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John Douglas Porter

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The Good Lawman and Other Western Stories

The Good Lawman and Other Western Stories

Pursued by a gang of ruthless outlaws, a good but harsh deputy must take his loving wife to a town where she will almost certainly be hanged.

2022

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About Me — John Douglas Porter

I manage my family’s cattle ranch, and I write stories, essays, and screenplays

Jun 6, 2022

About Me — John Douglas Porter

Jun 6, 2022

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On the Road

I could get a job of work, or I could step into a saloon

May 11, 2022

On the Road

May 11, 2022

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You Don’t Know What You’ve Done

An old baker looks at his life and tries to find some value in it

Nov 10, 2021

You Don’t Know What You’ve Done

Nov 10, 2021

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Writers’ Blokke

“In Terms Of”

Why does anyone speak and write in terms of something else?

May 8, 2022

“In Terms Of”

May 8, 2022

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

One Big Family

A conversation between a Catholic and a Protestant

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One Big Family

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The Shortform

How to Become a Good Sport

Do one simple thing

Oct 8

How to Become a Good Sport

Oct 8

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No Regrets at Madam Kate’s

A piano player becomes a matchmaker at a brothel

Oct 6

No Regrets at Madam Kate’s

Oct 6

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The Fiction Writer’s Den

Sally Skull, R.I.P.

Some mourned her passing, and some were happy as hell she’d died

Sep 28

A graphic of eyes

Sep 28

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

All This and Heaven, Too

A quiet young man and woman buy an old house, then wonder how they can cope with a loud religious congregation that moves in next door

Sep 19

All This and Heaven, Too

Sep 19

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Sir Reginald Montague’s Final Performance

A young theatrical manager struggles to persuade an old Shakespearean actor to perform one more time.

Sep 18

Theater masks, sketch

Sep 18

John Douglas Porter

John Douglas Porter

14.3K Followers

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John Porter manages his family’s cattle ranch in California, where he also writes screenplays, essays, and stories.

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