The Bonanza Collection
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"I think," Adam grit out on a labored breath, "you need to ask your Ma for a better set of gloves."
Joe looked up at him. "She's your Ma, too."
Adam pursed his lips. No comment.
A day out in the snow with his siblings turns out to be more than Adam bargained for, putting his role as the oldest brother to the test. On top of battling the elements, Adam finds himself struggling with thoughts about Marie…
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- Part 12 of Whumping the Night Away (Whumptober 2023)
- Part 1 of The Bonanza Collection
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Joe has one drink too many at the Marquette’s one-year anniversary party, which wouldn’t have been such an issue with his father if he wasn’t only fourteen years old. The morning after, Adam learns a few things about his little brother… and a few things about himself, too.
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- Part 2 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 7 of Writing As Therapy
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When Joe goes through old memories, it dawns upon him that he hadn’t really considered the how different his oldest brother’s childhood was from his own. With the help of a few old trunks of treasures, Joe learns more about Adam’s past and how, despite their distinct upbringings, they both share a history that will forever be intertwined.
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- Part 3 of The Bonanza Collection
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Joe’s antics and quick temper get the better of him in this fun little story based on an exchange in “Love Me Not.” Featuring a mischievous Joe, a tired Hoss, and a crafty Adam. A WHIB for Love Me Not.
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- Part 4 of The Bonanza Collection
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Time had passed since Eastgate, though perhaps not enough. One year after the events of The Crucible, Adam finds that certain hurts never heal, and some scars never truly fade. A WHN for The Crucible.
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- Part 5 of The Bonanza Collection
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During the events of "A Stranger Passed This Way," Adam struggles against his own emotions while trying to comfort Joe as they both face the grim reality of losing Hoss to the Vandervorts. A Missing Scene Story because these boys deserve some comfort.
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- Part 6 of The Bonanza Collection
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Ben’s guilt-ridden slump during the Prime of Life unearths painful memories for his oldest son. Despite this, the boys try their hardest to meet the contract deadline on their own. In the end, it’s up to Hoss to make sure his older brother gets back on the right track again. A WHIB/WHN for The Prime of Life.
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- Part 7 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 8 of Writing As Therapy
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Following the events of the Prime of Life, Ben thinks everything has returned to normal… until his oldest son comes to him with open wounds Ben thought had long been healed. The missing conversation between Adam and Ben from my story “Never Again.”
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- Part 8 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 9 of Writing As Therapy
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Joe let himself smile for half a second before sobering and shaking his head. “I’ve known you a long time and I don’t think I’ve ever seen you like this. Maybe you got this way when I was too young to notice or wasn’t around to remember, but… I don’t know, seeing you down here tonight all alone, I sort of got worried.”
Letting his eyes flutter shut, Adam massaged the bridge of his nose. “You don’t have to worry about me, Joe. I’ll be fine.”
After Laura and Peggy Dayton's departure, Joe finds his oldest brother in need of some consolation.
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- Part 9 of The Bonanza Collection
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After a run-in with a band of thieves, Adam and Joe find themselves three thousand dollars short and a long way from home. Things go from bad to worse when Adam realizes he might have gotten hit on the head a little harder than he’d originally thought. Finding your way home is difficult when you can’t see, though not nearly as challenging as hiding an injury from your baby brother.
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- Part 10 of The Bonanza Collection
- Part 6 of Angst is a Mixed Bag (Whumptober 2022)
- Part 6 of Writing As Therapy
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During the intense first day of the Battle of the Wilderness, Adam finds himself staring down his youngest brother, someone he had hoped to heaven he’d never meet on the battlefield. A terrible day only gets worse when Adam realizes he and Joe aren’t wearing matching uniforms.
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- Part 1 of Allegience
- Part 11 of The Bonanza Collection
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After the first grueling days of the Battle of the Wilderness, Joe comes across someone he hadn't expected to meet during the war. Two brothers caught on opposite sides of the Civil War come face-to-face one night in an intense battle of words, forcing Joe to reconsider exactly where his allegiances lie.
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- Part 2 of Allegience
- Part 12 of The Bonanza Collection