Summary:  Christmas invitations extend beyond the borders of the Ponderosa. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  2785   Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David,which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, There were at least thirty-seven … Continue reading Night of the Star (by faust) →

Summary:  On coming home after a long day out, Adam find things are not quite as they should be. There is someone lurking, someone with evil intentions. But as Adam realises that, it's too late already to stop the inevitable. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  1100 Adam rode the last furlong to … Continue reading Bushwacked or the Art of Negotiating (by faust) →

Summary: Some questions are easier to answer than others. And it doesn't help that Adam is entirely on his own when his son asks this particular one. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  1550 “Papa, can you tell me about the birds and the bees? Ned tried to tell me what his pa … Continue reading The Birds and the Bees (by faust) →

Summary: Written for the prompt: Adam wins the lottery. And that's all there is to it. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated: G Word Count:  750 The throng seems more of a melee than the happy gathering of people it is supposed to be. It’s atrocious. Heinous. Adam almost regrets he bought a ticket in the … Continue reading Fortuna Smiles (by faust) →

Summary: A dying man's last thoughts, a family's grief...and a glimpse of hope?  This is a play with possibilities, with realities, with what-ifs and AUs. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Warning: character death) Word Count:  1400   Gettysburg 1863 The Minie ball hits him straight in the chest. He can feel his life run out … Continue reading Gettysburg (by faust) →

Summary: There'll come a time your children ask questions, uncomfortable questions. And then you might find answers that'll help you, too, to cope with what was and is. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:   800 “I’m sorry,” Ben said patting the horse’s swollen leg one last time. “There’s nothing to be done. We … Continue reading What Do You Tell Your Children Or the Art of Explaining (by faust) →

Summary: Adam embarks on an adventure his family had not expected him to -- although maybe they should have. And now they all have to watch helplessly as their once peaceful world shatters around them. Part of the series, but can definitely read as a stand-alone. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  75,000 … Continue reading Oh, Brother Where Are Thou or the Art of Love and War (by faust) →

Summary: "You go." Dreaded words, Juliet knew that, but Adam simply had to admit that this night's duty had lain heavily on her shoulders and to understand it was his turn to pacify their unhappy child. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  1000 The wail woke them both. Not that either of them had … Continue reading Night Duty or the Art of Living in the Moment (by faust) →

Summary: Early one morning Adam muses about where his home is—and why.   This was written for a prompt, the hiaku quoted at the beginning of the story, given by Tulipan, a fellow BonanzaWorld member, who also wanted to see Adam in long johns.Ask you shall receive.... Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  1000 … Continue reading Early One Morning (by faust) →

Summary: Like so many before it, the day began uneventfully, quietly, normally. But nothing would ever be the same again. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  4100 Like so many before it, the day began uneventfully, quietly, normally. Well, uneventfully. Not so quietly, to be honest, but then no one on the Ponderosa … Continue reading The Art of Mopping, Making Tea, and Keeping Your Sanity (by faust) →