Category: Short Stories
This category is for your Bonanza Short Stories from 500-999 words in length.
A Tiny Preprandial Tale (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: An old short story, which I was inspired to post by the Dan Blocker Literary Birthday Challenge. It was originally written in response to a challenge to use the word “preprandial” in a story.
Rating: K Word Count: 770
He Would Have (by DJK)
Summary: A short WHN for Hoss’s loss of Margie.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 694
Jewels (by DJK)
Summary: Jewels can be found many places; one just has to learn to appreciate them.
Rated: K+ Word count: 535
His Place (by DJK)
Summary: A slice-of-life from Hop Sing’s point of view.
Rated: K Word count: 736
Green Velvet (by DJK)
Summary: Adam finds himself making a difficult decision.
Rated: K+ Word count: 732
Flowers for Truth (by DJK)
Summary: Adam learns the truth about a girl he loves.
Rated: K+ Word count: 589
Feeling Guilty (by DJK)
Summary: Three vignettes that have the Cartwright brothers dealing with guilty.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1882
Did I Hear You Mention Boston? (by DJK)
Summary: One Cartwright, two Lancers, and a chance meeting equal a little crossover story.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1032
Stampede (by DJK)
Summary: A cattle drive, a stampede, and one guilty Cartwright make for a simple little tale.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1211
Remembering (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe remembers another side of his elder brother. Also, a bonus poem about remembering.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1196
Storms and Anchors (by DJK)
Summary: Little Joe needs an anchor in the storm.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1097
Sweet Tooth (by DJK)
Summary: Memories are sometimes the sweetest things of all.
Rated: K+ Word count: 538
None Were The Lovingest (by DJK)
Summary: Ben and Little Joe discuss his father’s three wives.
Rated: K Word count: 658
Seeing a Man (by DJK)
Summary: Two confrontations between Ben Cartwright and his eldest son.
Rated: K+ Word count: 1219
Standoff (by DJK)
Summary: Two brothers, one killer, and only one way to end the standoff.
Rated: T Word count: 684