On November 10, 2019, the world of Bonanza Fanfiction lost one of the early era writers — Ginny Flack. In addition to her own Bonanza stories, Ginny co-wrote a number of Bonanza stories with Robin.
Virginia Flack
Age 69 of Perry Twp. Passed away November 10, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1950 in Canton, Ohio to the late James & Marybel (Brick) Burlison. She was a 1968 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School. Virginia was a retired legal secretary.
Virginia is survived by her husband of 44 years, David A. Flack. There are two children, Debra Barton, Gregory Flack and two grandchildren, Brennan and Addison. She leaves two siblings, Sandra Buss and James Burlison. She will be missed by her canine friends, Rocky & Buckeye.
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A Different Time, A Different Place – by GinnyF
Summary: My version of “Juliet Bulette”
Rating: MA 8,900 words
Summary: A sequel to the episode “My Brother’s Keeper”
Rating: K+ 2,230 words
Summary: Four vignettes of when Ben’s life began anew.
Rating: K 1,230 words
Summary: A What Happened Before the Opening Scene. The writer has no idea how the ride-up would have actually been filmed. I imagine it was a lot more complicated than I depicted.
Rating: K 2800 words
Echo of Hoof Beats – by GinnyF
Summary: A What Happened Before story for “The Mill”
Rating: K+ 3,655 words
Echoes of Twilight – by GinnyF
Summary: A What Happened Next for “Twilight Town”
Rating: K+ 2,575 words
Summary: Hoss meets the woman he wants to marry. However, she has a secret regarding her past, which makes her wary of closeness with anyone. Hoss is determined to break through her shell and win her heart.
Rating: PG 5,260
Emily #2 – Special Delivery – by GinnyF
Summary: Hoss & Emily’s first child is indeed a “special delivery”.
Rating: G 2,350 words
Summary: Based on the Great Virginia City Fire. The Cartwright brothers help battle the fire and search for Hop Sing.
Rated: T 4,720 words
Summary: Tall tales? Ghost Stories? Or did it really happen?
Rating: K+ 850 words
Legend of the Grizzly – by GinnyF
Summary: A giant grizzly bear terrorizes the countryside
Rated: MA 7,695 words
Summary: A deserted town and strange happenings. Will the boys survive the night?
Rating: T 1,820 words
Roar of the Dragon (The) – by GinnyF
Summary: An earthquake strikes while Ben is visiting an old friend.
Rated: K+ 5,815 words
Summary: A “What-happened-in between” story for “The Stranger” What were the boys doing while Ben rode out with LeDuque?
Rated: K+ 4,500 words
Summary: In the episode “the Pure Truth” Hoss is suffering from spring fever the family is also suffering from the effect on Hoss . Joe remarks to Ben and Adam that Hoss could step on you and not realize it and mentions Hoss breaking his, Joe’s, leg the previous spring. I thought there should be a story behind that.
Rating: T Word Count: 3,105
Summary: “The Gift”, as told by Joe.
Rate: K+ 4,760 words
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Co-Written by GinnyF & Robin
A Modern Cartwrights Story #1 – Windmills & Rembrances – by GinnyF & Robin
Summary: A modern-day Cartwright / Dallas cross-over: What happens when JR Ewing sets his sites on the Ponderosa.
Rating: PG-13 37,800 words
A Modern Cartwrights Story #2 – Substitutes in the Cemetery – by GinnyF
Summary: A continuation of A Modern Cartwrights Story.
Rating: PG 1,215 words
A Modern Cartwrights Story #3 – A Quarter’s Worth of Glory: Joe in the Infernal Machine – by Robin
Summary: Headlines ripped from the daily newspaper in this modern era tale of the Cartwrights.
Rating: K+ 775 word
A Modern Cartwrights Story #4 – A Passing Stranger – by GinnyF & Robin
Summary: This Modern Day Cartwrights story is based on the Bonanza episode “A Stranger Passed this Way”.
Rating: PG 46,475 words
A Modern Cartwrights Story #5 – Remnants of the Past – by GinnyF & Robin
Summary: Most of the action in this tale takes place in the spring and summer of 2000. We have included elements and characters who appeared in a few Bonanza episodes including “The Truckee Strip”, “Rich Man Poor Man”, “The Infernal Machine”, “The Countess”, “First Born”, “Denver McKee” and “The Abduction” as well as characters and plot lines we created for our other modern Cartwright tales.
Rating: PG 33,150 words
Light up the Winter Darkness – by GinnyF & Robin
Summary: This is a Bonanza Christmas/Chanukah story. One Christmas morning the Cartwrights go in rescue of a stranded family, who unbeknowst to the Cartwrights are being held hostage by bank robbers.
Rated: PG13 for some harsh language and a fight scene 10,975 words
Summary: a WHN for “A Stranger Passed This Way”
Rated: K+ 6,330 words
