Ring Out Wild Bells (by sklamb)
Summary: Music may have charms to soothe the savage breast, but is that still true when Hoss Cartwright is the one singing?
Rating: G
Words: 1,325
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
New Years’ Traditions (by Sibylle)
Summary: Roy Coffee helps not only Ben in his grief.
Rating: G
Words: 2.500
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
To Build a House (by faust)
Summary: It’s suddenly Christmas, and Adam has to come up with an alternative plan. The solution is quite a surprise, but one enjoyed by the whole family.
Rating: G
Words: 2,785
Part of the Art-Universe
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Milk of Human Kindness (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Man and Nature conspire against the Cartwright brothers making it home for Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 8,220
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
With Elizabeth (by sklamb)
Summary: Death doesn’t put an end to our relationships with the ones we love. Especially at Christmas!
Rating: G
Words: 1,655
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Good Farmers (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Adam intended to introduce his youngest brother to good literature, but you know Little Joe – instead of culture, he found trouble!
Rating: G
Words: 4,500
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Boys Will Be Boys (by Michele B)
Summary: Seventeen year old Hoss gets entrusted to collect the payroll from the bank and get home. Simple as that, or is it?
Rating: G, Word Count: 11,298
Mixed Up, Jumbled Up Work on the Ponderosa (by Michele B)
Summary: What would happen if every Cartwright had to do a job they hated? Or at least disliked? This is a story of jumbling up the work and distributing it in a whole new way. Let’s see if the Cartwright sons can really pitch in and fill in for another brother.
Rating: G, Word Count: 17,310
On the Way West (by wx4rmk)
Summary: Though many people choose to write a story for the Advent Calendar, members are free to choose how they wish to respond to their prompt.
Drawn for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar.
Little Joe’s “Grand Swing” (by Michele B)
Summary: After watching The Grand Swing with Jamie, and seeing Hoss and Joe’s names on the tree, I started imagining what escapades would have led to them taking the “swing” with Ben. I’m not sure about Hoss yet, but I had no trouble conjuring up Little Joe’s mess!
Rating: G, Word Count: 23,137
Pine Tree (by BettyHT)
Summary: This is a prequel in which Little Joe has a daring adventure that becomes a scary ordeal for his family. Hopefully, this will be the first in a series of stories featuring the pine tree, and each will be separated by several years for the family.
Rating: PG Word count: 3,212
How Adam Saved Christmas (by Patina)
Summary: Adam tells no ordinary bedtime story on Christmas Eve
Rating: G
Words: 2,380
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
I Heard the Bells (by AC1830)
Summary: On Christmas Eve, Hop Sing shares with the Cartwrights the meaning of the Christmas bells in his own life.
Rating: G
Words: 2,440
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Perfect Christmas Eve (by Puppycuddles)
Summary: Christmastime on the Ponderosa with a young Cartwright family.
Rating: G
Words: 8,620
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Christmas that Almost Wasn’t (by Cheaux)
Summary: Something’s wrong and the fix comes from an unexpected source
Rating: G
Words: 1,170
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
