Good Intentions (by BettyHT)
Summary: A prequel story with LJ at thirteen, Hoss at nineteen, and Adam at twenty-five. In the first part, Little Joe decides to be good for three weeks as a gift to his father which sets off a chain of events while Adam decides to ride a couple of difficult horses that sets off a different chain of events. Everything comes together as does the family in time for a Christmas celebration. The second part of the story is a WHB for The Quality of Mercy and features Seth in a prominent role.
rating = T (26,563)
A Legacy Deferred (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Joe is summoned to the Ponderosa for a matter pertaining to an inheritance. Curiously, the letter and recent events in his life reveal his dissatisfaction, and thrust him on a journey of discovery.
Rating: T (16,980 words)
The Nature of Life (by JulieS)
Summary: The next story in this continuing series. Adam is arrested for the murder of Mitch Hawkins. Another matter then arises leaving Joe in a difficult position.
Rated: PG (9342 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories in the series included.
Bed Time #2 – Before Bed Time Too (by Robin)
Summary: Another night and another bed time
Rating: T (6,400 words)
Bed Time Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Bed Time #1 – Before Bed Time (by Robin)
Summary: It’s bed time on the Ponderosa for three-year old Little Joe.
Rating: K (6,860 words)
Bed Time Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Where Ghosts Walk (By ellie248)
SUMMARY: Joseph Cartwright returns to the Ponderosa to find everything has changed in his absence – for the worst
Rating K (4,116 words)
Lo, I Am With You (by AC1830)
Summary: One of the Cartwrights is badly injured. He’s trying to get home. Someone comes to his rescue and helps him until his brother can find him. But who took care of him?
Rating = K (1633 words)
Hauntings and Nightmares (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel in which Adam returns from college, and Little Joe has bad dreams and bad friends which turn out to be a terrible combination. Trouble on the Ponderosa combines with that to cause a combustible situation and Little Joe is the key to resolving the complex web as he learns some important lessons. It is the key to resolving a problem years later as well.
Rating = T (21,071)
Little Bit Challenge – 2015
Summary: During the last quarter of 2015, members in the Brand Forums were challenged to write vignettes for all the Bonanza episodes. Members could submit as many Little Bits for as many episodes as they were inspired to write. Multiple members could submit Little Bits for the same episode. The hardest part of the challenge was to write the vignette in exactly 100 or 200 words.
Some Little Bits are dramatic while others are humorous. The submitting member is identified after each Little Bit. 132 Little Bits have been submitted to date and are listed in episode order.
Rating: K (16,000+ words)
“What did he say?” (by Krystyna)
Summary: It pays to listen. After the fact, the family tries to figure out what Hop Sing said before returning to his kitchen.
Rating K (1,240 words)
The Strawberry Roan (by sandspur)
Summary: a cowboy who returns to the Ponderosa after a long absence discovers a new horse trainer…with an unwelcome training method.
Rating: T (mild language). 4316 words.
The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Christmas Gift (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Little Joe’s recent misbehavior has him singing the “I’m Gettin’ Nothing for Christmas” blues.
Rating: K (1155 words)
One Scarlet Lily–Book 3 of the Lilies Series (by sandspur)
Summary: Adam and Joe leave the Ponderosa, perhaps for good, in the wake of tragedy and misunderstanding. But the danger only Adam knew about is still with them. Note: the backstory is filled in gradually, through a series of nonsequential flashbacks.
Rating–T. Contains some violence, mild language, a grisly murder scene and a couple of animal death scenes. (105,500 words)
The Lilies Series, links to stories within the series are included.
The Christmas Visitor (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Home alone on Christmas Eve; a special visitor keeps watch over a young man.
Rating: G (920 words)
A Proper Friend (by Freyakendra)
Summary: For the good folks of Virginia City, Roy Coffee is a darned good sheriff. For the Cartwrights, he is also a proper friend, as he proves to himself when his job intermixes with a tragic event on the Ponderosa.
(Word Count: 2400; Rating: K)
