Wasps (by BettyHT)
Summary: My entry for the Camp In the Pines 2018, the story grew from a pinecone about wasps attacking. If you read it, you will find the ending familiar. The rest of the story is a backstory for how that came to be. This is mostly a Hoss story but all members of the family play roles in the story.
rating =T word count = 6643
Not Too Old A Fool To Change (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: A WHI for A Home For Jamie, screen play written by Jean Holloway. This piece primarily covers the gap between Jamie rescuing his grandfather and the final scene of the episode.
Rating: K+ Word Count: 3933
Lessons (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A lighthearted story which follows An Unnecessary Deception, this is set almost seven years later and Adam has left the Sandwich Islands with his family and moved back to America. First stop is the Ponderosa where Ben and his younger brothers are getting acquainted with the newest members of the family, and as usual, things don’t go smoothly.
Rating = K+ Word count = 2366
The Undiscovered Country (by sandspur)
Summary: The problems a man keeps secret are the biggest problems of all.
Rating: PG (1,955 words)
An Unnecessary Deception (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: This story brings together Everett/Rett Stoddard from the Impasse story and Sophie/Sierra from the A Necessary Sham story into a drama of settling old problems and dealing with new intrigue as well as dealing with Adam’s dissatisfaction with his life on the Ponderosa. It’s a lot to do in six chapters so the story is fast paced.
rating = T word count = 14949
Giving You (by Foreverfree)
Summary: What love is all about – inspired by Joe – my favorite Cartwright.
My entry for The World Poetry Day 2018.
Rating: K Word count: 82
Bring Marie (by McFair_58)
Summary: A WHB or prequel to ‘Between Heaven and Earth.’ Have you ever wondered what happened when Little Joe climbed Eagle’s Nest as a five year old boy that could have been so traumatic it resulted, not just in a fear of falling, but in total amnesia that lasted for nearly 20 years? This is my take on what happened when Ben Cartwright was told to ‘Bring Marie’.
Rated PG-13
Word Count: 31,167
Colors (by AC1830)
Summary: Colors on the Ponderosa can come from unexpected places. My entry for World Poetry Day.
Rating – K, WC – 112
A Necessary Sham (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The fate of the Paiute in Nevada hangs on the testimony of Adam Cartwright and what he remembers and is willing to tell about the attack on Egan Station.
rating = T word count = 17044
Embalmed (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: The family wonders what is going on with Adam. They are alternately worried, wondering, and upset with him. There are many possibilities but no one suspects the real reason for his behavior until it is nearly too late. He’s going to need his family to survive this mess.
rating = T word count = 11,749
Love For A Moment (by JC)
Summary: Love comes unexpectedly to Hoss Cartwright, leaving a bittersweet memory. A poem inspired by “The Newcomers” (Season One) written by Thomas Thompson. (Written for the World Poetry Day 2018 Challenge)
Rating: G (550 words)
I Met a Friend of Yours Today (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: When Joe Cartwright drags Candy over to the doctor’s office after a bar fight, he bumps into one of Hoss’ old friends.
Rated: K+ for brief mentions of violence Word Count: 1,189
Bonanza Trail Riders – 2018 Springtime Stories (by BZTrailRiders)
Summary: The first short stories written on Bonanza Trail Riders – April 2018. The participating writers are identified at the beginning of their contribution.
Rating: G, Word Count: 4142
A New Bonanza (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A short silly discussion about what’s wrong with Bonanza. It’s meant to be a light-hearted story and not to be taken seriously.
rating = T word count = 865
The Cabin in the Woods (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: Nothing stays the same, no matter how much we believe we want it to. For a lonely homesteader, life in her remote forest cabin was to be changed forever with the arrival of a riderless horse, a wounded Cartwright and a trigger-happy gunman.
Rated: T (24,151 words)
