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)
Tag: Ben Cartwright
Trust and Tight Spaces (by PSW)
Summary: WHIB/WHN for The Silence at Stillwater; or, a wrongful arrest and its aftermath, as told by the reluctant arrestee. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: PG Word Count: 17,757 Prologue When people ask why I'm a drifter, I can name a dozen quick reasons without even thinkin' hard. In the end, all those reasons really … Continue reading Trust and Tight Spaces (by PSW)
Obscuration (by PSW)
Summary: WHB for Winter Kill. Returning from Montana, Ben, Hoss, and Joe witness a rare natural phenomenon. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: K Word Count: 1899 “So, what do you think, Pa?” Ben Cartwright hid a smile. The question had been thick in the air since he, Hoss, and Joe had left Matt Canderson’s … Continue reading Obscuration (by PSW)
A Cartwright Christmas Carol (by PSW)
Summary: A reimagining of the old classic. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western/Christmas AU Rating: G Word Count: 17,388 (With thanks and apologies to Mr. Dickens) Stave 1 – Grandfather Cartwright’s Ghost Grandfather Cartwright was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.* None of Ben Cartwright’s three sons had been present at the unhappy event, … Continue reading A Cartwright Christmas Carol (by PSW)
Neighbors and Friends (by PSW)
Summary: A missing child brings together the Coffees and the Cartwrights, as well as a young Dr. Paul Martin. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: PG Word count: 28,370 Historical note: As has been noted multiple times in other stories, Bonanza history is not exactly the same as real history. This prequel story doesn't quite fit … Continue reading Neighbors and Friends (by PSW)
Just the Thing (by PSW)
Summary: Hoss finds an old abandoned well on the Ponderosa ... the hard way. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: K Word count: 8,648 Chapter 1 The impact rattled his teeth and rolled his ankle and knocked the wind right out of him. It was a long minute before he could breathe again, and even … Continue reading Just the Thing (by PSW)
All Lynchin’ Aside (by PSW)
Summary: A WHN for A Hot Day for a Hanging; or, the aftermath of an attempted lynching. (Because while the writers seemed to like ending episodes in mid-scene, I needed more closure here -- a few extra scenes, and maybe even the Cartwrights riding off into the sunset.) Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: PG Word … Continue reading All Lynchin’ Aside (by PSW)
Hello Darkness–or, the Sounds of Silence (by PSW)
Summary: Written for the 2017 Missing Man Challenge on Bonanza Brand -- Add Adam into any Season 7-14 episode as if he never left. WHI for 'To Die In Darkness' (season 9). Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: PG Word Count: 14,737 In the original episode, the scene opens upon the Nevada State prison. There … Continue reading Hello Darkness–or, the Sounds of Silence (by PSW)
