Category: Short Stories
This category is for your Bonanza Short Stories from 500-999 words in length.
Her Angel Arms (McFair_58)
For all the mothers out there who give us so much.
An innocent comment by the reverend at church sends 40 year old Ben Cartwright on a journey into his young son’s hearts.
Rated: G
Word count: 3427
Everybody’s Wrong (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A WHIB for the episode The Jury. Adam and Hoss have another heart to heart. This one would take place before the one in the episode, but after the scene where Adam comes home with a busted fist.
Rated: K+
Word Count: 959
Lessons In Freedom (byHart4Ben)
Summary: Young Joe is drawn into a fight at school because of feelings for a girl.
Rating: K+ WC: 940
When Your True Lover Comes Your Way (by JC)
Summary: It’s another Wednesday, another “western of the week” for a young actor still looking for his big break. But a man’s luck can change when he least expects it. (A Jack Richards story for Valentine’s Day )
Rating: G 713 words
Jack Richards Series, links to all stories included within.
The Dead of Night (by PSW)
Summary: Little Joe has an unsettling night. Written for the October 15 Pinecone challenge, and expanded a bit for the Halloween Challenge.
Rating: G Word Count: 633
Hard Headed Woman (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Marie would do anything to protect her sons, anything…including this.
Rating: K+
Word Count: 737
The Squirrel’s Stash #3 (by Questfan)
Summary: A few more Pinecone Challenges for my pet squirrel to gnaw on. Each chapter has a lyric prompt and had to be no more than 500 words.
Word Count: 8885 Rating: T
Closing the Book (by Questfan)
Summary: Adam finally comes home and has to face something he’s kept buried for many years. Can he close the book on a dark chapter of his life?
Word Count: 3183
Rating: T
Long Ago and Far Away (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Ben’s memories of the past and dreams of the future all revolve around a simple pearl ring.
Rated: K (679 words)
Without You (by PSW)
Summary: The brothers share a bittersweet day. Written for the July 15 Pinecone Challenge and (very slightly) expanded for inclusion here. Prompt/lyrics: God only knows what I’d be without you. (Brian Wilson, Tony Asher)
Rating: K WC: 576
Angel of Love (by AC1830)
Summary – In the episode Gabrielle, one man was changed drastically by her consistent love. This is his reflection of that change.
Rating = K, WC = 804
Circle of Life (by AC1830)
Summary – Spending the day fishing can open up all sorts of discussions. Adam asks Joe for help with his troubled grandson, but the child isn’t the only one helped by the fresh air and touch of home that the Ponderosa offers. Thanks to a friend for the title.
Rating – K, Word Count – 4990
You’ve Got a Friend (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: After the scandal surrounding his fiancee’s death, Clem Foster isn’t sure if he has anymore friends left in Virginia City. So he’s determined to do the one thing he feels he can: leave town and never come back.
Rated: T Word Count: 995
Bonanza Trail Riders – 2018 Springtime Stories (by BZTrailRiders)
Summary: The first short stories written on Bonanza Trail Riders – April 2018. The participating writers are identified at the beginning of their contribution.
Rating: G, Word Count: 4142
A New Bonanza (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A short silly discussion about what’s wrong with Bonanza. It’s meant to be a light-hearted story and not to be taken seriously.
rating = T word count = 865