Destiny (by Foreverfree)
Summary: A heart can only break so many times, and after the traumatic losses he has suffered, Joe is convinced that living his life alone is the only way to protect his heart from shattering. But… Is that really his intended destiny? This story takes place two years after the season 14 double-episode “Forever.”
Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
Rated: PG 8,640 words
Then and Now (by Cheaux)
Summary: Two sides of the same coin, one looks forward, one looks backward and they both struggle in the present. This post Season 14 story is set in 1878 and includes most all of the principal cast from the series run.
Written for the 2018 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament.
Rated: T 10,000 words
BTR Sourdough Starters #01 – May 2018 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: In 2018, BTR started a writing challenge call Sourdough Starters. A Sourdough Starter is the Yeast that will activate the Dough that will be Baked into Bread. This was used in the 1800’s and is still used today. BTR’s take was to use it as a “Starter” for a bigger story. A Sourdough story is not usually fully complete. It should leave questions – what brought the characters to that point? What happens next to the characters? etc. We continued running the challenge through 2020.
Rating: G, Word Count 2079
Firsts (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A lighthearted story to wrap up some of the story lines that began in Understanding. Issues of adoption and attachment as well as relationships in a marriage marred by tragedy and emotional turmoil are addressed but in an upbeat way and with humor in some parts.
rating = T word count = 10,049
Red Night Series, links to stories of this series included.
Somethin’ Worth Fightin’ For (by AC1830)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Missing Man Challenge – Add Adam into an episode after Season 6 as if he has always been there. I chose The Fighters, Season 7, Episode 30.
Rating – T, Word Count – 4662
The Scales of Justice (by Questfan)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Missing Man Challenge – Add Adam into an episode as if he has always been there. I have chosen an episode from Season 12:6, Gideon the Good.
Rated: T Word Count: 8,148
Understanding (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: It is several years later and Adam has sent a message that he will be visiting the Ponderosa. There are many questions his family has for him and they would like answers such as what has happened to his marriage and why is he traveling so much. Jamie figures prominently in this story.
rating = T word count = 27,250
Red Night Series, links to stories of this series included.
Idiots, Plenty Idiots Rascals (by Mumu74)
Summary: Written for the 2018 Missing Man Challenge. Allow me to post here a very short story. If it’s ok, I’ll take it back after and I’ll work on it better. With school, I had not enough time to do what I wanted to do.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 854
The Best Proof of Love (by McFair_58)
Summary: This piece is a WHN and WHB for season thirteen’s ‘Bushwhacked!’. Even as a child I was troubled by Joe’s fever dream image of his beloved brother Hoss pulling out a pistol and shooting him. I have read a lot of fan fiction’s based on Bushwhacked and though a few have tackled the issue, none have to my satisfaction.
This is my idea of how and why Joe might have thought his big brother was trying to kill him.
Rated PG-13 for angst, some violence, and vile characters
Word count: 13,660
It’s Time (by BettyHT)
Summary: Ben stops by to visit with an old friend on the occasion of a big change in the family. It’s a combination of some Pinecone challenges on Bonanza Brand and an April Fool’s challenge on another site with a story line to pull them all together.
rating = T word count = 3298
You’ve Got a Friend (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: After the scandal surrounding his fiancee’s death, Clem Foster isn’t sure if he has anymore friends left in Virginia City. So he’s determined to do the one thing he feels he can: leave town and never come back.
Rated: T Word Count: 995
The Other Sons (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: This is my entry for the Missing Man Challenge. The episode is The Other Son and Adam has been added to the story line. The rest of the story of moving the nitroglycerin across the mountains remains intact.
rating = T word count = 7768
Til the Day Is Done (by A_Starry_Night)
Summary: The outcome of Hoss’s untimely death was devastating – but none so much as for Ben Cartwright.
Rating: T (10,140 words)
Speaking of Love (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: This started with a pinecone and has been expanded to have all four of the family members involved in conversations with another about love. Each learns and passes on that wisdom.
rating = T word count = 2219
A Worried Man (by BettyHT)
Summary: It’s an Adam has left the Ponderosa for adventure and finds a romance story, but like any Adam story, there are always complications. Adam is in Boston pursuing a dream, but there are obstacles including corruption, pressure, and conflict. He does gain friends who will be his allies and…
