What Happened Before, Missing Scenes, What Happened Next, What Happened Instead, and stories that begged to be told that were not included within the series. Some of these stories were challenge inspired and some, the writers were just never satisfied with what was aired.

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Please be advised that the listing of stories below may contain works which have been assigned and “R” or a “Mature” rating by their respective authors. Such stories could contain explicit language and/or adult themes; and are not intended for readers under the age of 18. Please heed our rating guidelines.

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A Place to Call Home by Patina

Summary:  WHN for Return to Honor. Will Cartwright adjusts to life on the Ponderosa.   Written for Round 3 of the Ponderosa Poker Tournament. My words were:   round up, soap making, scissors, chopping wood, and branding.
Rating:  K+   Word Count=5568

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Blood is Thicker Than Water by Terri

Summary:  What if Clay and Will never left the Ponderosa. How will Ben cope with five rambunctious under his roof. Will rough housing, drinking, card playing, womanizing become the norm??
Rating:  T WC 24,000

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Pride & Ponderosa by Sandspur

Summary: What happens when Jane Austen’s ultimate chick-fic, “Pride & Prejudice,” crosses into the burly, macho, he-man world of Bonanza? Confusion? Kidnappings? Crossover characters from other series like “Bronco” and “the Big Valley”? Anything can happen—and anything does!
Rating: T. Totally clean, but one description of an unseemly death.  WC 86,200

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Relatives and Reasons by DJK

Summary:  In an effort to convince Will to stay, memories are stirred like the embers of a dying fire.
Rating:   (27,050 words)