Laredo

APPLES FOR THE TEACHER -  This LAREDO story by P T Dutcher is simultaneously posted here and on her site The Grotto Cafe.  She's given  us a story that would have made a great episode.

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND   When Chad gets it into his head that delivering prisoners to the law in western Utah is the perfect excuse to visit San Francisco, naturally his plans go awry.  This LAREDO Winter Solstice story  by The Outrider  started out  as a story about  Rangers Cooper & Riley, but Griff and Candy came along at a crucial moment.  Griff and Joe Riley became such good friends that Griff and Candy stuck around for the whole story making it a BONANZA crossover.

THAT WASN'T THE PLAN  This LAREDO story is the first offering by  The Counselor.  It "wraps around" the "You've Got a Friend" story above, taking place mostly before and a little bit after the Ranger assignment described above.  She just thought Chad was getting more than his share of the women in Texas so here's a little romance for Joe..

SHE USED TO LOVE ME A LOT - A LAREDO story  by The Outrider   Chad, assigned to go after bank robbers with Joe, is a little distracted by an old flame from New Orleans.

THE GAMBLER -  A LAREDO story  by The Outrider [An R-rated version can be found below entitled "The Dealer"]  There's a beautiful woman dealing poker in Laredo.   Chad and Erik are competing with two calvary officers and a couple of local ranchers for her attention - and for the honor of the Rangers.

Short Challenge Stories:

DRU  -  This short, short Laredo story was written as a challenge on a Bonanza list.  Becky S. a well known Bonanza writer agreed with us that it made a nice Chad story.

Dead Horse in Laredo  A short Laredo/Bonanza comedy cross-over written as a challange on a writers list by Randy.  (Challenge explained as preface to the story.)

POETRY - Laredo

HOMECOMING  Becky S.  wrote this passionate  little poem for someone else but it fit Joe so well that we persuaded her to post it here.

ONE KISS     Another lovely poem by Becky S. It fits perfectly with the Laredo episode, "The Bitter Yen of General Ti".

Bonanza Last season cast

THE MURDER OF JOE CARTWRIGHT by KFed & the Outrider

PONDEROSA CHAIN GANG -   A later years Bonanza story  This is an alternative version of Griff King's arrival at the Ponderosa by   The Outrider.  It features Joe, Griff and Candy

SOME GIRLS DO - A mostly Griff later years Bonanza story  by The Outrider

GRIFF & THE IRISH DANCER   This short story by Randy looks at Griff a number of years after that last season of Bonanza.

R-Rated

CHAD INTERLUDE - A little R-rated Laredo story written in homage to the Sundance Kid

THE DEALER - An R-rated version of The Gambler listed above - a Laredo story