Author: Patrick Dorn
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Now Available: A new weird western anthology featuring my “exploding outhouse” story!
Six-Guns Straight From Hell 3 is now available in paperback and Kindle! My “exploding outhouse” story is featured! It’s a gas. In “A Taste of Purgatory,” a disgraced parson gets one last hellacious chance at redemption. Saddle up for a wild ride through the weird, weird west. As you ride our trails you’ll want to…
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An explosive (and stinky) new weird western
— I just wrote and submitted a short story for a new weird western anthology. In “A Taste of Purgatory,” a defrocked preacher faces his own damnation when a gateway to Hell, or possibly a geological event, opens and erupts beneath him. This one was a blast to write and includes an exploding outhouse, followed…
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A NEW short memoir story
Coffin Stick In this short memoir story, a young boy finds a cigarette on the sidewalk and wonders what to do with the “coffin stick.” Rated G. Approximately 1400 words. Available for 99 cents on all e-book platforms.
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A new weird western with some kick!
The Odd Fellow’s Champion When a clever clairvoyant and the ghost of a murdered Indian girl ask a wandering warrior priest and his remarkable mule for help with a burial, resistance from the locals threatens to make them all permanent residents of the cemetery in 1880 Santa Cruz. “The Odd Fellow’s Champion” is a standalone…
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A fast, fun read.
Quicker Than the Eye A “Holy Heretics” Weird Western In 1880 Socorro, vampire bounty hunter The Sundown Kid goes undercover as a cardsharp street urchin to swindle and seize a low-life outlaw. “Quicker Than the Eye” is a standalone weird western tale set in the “Holy Heretics” universe. Rated G. Approximately 1425 words. CLICK HERE…
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Quarantined? Try my new Father Declan story to pass the time
The Skibbereen Famine Man In an Irish village once ravaged by the Great Hunger, a Franciscan friar risks body and soul to save an anorexic young woman from the legendary Famine Man’s insatiable curse. Approximately 8,500 words. CLICK HERE to purchase The Skibbereen Famine Man on ALL digital platforms for just 99 cents. CLICK HERE…
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This week, a short memoir story…
Needles & Pin: A Tender Memory In this short memoir, a dedicated dad goes all in to help his daughter fulfill a phlebotomy class requirement for nursing school. Rated G. Approximately 1975 words. CLICK HERE to purchase Needles & Pin on all e-book platforms. Only 99 cents!
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A nostalgic summer story with minor injuries
Bush League In this nostalgic short story, a boy’s summer vacation plans are cut short by an unfortunate incident with hedge trimming shears. Rated G. Approximately 1700 words, and only 99 cents! CLICK HERE to purchase on all e-book platforms.
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A new Weird Western horror tale
The Gold Hill Ghoul A broke and broken gold miner digging a grave for wages witnesses a shocking desecration by a mysterious bloated figure in a black frock coat. Will he survive his encounter with the Gold Hill Ghoul? This standalone weird western horror story takes place in Gold Hill, Colorado, 1864. Rated PG-13 for…
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A super-quick read…
A man with a gift for being in the right place at the wrong time awaits a paranormal encounter under the Chalk Cliffs of Colorado’s Mount Princeton, oblivious to the natural beauty around him. Approximately 975 words, and only 99 cents! Available on Amazon-Kindle. CLICK HERE to purchase Right Place, Wrong Time.
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A new comedy sketch…
The Blue Priest Asthmatic and prolific composer Antonio “The Red Priest” Vivaldi is smothered by the affections and attentions of an adoring soprano and a crusty caregiver in this short but broad comedy sketch. This easy-to-stage skit, with plum roles for two women and one man, is sprinkled with biographical factoids, but is otherwise totally…
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A Troll Gets Father Declan’s Goat…
An Irish priest with the spiritual gift of Insight butts heads with an obnoxious Norwegian troll who is blocking a key bridge over the River Shannon. Featuring ghostly guest appearances by Saint Molaisse and Fury, the Hero Dog of Portumna. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of standalone upbeat, redemptive and often comical…
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A snappy new Weird Western
Attack of the Lightning Bugs A Weird Western Tale of Dry Gulch When stinging, sparking gnats swarm a crowded saloon, the citizens of Dry Gulch must find a way to squash the threat before it grows into a full-blown conflagration. This fast and funny weird western story features a town and stock characters originally created…
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One Night Stand Theater to present a scene from ‘Heaven Sent’
One Night Stand Theater, a Denver-based company that performs staged readings of thematically-linked scenes, sketches, and stories, has chosen one of my scenes from “Heaven Sent” for their next production, “The Seven Deadly Sins,” 7 pm Sunday, February 16, at the Vintage Theatre in Aurora. This play is a comedic and contemporary adaptation of the…
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Viking Ghosts vs. Little Girls: A funny Father Declan short story!
The Viking Vermin of Dunmore Cave A Father Declan Supernatural Mystery By Patrick Dorn When an Irish priest accidentally triggers a soul snare at Dunmore Cave, a pack of ghostly Viking marauders engages in a fiercely funny battle for Valhalla with the Kilkenny Kittens, a squad of hurley stick-wielding little girls. The Father Declan O’Shea…