Summary: A What Happened Instead for the Little House episode "At the End of the Rainbow." Thank you to the writers group I first shared this story with, who encouraged its development and helped to bring it to its present form. No copyright infringement intended. Category: Little House on the Prairie Genre: Western Rated: PG Word … Continue reading A Different Kind of Treasure (by Donna)
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One Brother from Boston (by Donna)
Summary: A Bonanza/Highway to Heaven Crossover story. Category: Crossover Genre: Western/Fantasy Rated: PG Word Count: 7511 “Joseph, get your feet off the table,” the silver-haired man gruffly yelled from in front of the rock fireplace. Smoking a pipe, he appeared more involved in the fireplace ashes than what was happening with his two … Continue reading One Brother from Boston (by Donna)
Where’s Jake? (by Donna)
Summary: A Bonanza/Highway to Heaven Crossover story. Category: Crossover Genre: Western/Fantasy Rated: PG Word Count: 5900 Mark Gordon, a middle-aged man with a salt-and-pepper beard, was crouched on the floor in a sparsely furnished motel room with a flashlight aimed under one of the room's beds. "What are you looking for?" his friend, Jonathan Smith, … Continue reading Where’s Jake? (by Donna)
No More Eggs (by Donna)
Summary: A What happens next for the episode "Caution Easter Bunny Crossing." Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 11,178 Hoss Cartwright quietly walked through the hallway of the upper floor of the Ponderosa ranch house, hoping to attract no more attention to himself. As long as that step don't creak, I'll make … Continue reading No More Eggs (by Donna)
Christmas Comes Early (by Donna)
Summary: Someone can't wait until Christmas morning. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 6499 "Hoss!" Joe Cartwright called out from the Ponderosa barnyard one early December evening, just ahead of a winter storm. The dark-haired young man drove a wagon into the yard, loaded with supplies for the family's cook, Hop … Continue reading Christmas Comes Early (by Donna)
Joe’s Way (by Donna)
Summary: Joe has his own way of doing things. Rated: PG Word Count: 2367 Joe Cartwright sat on the corral fence in the Cartwright barnyard, watching Billy Sims attempt to break his first horse. A young man in his mid-twenties with dark curly hair and a slight but athletic build and the youngest of … Continue reading Joe’s Way (by Donna)
Tribute to the Indestructible Heath Barkley (by Elayn)
Summary: A poem. Category: The Big Valley Genre: Western, Poetry Rated: G Word Count: 347 I know a young Barkley got stabbed in the eye. I don't know why he was stabbed in the eye. Perhaps he'll die. I know a young Barkley got shot with a Winchester. Where the bullet lodged inside … Continue reading Tribute to the Indestructible Heath Barkley (by Elayn)
Yawning (by Elayn)
Summary: Tired or bored? Category: The Big Valley Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 3745 Yawning, Audra entered the dining room and looked around. Alone again. She had hoped that by getting up early she could at least join Heath for breakfast. But once again she was alone. It certainly had been lonely this … Continue reading Yawning (by Elayn)
The Silence (by Elayn)
Summary: Category: The Big Valley Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 8200 “Ok Nick, explain this to me again – we’re having fun, right?” The sarcasm in Heath’s voice was just a little evident as he and Nick trudged through the black night and the pouring rain in the foothills of the Sierra … Continue reading The Silence (by Elayn)
Lost Treasure (by Elayn)
Summary: This story takes place at the end of the episode, “The Lost Treasure”. The premise is Heath took a different trail away from the ranch so did not come across Charlie Sawyer. The first scene is at the house, shortly after Heath rides off. Category: The Big Valley Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 6486 … Continue reading Lost Treasure (by Elayn)