When Ben finds the journal he was writing in while traveling with Inger, he finds it was never finished. So he decides to add a few of the memorable events that have happened on the ranch.
A WHN for the episode, The Crucible. This story picks up right where the episode left off.
When Ben finds the journal he was writing in while traveling with Inger, he finds it was never finished. So he decides to add a few of the memorable events that have happened on the ranch.
Little Joe goes out riding on a late winter's day... without the proper coat. He gets lost in the woods when a blizzard comes up.
Adam and Hoss head out to look for Joe. They find him and bring him home. But Adam becomes seriously ill the next day.
Will he survive?
Written as a WHB/WHN for "Elizabeth, My Love."
Adam is experiencing nightmares about his time spent at Peter Kane's camp. But are they caused just by haunting memories, or is it because of something Adam is hiding?
A sequel to my other story, "Aftershock."
Hop Sing brings a new friend to the Ponderosa for supper. The next day, Ben finds Elizabeth's music box missing.
A special thanks to Patina, for suggesting I write this.
Hoss is robbed by an unlikely suspect.
When Little Joe suddenly becomes ill after returning from San Francisco, it puts the Cartwrights in a turmoil.
When Adam awakens one morning with a sore throat, he's forced to go to the doctor. Doc Martin is out of town... supposedly. Enter a quack.
Little Joe experiences a bad fall in the yard, right in front of Ben's eyes. As he recovers from it, Ben is reminded of Joe's mother, Marie. Shortly after, an unexpected visitor arrives, causing the Cartwrights to wonder about something very important.
A WHB/WHI for the episode, Marie, My Love.
Ben has some guests over for Christmas, and receives a baad gift from one of them.
This was the original story for last year's Guest Who's Coming for Dinner challenge.
The Cartwrights suddenly find themselves in the era of Robin Hood! But is it a dream... or is it real?
Written for the Ponderosa Nightmares challenge, this takes my short story, "The Goblin's Ghost" into more detail.
The plot element was a swamp, the villain was a goblin, and the hero was Buck.
Trouble is brewing in Rubicon, where Joe is temporary sheriff. A WHN for the episode, "The Tin Badge."
Summary: Adam receives a telegram from Laura that Will has disappeared. She wants his help to find him again. Little does he know that his search is going to take him out of this world.
A Bonanza/Lost in Space cross-over story.
Summary: Joe needs to retrieve a rifle he'd left at Eagle's Nest but is too afraid to get it. When he goes to see Adam to try to talk over his problem, Adam is reminded of an incident that occurred when Little Joe was only five. A WHI/WHIB/WHN for the episode, "Between Heaven and Earth."
Adam and Little Joe overhear a conversation and believe their father to be dying. They decide to try to make him as comfortable as possible during the "short time he has left." Bad idea.
Adam receives a strange package and refused to open it. Ben, overcome by curiosity, opens it and unleashes a monster. Hoss is the only one who can save his family.
Written for the Ponderosa Nightmares challenge.
Adam and his family bring the kids over for Christmas, and Joe winds up taking one of his nephews along while he gets a Christmas tree. Written for A Winter's Tale challenge.
A late fall day calls for round-ups, reminiscing, and magical sunsets. Written for the Autumn at the Ranch seasonal challenge.