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
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
The Miracle of Midnight (by Inca)
Summary: The trouble with grownups was that they were always busy. Too busy, to Little Joe’s mind.
Rating: G
Words: 3,520
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
White Christmas (by Sibylle)
Summary: Jamie tries to learn more about his oldest new brother, but gets something unexpected in the end!:
Rating: G
Words: 1,800
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
The Magic of Christmas (by BettyHT)
Summary: When Hoss needs a romantic poem, he and Joe search Adam’s room where they find something wondrous that truly brings magic to Christmas.
Rating: G
Words: 4,806
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
Jingle Bull (by ElayneA)
Summary: Adventures in ‘riding herd’ leads one brother on a merry chase.
Rating: G
Words: 550
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar
Silent as the Snow (by mcfair_58)
Summary: With Little Joe, following his heart often leads to trouble.
Rating: G
Words: 2,050
Written for the 2023 Bonanza Advent Calendar
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: To some, the holidays aren’t always merry, nor bright.
Rating: G
Words: 950
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
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Sterling and Bright (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: It might be white outside, but inside? Being a day like no other, was an understatement; and long after the sun had set Ben Cartwright was almost ready to declare that all three of his sons would be receiving lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.
Rating: G
Words: 2,350
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar.
We Are Merry (by PSW)
Summary: An explanation and WHL for the episode The Iron Butterfly
Rating: G
Words: 420
Written for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar
