers, one killer, and only one way to end the standoff.
Rated: T Word count: 684
Sweeter Than Pie (by DJK)
Summary: A simple vignette about Little Joe, a girl, and a watchful big brother.
Rated: K+ Word count: 624
Birthdays and Anniversaries (by DJK)
Summary: A birthday and an anniversary bring memories.
Rated: T Word count: 541
Big Ears, Big Fears (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe listens and learns.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1035
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)
The Lady in the Shadows (by DJK)
Summary: Young Adam tells his new mother about the lady in the shadows.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1141
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)
Ben’s Boys (by DJK)
Summary: This is a set of four vignettes written in response to various prompts.
Rated: K+ Word count: 2431
Ben’s Boys Series, links to stories within the series are included.
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
