{"id":25513,"date":"2006-09-01T05:34:28","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T09:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=25513"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:16:22","slug":"stories-by-author-bluewindfarm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?page_id=25513","title":{"rendered":"Stories by Author &#8211; BluewindFarm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Recent Story<\/strong>:\u00a0 <strong>Finding Solace #4 &#8211; Not as Originally Designed<\/strong> &#8211; posted 12\/24\/2025 see summary below<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15560\">A Christmas Journey Remembered &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Current events remind Adam of a special Christmas from the past.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2016 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a01,190 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1532\">A Dream Fulfilled\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A story in six voices, which all viewers wished had happened. Within each section there will be a common thread that also ties each character to the others. At the end of each section the character and the word prompt are listed, inspired by Seedling Challenges.<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a06,705 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=8030\">A Far Cry from Peace &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Missing Scenes and What Happened Next for the second season episode\u2026 The Gift Told from Adam&#8217;s point of view.<br \/>\n5,095 words \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rating:\u00a0 T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=24038\">A Heart-filled Royal Flush &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Is she really the newest working girl in Virginia City?<br \/>\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand R-Rated 13th Anniversary Writing Challenge<br \/>\nRating: R \/ Mature Audience only. Not extremely explicit, but close enough. (2,775 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12458\">A Legacy Deferred &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Joe is summoned to the Ponderosa for a matter pertaining to an inheritance. Curiously, the letter and recent events in his life reveal his dissatisfaction, and thrust him on a journey of discovery.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T \u00a016,980 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11761\">A Matter of Family &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A mistaken identity sends the Cartwrights on a race to save one of their own.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a06,820 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1585\">A Misconstrued Statement &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Hoss attempts an explanation to Ben of who is coming down the street, and why.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ \u00a0900 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1498\">A Ride in the Sun; Survived &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 In the tenth season episode, \u201cA Ride in the Sun\u201d the Cartwrights are scammed by brother\/sister con artists, Tobias and April Horn. This story is told from Joe\u2019s POV as he heads into the desert. &#8212; My very first story!<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T 9,560 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=25422\">A Thawing Heart \u2013 by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: An old cowpoke went riding out one bright and snow-filled day, and found something he didn\u2019t know he was missing.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2019 Advent Calendar<br \/>\nRating: G Word Count: 1,115<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14604\">All Lies and Jests &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A conversation between brothers returns Ben to a time in the past. Missing scene for The Stranger.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Word Count :\u00a0\u00a0 4,135<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14592\">Always &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 The days and weeks after one of the worst times on the Ponderosa culminates in a moment between father and son.\u00a0\u00a0 What should have happened.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G \u00a0625 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1604\">An Offering of Comfort &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben sat and waited as one of his sons lies in bed injured&#8230; the details&#8230; the depths&#8230; maybe a revelation or two.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a01,000 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10780\">And I\u2019ve Got Mine\u2026 \u2014 aka Until the Pain\u2019s a Cloud of Dust &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 For those who were never satisfied with the brief glimpse of a picture on the desk.\u00a0\u00a0 What should have happened before Forever.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a01,550 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15979\">And Then Along Comes Rupert &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Long-distant cousin Rupert brings greetings and glad tidings to the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nWritten for the Ancestry Challenge.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T \u00a02,225 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1623\">Another Side of The Triangle #1 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Missing scenes from The Triangle, and what happened next.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ \u00a05,170 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=8288\">Another Side of the Triangle #2 \u2013 the Epilogue &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A continuation of Another Side of the Triangle &#8212; missing scenes and WHN for the episode, The Triangle It is not necessary to have read Another Side of the Triangle in order to understand the epilogue.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0\u00a0 . \u00a01,220 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=19257\">Aunt Dinah aka The Christmas Visitors &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 The Cartwrights face a near-tragedy and Christmas visitors.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2018 Advent Calendar<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 2,040 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10742\">Battle of the Ponderosa \u2014 aka Springtime Chaos &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A plea for help turns into an urgent ride home, and a situation no one foresaw.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a01,615 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11155\">Before A Rose &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Written for The Mother of All Challenges; to write a story featuring one or more of the Cartwrights in any time period \u00a0prequel, season 1-14, sequel, AU ,\u00a0 in which Virginia City is an integral part of the tale.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is my story.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K \u00a04,030 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=8926\">Cartwrights Return or a Story of The Prodigals &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Adam left the Ponderosa more than ten years ago; and now, a letter has arrived announcing his intent to return. This story is his, as well as his family&#8217;s.<br \/>\n53,360 words \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rating:\u00a0\u00a0 T &#8211; for minor cursing.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10298\">Changes Past &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A what happened next for <em>The Last Viking;<\/em> an episode written by Anthony Lawrence. A story told from Adam\u2019s point of view as he attempts to reconcile what happened to another time in his life.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0\u00a0 K \u00a03,665 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=35009\">Christmas Tradition \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 An earlier request and a shopping trip well before the season help expand a Christmas Tradition.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Words: 1,575<br \/>\n<em>Note:\u00a0 This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, posted in the Forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12341\">Christmas Visitor (The) &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Home alone on Christmas Eve; a special visitor keeps watch over a young man.<br \/>\nWritten for a picture submitted by freyakendra<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0910 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15489\">Christmas Wishes#1 \u2013 Of Winters Past &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0\u00a0Ben and Little Joe enjoy an evening during what might be one of the last winters Joe enjoys snuggling on his Pa&#8217;s lap.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2017 Advent Calendar<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 820 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15489&amp;page=2\">Christmas Wishes #2 \u2013 Our Little Piece of Snow-Covered Heaven \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Ben searches for a missing son, amid memories of a certain winter.<br \/>\nWritten for the 2017 Advent Calendar<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 1450 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9784\">Counting Mistakes &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 How many mistakes could he make in one afternoon?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0\u00a0 K \u00a01,415 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1653\">Counting Stars &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Ben asks Hoss to go get Joe, which leads to a brotherly conversation about the one who&#8217;s missing. &#8212;<br \/>\n1,210 words \u00a0Rating:\u00a0\u00a0 K<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1742\">Crucible (The) &#8211; WHN &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: This is what happens when a writer responds to multiple challenges.\u00a0\u00a0 Four variations on the same story.<br \/>\nRating: T \u00a02,290 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=22037\">Dangerous Liaison:\u00a0 The Countess &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Cartwrights had pulled it off; successfully defended the Ponderosa without firing a single gunshot. Yet, the triumph was overshadowed by a persistent question; was anyone truly a winner or a loser when it came to a bittersweet memory from the past?<br \/>\nRating: G \u00a0595 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9679\">Devil in Disguise (The) &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Learning bits and pieces of the past enforces a difficult lesson regarding thinking before one acts, and the need to hear both sides of a story before reacting. With the family poised to fall apart, can harmony be restored?<br \/>\nRating: T \u00a016,335 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=8446\">Finding Solace #1 &#8211; Between the Twelfth of Never and Forever\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A time of contemplation as a man reflects on what&#8217;s happened in the past, and what good could come from any of it. &#8212; <em>\u2018How am I gonna be an optimist about this?\u2019 &#8212;<\/em><br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0695 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=49955\">Finding Solace #2 &#8211; Between Forever and Where No One Stands Alone \u2013 BluewindFarm\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A benefactor arranges for the modernization of the Ponderosa.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 1,625 words<br \/>\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50025\">Finding Solace #3 &#8211; So This is Christmas \u2013 BluewindFarm \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Plans aren&#8217;t going exactly as Ben expected, and with family and friends not as close as he wanted, life doesn&#8217;t look quite so happy.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 2,490 words<br \/>\nWritten for the 2024 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=61272\">Finding Solace #4 \u2013 Not as Originally Designed \u2013 by BluewindFarm\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The past and present merge to tell the story of the Cartwrights and their first winter after the house was built.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0\u00a0 (1,650 words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=14320\">Fist City &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Gossips sour Ben\u2019s mood when he returns from a business trip; and he only wants to hear an explanation direct from the guilty party.<br \/>\nRating: \u00a0T \u00a0 1,425 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11530\">Forever Changed &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: After concluding a business trip to San Francisco, Joe\u2019s life is forever changed.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 \u00a014,520 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2867\">Hiding in Fear &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: An unenviable situation finds the brothers hiding and praying they won&#8217;t be found.<br \/>\n715 words \u00a0Rating: K<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1665\">I\u2019m Already There\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: For those who believe&#8230; After an accident, Little Joe asks one very important question that only one person can answer. Is it any surprise at the response he receives?<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a02,215 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11404\">If Not for Aura Lee &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 What happened after Jean was taken into custody, and Julia\u2019s window went dark.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T \u00a0for mild cursing and references to adult themes \u00a0\u00a011,940 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9630\">It Almost Seems Like Yesterday &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Twenty years etched into the memory of a man who stands at the crossroads of his life.\u00a0\u00a0 My submission for the 2014 Camp in the Pines.<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a010,815 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=50255\">Justice Served &#8211; BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Why did Adam really leave the Ponderosa. He claimed it was for Justice.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 Teens, due to western-themed violence.\u00a0 (29,205 Words)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10140\">Laura\u2019s Decision &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 A Missing Scene reflecting on events from The Pressure Game and The Triangle.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T \u00a0685 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=15134\">Lay Her Down &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 How does a Cartwright react when The Soiled Dove Society goes on the hunt for a man of steel?\u00a0 Written for the 2017 Bonanza Brand\u2019s 11th Anniversary R-Rated Story Challenge.<br \/>\nThis story is <em><strong>sexually explicit<\/strong><\/em>, so if that offends a reader, please do not continue to the story.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 MA\u00a0 \u00a02,320 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1740\">Letter (The) &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Hoss has a very important message to impart. A missing scene from The Stillness Within.<br \/>\nRating K\u00a0 \u00a0775 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46601\">Life Isn\u2019t Always Sunshine and Rainbows<\/a> \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Whether being stubborn as a mule or butting heads like big horn sheep, they do care about each other; and he\u2019d waited long enough<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 (Words:\u00a0 1,120)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9496\">Life\u2019s Lessons &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0\u00a0 A companion story for the episode, Second Sight.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+ \u00a09,680 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=45903\">Longings \u2013 by BluewindFarm\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Written in Response to the May 2023 &#8211; Double Drabble Prompts:\u00a0 &#8220;Will he kiss me?&#8221; and &#8220;Metamorphosis!&#8221;<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 Teen\u00a0 (Words: 605)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12031\">Love Wins Out &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Missing scenes for The Truckee Strip<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a01,345 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1672\">May the Thunder Roll\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A story in three parts.<br \/>\nPart One &#8211; A Brother: One pleads for rescue.<br \/>\nPart Two &#8211; The Other Brother: Is in the same predicament.<br \/>\nPart Three &#8211; The Final Brother:\u00a0 It all began.<br \/>\nRating: K+ \u00a04,840 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=40441\">Mayhem, It&#8217;s All a Part of the Ponderosa<\/a> \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 From the outside looking in, it\u2019s a little much to take in, especially for what could have been.<br \/>\nRating: G Words (1440) Written for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12543\">Momma Liked The Roses &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: When the pain and the hurt are still fresh, can a memory shine bright?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a01,125 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9546\">Much Too Soon\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: News of his father\u2019s death brings a son home.<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a06,710 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=9454\">Never Forgotten &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A most important day in the life of young Little Joe, and he feels neglected.<br \/>\nRating: K \/ \u00a02,075 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1697\">One Special Night &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: The Cartwrights await a VERY special delivery, leaving one of them to wonder what their future will hold.<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a01,705 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1293\">Out of Boredom Comes Fishing &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: It&#8217;s only been a few months since Adam left the Ponderosa; this story finds Hop Sing and Little Joe in the kitchen, talking.<br \/>\n990 words \u00a0 Rating K<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=40437\">Ping&#8217;an Ye or Peaceful Night<\/a> \u2013 by BluewindFarm<\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Little Joe isn&#8217;t the only Cartwright who can confound Dr. Martin.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (1,300 words)<br \/>\nWritten for the 2022 Bonanza Brand Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1984\">Rattlesnake &#8211; aka After the Gunfight &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A gunfight and the resulting collateral damage. Two versions of the same story.<br \/>\n1,845 words \u00a0Rating: T<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=57676\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember Me, Remember You &#8211; by BluewindFarm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary:\u00a0 The unimaginable is never easy.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 (695 words)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12700\">Rescuing the Stillness &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 WHN for The Stillness Within.\u00a0 Was it really that easy to understand and accept?<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0905 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2088\">Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa \u2013 Part One &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Circumstances bitter Adam\u2019s homecoming, setting him and his family on a personal quest to restore the heart of the Ponderosa.<br \/>\n46,330 words \u00a0Rating: T\u00a0\u00a0 There are references to a subject of a sensitive manner; however, no such acts occur within this story.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=2112\">Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa \u2013 Part Two &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A continuation of Restoring the Heart of the Ponderosa. The family looks forward to life returning to normal, but find they have a rocky road to travel as nightmares from the past intrude.<br \/>\nRating: T \u00a055,125 words \u00a0 This story references a subject of a sensitive nature; however, no such actions occur within this story.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=35155\">Returning Home &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Memories of family and Christmases past are shared between brothers.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 2,770 Words<em><br \/>\nNote: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1785\">Revelation &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 When a man rescues one of Ben Cartwright\u2019s sons not once, but twice; the stranger brings huge implications for the family. Will it bring them together or tear them apart?<br \/>\n61,135 words \u00a0Rating: Teen+ for mild language, violence, and mild adult situations<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1737\">Rumor Has It\u2026 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: What happens when Adam and Joe have time to kill until the stage arrives? A Chaps &amp; Spurs Challenge inspired story.<br \/>\n1,030 words \u00a0Rating: K+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10411\">Sage Advice &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Joe should have remembered his older brother&#8217;s advice, when he learns a lesson on how easy it is for women to be his downfall.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0950 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1705\">Setting the Course &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: At the end of \u201cA House Divided\u201d, have you ever wondered why Adam wasn\u2019t farther along to join the cause before Little Joe caught up with him? Adam had emotionally left the night before Ben\u2018s encounter with Frederick Kyle and Joe in town. Me&#8230; I don\u2019t think it had anything to do with Adam\u2019s response to Joe during the closing scene, \u201cThat lake really gets under your skin.\u201d<br \/>\n800 words \u00a0Rating: K+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1711\">Silent Night &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: After an unusually hectic day, there is only one wish requested on Christmas Eve.<br \/>\nRating: K \u00a02,600 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=46655\">Sterling and Bright \u2013 by BluewindFarm\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 It might be white outside, but inside?\u00a0 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.<br \/>\nRating: G\u00a0\u00a0 Words: 2,350<br \/>\nWritten for the Bonanza Brand 2023 Advent Calendar<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10804\">Sunup at Dawn &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: A WHN for Five Sundowns to Sunup \/ WHL for Death at Dawn story.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a02,185 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1926\">Tears of Growing Up #1 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: An accident while breaking horses sets Joe and the family on a downward spiral as unfounded fears over rule common sense. 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Now, it\u2019s finally Joe\u2019s turn.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K+\u00a0 \u00a02,305 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13291\">Tears of Growing Up #3 &#8211; Learning to Trust, One Last Time &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 It&#8217;s never easy seeing your youngest taking another step towards manhood.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 G\u00a0 \u00a0715 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=1718\">Telegram (The) &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben Cartwright receives an incomplete telegram. 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A man&#8217;s belief that his wife is having an affair sets events into motion that ultimately drive Joe to challenge a lawman to a gunfight; the only way he can see to prove his innocence, of the affair and of two murders.<br \/>\nRated:\u00a0 K+ \u00a01,440 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13528\">Twas the Night Before Christmas &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Christmas wishes do come true for the brothers.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0690 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6966\">Tying One On &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Three Cartwrights look out the window in disbelief of the scene below.<br \/>\nRating: K+ \u00a0840 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=6971\">Vision (The) #1 &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: Ben\u2019s wife reflects on the past and contemplates a vision of what is soon to come.\u00a0 What happened later for Marie, My Love.<br \/>\nRating: MA \u00a0Mature adult theme \u00a0 \u00a01,060 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=11232\">Vision (The) #2 \u2013 the epilogue &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 Her dream is a reality and now they wait for the most important delivery..<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 T\u00a0 \u00a03,590 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=13192\">What are These We Call Dreams &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Nightmares or metaphors, it all depends on the interpretation.<br \/>\nRated: \u00a0K\u00a0\u00a0 Word Count: \u00a01540<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=12952\">What We Didn\u2019t Choose &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary: \u00a0Exploring what makes you who you are?\u00a0 The first sentence was the May 1, 2016 Pine Cone prompt to use.\u00a0 The original submission has been expanded so the story would meet the minimum word requirements for the Library.<br \/>\nRating:\u00a0 K\u00a0 \u00a0635 words<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=10274\">When Hope and Fate Collide &#8211; by BluewindFarm <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summary<em>:<\/em> Everything was progressing smoothly, right up until it went so wrong. 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