Gold Faever: Weird Tales of Old California
By Patrick Dorn
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Dandy Danny Sheehan is raking in a fortune, thanks to his Pot o' Gold Saloon in the remote California Gold Rush town of Downieville. But when feisty Sister Bedelia steps through his batwing doors to take up a collection for an orphanage, it will take more than the luck of the Irish to keep the wily Leprechaun from losing his greatest treasure.
This is a light-hearted Weird Western short story with a Catholic twist. Approximately 5,200 words.
Patrick Dorn
Patrick Dorn used to write weird westerns set in Old California, New Mexico, and Colorado, but then he visited Ireland. Now his supernatural fiction alternates between The West and The Emerald Isle, but is always, always weird. He's also an Anglican priest and a full-time chaplain. Check out Patrick's blog, stories, plays, musicals, children's books, and more at www.PatrickDorn.com. You can reach him at Patrick@PatrickDorn.com
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Gold Faever - Patrick Dorn
Gold Faever
Downieville, California 1855
Patrick Dorn
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Gold Faever
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Dandy Danny Sheehan is raking in a fortune, thanks to his Pot o' Gold Saloon in the remote California Gold Rush town of Downieville. But when feisty Sister Bedelia steps through his batwing doors to take up a collection for an orphanage, it will take more than the luck of the Irish to keep the wily Leprechaun from losing his greatest treasure. This is a light-hearted Weird Western short story with a Catholic twist. Approximately 5,200 words. Rated G
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Gold Faever
Downieville, California 1855
By Patrick Dorn
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Mark 8:36)
Downieville, California, 1855
For a Tuesday night, business was booming at the Pot o’ Gold Saloon. Dandy Danny Sheehan, proprietor, couldn’t have been happier.
Danny perched on the edge of his tall stool and surveyed the faro table from his favorite spot on the landing. He savored the clink of gold tokens in play. He