Category: Short Stories
This category is for your Bonanza Short Stories from 500-999 words in length.
Eavesdropping on Two Brothers (by DJK)
Summary: This is a compilation of ten private conversations between Adam and Hoss Cartwright from childhood through adulthood showing facets of their brotherhood.
Rating: PG (references to adult themes) Word Count: 4,520
Surprise! (by AC1830)
Summary: Young Hoss and Joe have decided that Ben deserves a day off so they plan a special day with him, but Ben soon discovers it’s more special than anyone anticipated.
Rating K Word Count 678
Ben’s Boy Little Joe (by DJK)
Summary: Six vignettes and a poem giving glimpses of Ben Cartwright’s youngest.
Rating: General Word count: 2,412
Ben’s Boys Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Birthday Boy (by faust)
Summary: Celebrating Adam’s birthday was always a somewhat strained affair. But the new addition to the family didn’t know that, and so something new happens that has everyone holding their breaths.
870 words, rated K
My Dearest Husband (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: The year is 1848, and Marie Cartwright writes a letter to her husband for Valentine’s Day.
Rating: K Word Count: 649
Dignity (by faust)
Roy Coffee has his reasons for doing what he does. Really, he has.
700 words, rated K
Fortuna Smiles (by faust)
Written for the prompt: Adam wins the lottery. And that’s all there is to it.
800 words, rated K+
Part of the Art-Universe, links to stories within the series are included.
Three Halves Make a Whole (By Questfan)
Summary: When seven-year-old Little Joe gets the wrong end of an idea and twists it out of shape, it’s up to his family to straighten things out. An early prequel story before Adam has left for college.
Word Count: 3041 Rating: K
Twas the Night Before Christmas (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Christmas wishes do come true for the brothers.
Rating: K (760 words)
Inspired by the December 1st Pinecone Challenge — “Who am I? You sure you want to know?”
A Ponderosa Christmas Carol (by Questfan)
Summary: My version of Charles Dickens’ famous story, as written for the 2016 BoNaNo Challenge. It doesn’t strictly follow the original story in style or detail, but rather borrows from the idea. Thank you to the fun group of writers who participated as it was the first time I have done anything like that.
Word Count: 7111
Rated: T
Second Chances (by Questfan)
Summary: An alternative version of the episode, The Trap. Joe accidentally shoots and kills Burk Shannon, but all is not what it seems.
Word Count: 8079 Rating: T
Close To a Guarantee (by ForeverFree)
Summary: This is a combined WHN/WHI for The Tall Stranger.
The first sentence is the Oct 1, 2016 Pinecone prompt, even though the story never made it to the challenge.
Rating: K+ (722 words)
Tears of Growing Up #3 – Learning to Trust, One Last Time (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: It’s never easy seeing your youngest taking another step towards manhood.
Rating: G (715 words)
Tears of Growing Up Series, links to stories within the series are included.
One for the Ages (by Justafan)
Summary: A story of a friendship that ran deeper than blood.
Rating: K (537 words)
A Different Conversation (by AC1830)
Summary: Imagine the scene in The Ride where Adam and Ben are by the fire having a serious conversation. What if father and son discussed something totally different?
Rating = K WC = 818