Summary: Joe returns to the Ponderosa after a short trip only to find no one home and a black wreath on the door. What could have happened? Read on.
Rated: T WC 11,300
Destruction of Joe Cartwright (the) – by VCLS
Summary: An unspeakable tragedy threatens to break apart the close-knit Cartwright family.
Rated: T WC 14,500
Summary: Adam and Joe struggle to avoid the unthinkable . . . dying alone!
Rated: T WC 8800
Little Bit Challenge – by Various members
The Little Bit Challenge encouraged members in the Brand Forums to write a ‘Little Bit’ for every Bonanza episode all 431, if possible. Members could submit as many Bits for as many episodes as they were inspired to write. Multiple members could submit Little Bits for the same episode. Did we mention the writers were limited to either 100 or 200 words, exactly?
Rating: K
Mother’s Day – from the 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
Summary: Betrayal, wounded pride, and jealousy result in one hot tempered brother missing, one having nightmares, one logical brother searching … all is not as you might think.
Rating: T 8,600 words
Summary: A newcomer to Virginia City talks the Cartwrights into a decision they wish they’d never made.
Rated: K+ Word count: 13,184
Summary: As the Cartwright brothers and Candy travel home from Sacramento in the summer of 1862, the journey takes an unexpected, and possibly deadly, twist, leaving Ben worried, with no idea what kind of mess they’re tangled in, who the enemy is, or what is wanted.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 14,800
Summary: A call for help and a stagecoach ride into trouble, brings danger for the Cartwright brothers.
Rated: T WC 17,185