Summary: A sudden wild ride on the Truckee River leads to Joe’s becoming a man. Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rated: PG Word Count: 13,942 Chapter 1 He’d been sent out for wood for the fire, but as clouds moved over the half-moon, he stood watching, transfixed by the storm about to whip up. As … Continue reading The River (by tallsunshine12)
Tag: Joe Cartwright
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)
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)
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)
Our Little Town (by PSW)
Summary: Little Joe and Mitch show off their school project. Written for the prompt: Nothing but the dead and dying in my little town. (Paul Simon) Category: Bonanza Genre: Western Rating: G Word Count: 1490 “That’s … impressive.” The secret project in the barn having finally been unveiled—or, in this instance, un-burlap sacked—to great … Continue reading Our Little Town (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)
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