Summary: Adam recovers after having been ill at Christmas. Enter Hoss's bedside manners, lots of Britishness, a little boy, and an orange. Bliss. (A part of the Art Universe) Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: G Word Count: 1290 After more than a week the raging fever was finally down to a tolerable level but … Continue reading Stocking Orange (by faust)
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Big Fish (by faust)
Summary: Adam is coming home, but not everyone seems eager to meet him. Joe rather goes fishing. Prequel. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: G Word Count: 1100 Joe watched the cork floating lazily on the surface of the lake. The cork hadn’t jerked once, but that was all right. He didn’t deserve a fish today. Not … Continue reading Big Fish (by faust)
Saturday Night (by BettyHT)
Summary: A prequel, this story has twenty-four year old Adam bringing home eighteen-year old Hoss after a Saturday night in town when the large brother has consumed too many beers. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 1131 It had been a major task getting Hoss into the saddle and then keeping him there … Continue reading Saturday Night (by BettyHT)
Gusty Gumption (PSW)
Summary: A little vignette following the events of ‘A Dime’s Worth of Glory’. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: G Word Count: 630 Written for the Pinecone challenge on Bonanza Brand. Prompt: Whisky for my men, beer for my horses (by Scott Emerich/Toby Keith). Contains various other phrases from both the song and the episode throughout … Continue reading Gusty Gumption (PSW)
The Last Fear & The Last Dream (by BettyHT)
Summary: Joe has a conversation with Hoss about the reasons why Adam left the Ponderosa and then wonders if he will return. Meanwhile, Adam is thinking about that one thing he yearns to do and hasn't done. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 4560 The moonlight made the ripples on the lake … Continue reading The Last Fear & The Last Dream (by BettyHT)
Think Like a Man (by BettyHT)
Summary: In this prequel, Little Joe's prank leads to anger and harsh words, but the consequences don't end there. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 1182 "Think like a man not a boy!" Those words still stung hours after they had been said. Little Joe could remember the scene very well. He … Continue reading Think Like a Man (by BettyHT)
A Diamond in the Desert by Puchi Ann
Summary: Hoss isn't sure whether Little Joe's latest get-rich-quick scheme will leave him rich beyond his boldest dreams or dead in the desert. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 24,439 words Little Joe, usually the last and most reluctant Cartwright to leave his bed, was up early and eager to get out … Continue reading A Diamond in the Desert by Puchi Ann
Brother to Brother … to Brother … to Brother (by PSW)
Summary: Joe gets a chance to practice his own big brother skills. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: K Word Count: 6139 “Hey, brother. What’d that barn ever do to you?” Hoss lifted an eyebrow as Joe stepped onto the front porch, but his scowl didn’t fade. Joe turned to follow the big man’s gaze across … Continue reading Brother to Brother … to Brother … to Brother (by PSW)
Then and Now (by Cheaux)
Summary: Two sides of the same coin, one looks forward, one looks backward and they both struggle in the present. This post Season 14 story is set in 1879 and includes almost all of the principal cast from the series run Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 10,700 Chapter 1 - San Francisco, … Continue reading Then and Now (by Cheaux)
Warm Milk and Memories (by PSW)
Summary: In some ways, Adam and Jamie really aren’t so different. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: K Word Count: 2835 He begged off early that night—claimed a headache that was only partly fake and left his family scattered about the great room in their usual evening pursuits. Normally it was his favorite time of … Continue reading Warm Milk and Memories (by PSW)