Most Recent: At the End of Their Rope – posted 12/24/2025 -see summary below
Adventure of the Antique Opera Glasses (The) – by Belle
Summary: Summary: Clem receives a gift that leads to something more and provides inspiration.
Rating: G 2,845 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Summary: Advice sought and given, but why bother.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 5,764
Advice #2 – Aunt Agnes’s Dilemma – by Belle
Summary: Pressures of the season and falling behind lead to unexpected results.
Written for the 2017 Advent Calendar
Rating: G (1,75 words)
At the End of Their Rope – by Belle
Summary: Ben tells his grandchildren a Christmas Story.
Rating: G (1,375 words)
Baa-Baa – by Belle
Summary: Hoss helps Miss Jones make the annual Christmas pageant “extra special.”
Rating: G Words: 2,850
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Christmas Hostage (The) – by Belle
Summary: Can one good man overcome three Great Men? With gratitude to L. Frank Baum for providing inspiration.
Written for the 2019 Advent Calendar
Rating: G Word Count: 3,570
Summary: No man should get all the attention.
Rating: K 6,025 words
Competition #2 – Comeuppance – by Belle
Summary: Terrance has everything he ever wanted: the love of a wonderful woman, the town’s admiration, and a boisterous friendship with Little Joe. What could possibly go wrong?
Rating: K+ Word Count: 6278
Summary: di-ver-sion noun 1. an instance of turning something aside from its course. 2. an activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a recreation or pastime.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 6673
Summary: The boys are determined to find a birthday gift their father will love. They succeed too well.
Rated: T Word count: 6773
Summary: Adam is given a gift. What will he do with it? Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
Rated: K+ 5,740 words
Summary: The annual Harvest Dance turns into a harrowing experience for Little Joe. outlaws, kidnapping, SJS, JAM JPM
Rating K+ 7,895 words
Harvest Dance #2 – Repercussions – by Belle
Summary: Returning the outlaws to Virginia City to face justice initiates a chain of violent events.
8,634 words Rating: K+
Summary: The boys have been forced to accept heartrending loss. Is it time to move on?
K+ 15,750 words
In Absentia #2 – Restitution – by Belle
Summary: Ezra Grady, is dead; but that doesn’t mean the Cartwrights’ troubles are over. Ezra Grady’s silent partner-in-crime has yet another scheme in mind.
Warning: Referenced mistreatment of a child.
Rating: T 22,190
In Absentia #3 – All Through the Night – by Belle
Summary: Written for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.
Rating: K 1,580 words
In Absentia #4 – Significance – by Belle
Summary: After seven years apart, Ben and the boys are about to spend their first Christmas together. Too bad that buying gifts is harder than it seems.
Written for day 8 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G Word Count: 2479
In Absentia #5 – Homesick – by Belle
Summary: Hop Sing’s choice to stay with the Cartwrights is challenged by his first winter at the Ponderosa
Written for day 12 of the 2021 Advent Calendar.
Rating: G Word Count: 1326
In Absentia #6 – Heart’s Desire – by Belle
Summary: Adam receives news that his heart’s desire is within his reach. Will he grasp the opportunity? Rating: G Words 1415 Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Summary: Adam and Joe cope with trouble.
Rating: T Word Count: 6,198
Summary: When everything you care about is taken from you, you have nothing left to lose.
Rating: M (violence) Word count: 3305
Morning Star aka Stealing Christmas – by Belle
Summary: Not everyone enjoys the Christmas season, but maybe, just maybe…
Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar
Rating: G 2,280 words
Summary: When hop Sing faces a difficult Christmas season, he discovers the true value of time.
Rating: G 1,835 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Summary: An old friend teaches Hoss that the horizon is merely the limit of our sight.
Rating: G / Word count: 5,906
Summary: Ben is away, and the boys decide to enjoy a night on the town. An evening of harmless entertainment turns into a race to save Joe’s life.
10,292 words Rating: T
Summary: Sometimes, it’s better to not know what you are getting yourself into . . .
Written for the 2019 Advent Calendar
Rating: G Word Count: 3,095
Summary: The brothers are pursued into Spirit Canyon where they face a powerful and unpredictable foe.
8,820 words Rating k+
Steadfast – by Belle
Summary: Ben finds that trying to spend quality time during the Christmas season with Adam and Hoss can be challenging. Rating: G Words 2140 Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Turmoil – by Belle Summary:
When family is in danger, should the past remain forgotten?
Rated: K+ Word Count: 9829
Summary: Adam and Joe are fighting again. This time they learn to be careful what they wish for!
11,424 words Rating: K+
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Co-Written by Belle & Mumu
Summary: When Ben finds himself in a dire situation, he finds he has to draw upon unexpected resources. A Camp Pines 2014 collaboration by Belle and mumu74.
Rating: K+ 1,420 words
