{"id":11276,"date":"2006-09-01T00:02:53","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T04:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11276"},"modified":"2021-08-11T13:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:27:58","slug":"fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11276","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Collection – Father’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

We present the following stories from the Library in celebration of Father’s Day.\u00a0 What is means to be a father; the trials, the tribulations, and all the love.<\/p>\n

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Click the title to open story.<\/p>\n

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A Father\u2019s Duty<\/a> by Joan<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Three discussions between a father and his sons. Just how did they get so smart?
\n4,725 words \u00a0Rating: \u2013 K<\/p>\n

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A Father\u2019s Duty<\/a> by Territell<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 There are some tasks a father is called upon to perform that are not as welcome as others.
\nRating:\u00a0 K+ WC 1200<\/p>\n

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A Father’s Thoughts about his Son<\/a> by pjb<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A little extra bit for “Hoss and the Leprechauns.”
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WC 2000<\/p>\n

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A Tribute to Pa<\/a> by AC1830<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 This is a Father’s Day tribute to our favorite Dad, and to all the dads and kids everywhere.
\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WC = 1694<\/p>\n

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An Offering of Comfort<\/a> by BluewindFarm<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben sat and waited as one of his sons lies in bed injured… the details… the depths… maybe a revelation or two.
\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a01,000 words<\/p>\n

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Bloodlines #12 – Between Life and Death<\/a> by pkmoonshine<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Ben Cartwright lies on what may be his deathbed, near comatose from raging fever.\u00a0\u00a0 What thoughts go through the heads of those who love him most as they try and come to grips with the prospect that his time with them may be at an end?
\nRating:\u00a0\u00a0 K+\u00a0 (13,255)<\/p>\n

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Father and Son<\/a> by snuffybear<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 \u00a0Young Ben in the months before he goes to sea for the first time.
\nRated: K+\u00a0\u00a0 (16,820)<\/p>\n

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Father and Sons<\/a> by BettyHT<\/p>\n

SUMMARY:\u00a0 Ben has a frank discussion with his sons about their relationship and the future after some changes have taken place.\u00a0 It seems an appropriate story to post in the week before Father’s Day.
\nRating = PG\u00a0 Word count = 1167<\/p>\n

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Fathers, Sons, and Growing Up<\/a> by PJB<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 As Joe\u2019s eighteenth birthday approaches, Ben comes face to face\u2014so to speak\u2014with the fact that his youngest son is no longer a child.\u00a0 WARNING: contains sexual themes.
\nRated: T\u00a0 WC 6900<\/p>\n

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Forgotten Son<\/a> by KateP<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwrights find life on the Ponderosa very different after Ben has an accident.
\nRated: K+ \u00a011,375 words<\/p>\n

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Good Advice from a Shotgun Father<\/a> by DBird<\/p>\n

Summary: Sometimes, the best advice comes from the business end of a gun.
\nRated: K+\u00a0 (4,000)<\/p>\n

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Grandfatherhood \u2013 by AC1830 <\/a><\/p>\n

Summary: Ben reflects on the wonder of being a father and a grandfather. A Father\u2019s Day tribute.
\nRating: K, Word count: 518<\/p>\n

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Happy Father’s Day, Pa<\/a> by DebbieB<\/p>\n

Summary: \u00a0Away on business once again, Joe writes a letter home, accusing his father of purposely sending him away on every holiday.
\nRating: \u00a0G\u00a0 \u00a01,900 words<\/p>\n

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His Father<\/a> by faust<\/p>\n

Summary: He was special, even among the special men: his father. If only….
\n1,600 words, rated T<\/p>\n

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In Haste<\/a> by pbeaking<\/p>\n

Summary: In honor of Father\u2019s Day… Ben Cartwright is the perfect model of a father, but even he can make mistakes with his children. This story is about how he acted in haste. He now must rekindle the relationship with his son, Hoss.
\nRating: K+\u00a0\u00a0 WC 3400<\/p>\n

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Like Father Like Son<\/a> by the Tahoe Ladies<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 Some light-hearted chat between father and son.
\nRated: K+ Word Count: 665<\/p>\n

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My Father\u2019s Heartbeat<\/a> by Cheaux<\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 After a cattle drive Joe receives a heartbreaking telegram from the Ponderosa…
\nWC\u00a0 6800\u00a0 Rated: T<\/p>\n

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To Be a Father<\/a> by KateP and GinnyF<\/p>\n

Summary: Joe helps a friend of his father to know what it is to be a father.
\nRated: K+ \u00a02,330 words<\/p>\n

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Unseen Link <\/a> by EPM<\/p>\n

Summary: It’s more than just being family, it’s ties that bind father to son and son to father.
\nRating: K+ \u00a07,940 words<\/p>\n

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Worst Thing (The)<\/a> by BettyHT<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary:\u00a0 A story for Father’s Day as the sons discuss Ben and the worst things he has ever done to them, and the conversation leads to an entirely different conclusion.
\nRating = K+ \u00a0 WC = 1053<\/p>\n

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We present the following stories from the Library in celebration of Father’s Day.\u00a0 What is means to be a father; the trials, the tribulations, and all the love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1699,"featured_media":375,"parent":10598,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11276","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11015,"url":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=11015","url_meta":{"origin":11276,"position":0},"title":"Celebration of Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright","author":"VCLS","date":"September 12, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"February 12, 1915 - September 11, 1987 The following stories were written by various authors to celebrate the life of Lorne Greene through his character of Ben Cartwright. 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