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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

Stories

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About Me Stories

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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Fictitious

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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Fictitious

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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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

A Temporary Assignment, Part II

A young deputy sheriff investigates the death of an old rancher hated by almost everyone in town

2d ago

A Temporary Assignment, Part II

2d ago

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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

A Temporary Assignment, Part I

A young deputy sheriff investigates the death of an old rancher hated by almost everyone in town

Nov 29

A Temporary Assignment, Part I

Nov 29

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Deep. Sweet. Valuable.

One Big Family

A conversation between a Catholic and a Protestant

Nov 19

One Big Family

Nov 19

Published in
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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Long. Sweet. Valuable.

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

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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