Summary: What if things had gone differently the night Adam had wooed Abigail Jones? What impact can a lost horse shoe, a squirrel and a spider have on a blossoming romance?  And had faust gone completely bonkers? Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  4000 I. Adam was floating. Literally. Buoyancy and slight movements … Continue reading The Lake Tales (by faust) →

Summary: Most people thought Adam wasn’t a gambler. They thought wrong. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  1800 He would be the only passenger on the stage coach to Morris Flats, he’d been told, and the coach would start in five minutes—which left him just enough time to finish his coffee. Not that … Continue reading The Gambler (by faust) →

Summary: It's the end. The end of everything--or is it?   No KAOS in this story. Honestly! Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  700 “It’s the end of the family,” Joe cries, and you cringe. Of course, for Joe it must feel like that. For Joe, this family has always consisted of Pa, and … Continue reading The End (by faust) →

Summary: Yet another discussion with Adam prompts Joe into doing something rash and potentially life-threatening—and into thinking more about politics than he ever wanted to. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  2600   Politics. Politics weren't something you discuss at a ball, and still they had discussed politics. At a ball. Discussed politics, … Continue reading Not a Political Man (by faust) →

Summary: Hope is the thing with feathers...it falls into your lap, but is blown away so easily. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  1650 5. “What in the blazes does this mean?” Adam indicated the things littering the bedspread: skirts, blouses, chemises, camisoles, stockings, books, a hairbrush. She stopped her frantic movements, but … Continue reading Hope (by faust) →

Summary: He was special, even among the special men: his father. If only.... Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  1600 For a long time, I didn’t know who was my child’s father. Not an uncommon occurrence for women of my profession—but still, sometimes a girl would like to know if this handsome stranger … Continue reading His Father (by faust) →

Summary:  All Joe wanted was some blackberry pie; was that too much to ask for? Yet Adam and Pa didn't seem to have any consideration for it. At all.  Winning story of the 2016 Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG (canonical violence and a mention of blood) Word Count:  2700   … Continue reading Hero (by faust) →

Summary: Growing up isn't easy. Two vignettes, two times in Joe's life when he is forced to mature—and he's all on his own. Or is he? Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  1200 A Man of Sixteen Joe was sixteen, and he was a grown up man. Sheriff Roy Coffee had asked him … Continue reading Brother (by faust) →

Summary:  A series of vignettes.   Hoss talks to Adam while taking care of him.  Ben faces the unthinkable.  And copes. Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  G Word Count:  1300 Taking Care   Well, big brother, let me do that for ya. I have your comb here already, and—what? 'course I'm using your comb. I know you find … Continue reading Blue (by faust) →

Summary: What has happened that has changed Adam so much? A story about the ravages of life and the endurance of love with references to ‘Triangle’ and ‘Forever.’ Category:  Bonanza Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  9500 The early evening had brought a soft breeze and a slight decrease of temperature. The night promised to … Continue reading At Dusk (by faust) →