Most Recent: And to All a Good(ish) Night /and/ Dimming World #2 /and/ Tidings of Joy – all three posted 12/24/2024 see summary below
A Cartwright Christmas Carol – by PSW 
Summary: The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come visit the Ponderosa
Written for the 2017 Advent Calendar
Rating: G (17,400 words)
Summary: A WHN for A Hot Day for a Hanging; or, the aftermath of an attempted lynching. Because while the writers seemed to like ending episodes in mid-scene, I needed more closure here — a springfew extra scenes, and maybe even the Cartwrights riding off into the sunset.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 8060
And to All a Good(ish) Night – PSW
Summary: With thanks and apologies to either Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston Jr (apparently there’s some question…)
Rating: G 525 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2024 Advent Calendar
Summary: When it comes to Joe’s perfect gift to give….
Rating: G 1,270 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
Summary: Can anyone stand up to expectations?
Written for the 2018 Advent Calendar
Rating: G 2,620 words
Brother to Brother . . . to Brother . . . to Brother – by PSW
Summary: Joe gets a chance to practice his own ‘big brother’ skills. Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
Rated: K 6,220 words
Summary: Ben, Adam, and Hoss find out there’s a lot more behind getting just the right Christmas present for Pa.
Written for the 2019 Advent Calendar
Rating: G Word Count: 810
Summary: A series of utterly random, hopefully humorous conversations written as responses to Pinecone Challenges this year.
Rating: K Word Count: 4051
Summary: Little Joe has an unsettling night.
Rating: G Word Count: 633
Dimming World #1 – Hope in a Dimming World – Patina
Summary: Roy Coffee, faced with losing a job he loves, must learn to prepare for the future with Joe Cartwright’s help. References to the episodes “The Stillness Within” and “No Less a Man.”
Rating: G 2,970 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Dimming World #2 – Life in a Dimming World – PSW
Summary: A continuation of Patina’s Hope in a Dimming World story
Rating: 1,375 words
Written for the Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Summary: Healing is hard, and takes its own path. A post-Hoss, post-Alice story.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 23,300
Summary: A little vignette following at some point later the events of ‘A Dime’s Worth of Glory’..
Rating: G Word Count: 628
Hello Darkness — or, The Sound of Silence – by PSW
Summary: Written for the Missing Man Challenge — Add Adam into any Season 7-14 episode as if he never left. My story is a WHI for ‘To Die In Darkness’ — Season 9.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 14,737
Summary: Hoss finds an old abandoned well on the Ponderosa … the hard way.
Rating: K Word count: 8,648
Summary: Jamie meets another adopted member of the Cartwright clan. Originally written for the March 2017 Pinecone challenge, and expanded for inclusion here. Prompt: Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. Kris Kristofferson
Rating: G Word Count: 1232
Neighbors and Friends – by PSW 
Summary: A missing child brings together the Coffees and the Cartwrights, as well as a young Dr. Paul Martin.
Rating: K+ WC: 28,370
Summary: WHB for Winter Kill. Returning from Montana, Ben, Hoss, and Joe witness a rare natural phenomenon. Written to celebrate today’s total solar eclipse — those two and a half minutes may possibly be the very coolest thing I have ever seen.
Rating: K Word Count: 1899
Summary: A short WHN for ‘He Was Only Seven’ — a moment on the way back home.
Rating: G Word Count: 1863
Summary: Little Joe and Mitch show off their school project. Written for a Pinecone Challenge June 15 , and expanded for the Michael Landon Birthday Challenge.
Rating: K Word Count: 1490
Quiet of Christmas (The) – by PSW
Summary: The quiet of Christmas comes through loud and clear for one member of the family.
Written for the 2019 Advent Calendar
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
Rethinking San Francisco – by PSW
Summary: A young runaway rethinks his choices at Christmas.
Rating: G Words (1455)
Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Scenes from our Next Life #1 – Like You Were – by PSW
Summary: Ben reflects. Written for the July 2017 Pinecone Challenge, and expanded very slightly for inclusion here. Prompt/lyrics: Old man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were. Neil Young
Rating: K Word Count: 530
Scenes from our Next Life #2 – Younger – by PSW
Summary: A quiet, light moment among family.
Rating: K Word Count: 519
Scenes from our Next Life #3 – A Good Life – by PSW
Summary: An afternoon lull with new family.
Rating: K Word Count: 563
Scenes from our Next Life #4 – Time and Change – by PSW
Summary: Adam reflects. Written for the December 15th Pinecone Challenge
Rating: K Word count: 754
Scenes from our Next Life #5 – Home – by PSW
Summary: Candy realizes that some things do change.
Rating: K Word count: 640
Scenes from our Next Life #6 – Warm Milk & Memories – by PSW
Summary: In some ways, Adam and Jamie really aren’t so different.
Rating: K Word Count: 2845
Summary: From near and far, greetings abound throughout Virginia City.
Rating: G 1,560 words
Written for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Trust and Tight Spaces – by PSW
Summary: WHIB/WHN for The Silence at Stillwater; or, a wrongful arrest and its aftermath, as told by the reluctant arrestee.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 17,766
ummary: An explanation and WHL for the episode The Iron Butterfly
Rating: G Words: 420
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Summary: The brothers share a bittersweet day. Written for the July 15 Pinecone Challenge and very slightly expanded for inclusion here.
Rating: K WC: 576
