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All That Glitters by Steve McDonell (stevie) writing as Anonymous

(Short, Western) - A mysterious stranger confronts a widow and her daughters at their farm in Oregon during the American Civil War. 10 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Badman (comic format) by John Staats

(Short, Western, Action, Adventure, Comic) - The J-Gang has robbed the bank again. Now it's the Bad men vs. Badman. 5 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Badman: Two in the Bush by John Staats

(Short, Western, Action, Adventure, Comic) - Badman sacrifices his pursuit for one in need. (pdf) Discuss this script

Blood for Posterity by Anthony J Russo (ajr) writing as Count Ravioli

(Short, Western) - Western: Pool Cue, Photographer, Restroom (pdf) Discuss this script

The Border by Tom Levesque

(Short, Western) - An unlikely friendship blossoms as a young migrant befriends the help of a drifter as they cross a border. 25 pages

contest: Quarter Finalist - Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2017 (pdf) Discuss this script

Devil's Due by Paul Knauer (PKCardinal) writing as Wyatt Derp

(Short, Western, Suspense) - A gambler's plan to rob a preacher meets unexpected resistance. 8 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Entrances and Exits by Tyler Higgins (Higgonaitor)

(Short, Western) - Stratus is having trouble holding his drinks. 9 pages (doc) Discuss this script

Family Dough by Marnie (Mmmarnie) writing as Ima Masterbaker

(Short, Western) - Western: Padlock, Financial Advisor, Bakery (pdf) Discuss this script

The Forsaken by John Staats (JEStaats) writing as Sam I. Am

(Short, Western) - Only one thing stands in his way and he just called him out. 6 pages

promptWestern: Chinese Tea Pot, Massage Therapist (Masseuse), Studio Apartment (pdf) Discuss this script

Great Brain Robbery, The by Martin Lancaster (Dr. Mabuse)

(Short, Western) - While all around him are losing their heads, Helio 'Hound Dog' Cordeiro must sober up and unravel the mystery of The Great Brain Robbery. Apologies to everyone involved. Two birds, one stone and all that.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

The Great Locomotive Chase by Ricky Rodriguez-Rios

(Short, Western) - A train is headed straight for a ravine while a father tries to protect his kids from train robbers. 7 pages

production: This script is intended to be synchronized The Great Locomotive Chase by Robert W. Smith (pdf) Discuss this script

Guns, Guns, Guns by James McClung

(Short, Western) - Two robbers decide to clean out a gunshop... with comedic results. 15 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Gunslinger by Xavier Gonzalez

(Short, Western) - An old hitman cowboy takes a out bartender and now faces another problem. 11 pages (doc) Discuss this script

Gunslinger: An Old Time Hitman by Xavier Gonzalez

(Short, Western) - A shorter rewrite of Gunslinger where a city slicker is sent to the desert to kill off some bartenders. 7 pages. (pdf) Discuss this script

Hernando Tellez's Lather and Nothing Else by Nick Le

(Short, Western) - A modern adaptation of Hernando Tellez's Lather and Nothing Else. 1980s, in the midst of the Colombian Conflict, a war between Law Enforcements and Escobar, a ruthless captain, in charge of executions around Colombia by that time, enjoys himself with a regular shave at the local barber shop, not knowing that the enemy is shaving his beard, will The Barber take matters into his own hands or just let the captain continue on executing his comrades ? 13 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

I Reckon by John Staats

(Short, Western) - It's Judgement Night for those that cross his path. Choose wisely for your life and beyond. 7 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Killed a Man by Christopher Bohlsen

(Short, Western) - Two men sit at a campfire and talk. 2 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Knowin' Yer Place by Jim Chopey

(Short, Western) - Knowin' Yer Place is a parody that looks at an America still in the latter part of its infancy and wonders how myopic some people might have been – how little they might've recognized the melting pot the country was already becoming. It's also a commentry on how certain ethnic groups somehow naturally settled on and mastered specific trades.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Leave Them Hanging by David Lambertson (eldave1)

(Short, Western) - Sometimes no last words can last forever (pdf) Discuss this script

Lord Will Provide, The by Richard Hubley & Rick Hubley II

(Short, Western) - In this western, the preacher is also the sheriff, and an outlaw on the run takes up with the Lord, or draws down on his messenger. 11 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Macho Cobra and the Bounty Hunter by Azeem Bari

(Short, Western, Comedy) - A standoff between an outlaw and a bounty hunter is elongated when the outlaw realizes the bounty hunter is new to his job. 3 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Man In The Snow by Kyle Amos

(Short, Western) - A cowboy walking through a snowy tundra. Is confronted by a man who wants to kill him. 4 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Meladori by Mark Lyons (rc1107)

(Short, Western) - A perversely wounded woman scours the Southwest Territories in search of the notorious cheat who had coined her the nickname Inside-Out Meladori. 25 pages. (pdf) Discuss this script

Miss Pearly May's Homemade Fudge by Andy Petrou

(Short, Western) - Thou shalt not covet thy best friend's fudge.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (rtf) Discuss this script

Mula Retinta by steve miles (stevemiles)

(Short, Western) - When he stumbles across a dying miner, an unscrupulous prospector sets out to claim the man's fortune as his own. But first he must contend with the mule it's still attached to. (pdf) Discuss this script

Out of the Loop by George Willson

(Short, Western) - Something is going on in town, and Tom is not the type of guy to enjoy being left out of the loop.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Paramour's by Robert G. Newcomer (bert)

(Short, Western) - The most popular store in Gopher Junction is owned by lesbians.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Poultice by Anthony Cawood (AnthonyCawood) writing as John Anglicus

(Short, Western) - A desperate mother-to-be must make a dark trade with the Native American wise woman that her family wronged. 9 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Random Pain by Zavier Alvarez (NiXoN)

(Short, Western) - A bad day gets worse as desperation and death take their toll on a marked man.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Red Hill Blazers by Nathan Hill

(Short, Western) - After a series of bank robberies, a local sheriff becomes nervy. 34 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Retribution Ridge by Brian Lewis (Digitaldecayfilms) writing as Anonymous

(Short, Western) - A mysterious woman comes to town hell-bent on avenging the murder of her father. (pdf) Discuss this script

Sam Gregory by Callan Woodhouse

(Short, Western) - Sam Gregory is on the hunt for someone to pull off a robbery to get his fifteen thousand dollars, it just so happens he stumbles upon a small group that could get him his money. 8 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

Sam Houston by R. L. Riley (ghostie) hosted by Life of Riley

(Short, Western) - A Texas Ranger and gunslinger haunted by the past, have their day of reckoning in Ghost town. 9 pages. (pdf) Discuss this script

Samaritans, The by Mike Shelton

(Short, Western) - A stranger wanders into town in search of a hired gun, but ends up with an old man, two prostitutes, and an eccentric southern gentleman.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Soulslingers by Marc Bloom

(Short, Western) - An ancient relic is stolen by two juveniles, releasing its three hellbent guardians who will stop at nothing to reclaim it. It's up to a couragous sheriff and his townsfolf to destroy the guardians and return the relic to its righhtful owner.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (doc) Discuss this script

Stormville by Helio J Cordeiro

(Short, Western) - Never, ever a general store was so general like that day!

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Swindler, The by James McClung

(Short, Western) - The fastest shot in all the West offers an ambitious cowboy the challenge of a lifetime.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

The Tale of Tin Can Kade by Mark Renshaw (markrenshaw) writing as Samuel Fuller (Physician)

(Short, Western) - On a quest for vengeance, a grieving outlaw's chance encounter with a scam artist turns out not to be a chance encounter at all…

Your Hero is the Villian: Items: Leather Belt, Pharmacist, Observatory (pdf) Discuss this script

Tall Bull's Horses by Barry Cole

(Short, Western, History) - A young Sioux boy discovers a Conquistadors horse and the lives of his people are changed forever. 21 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

These Three in Texas by James Stampp

(Short, Western) - A man tells the story that led to his father's imprisonment while waiting for him to arrive from the penitentiary. 19 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

The Three Texans by Randy Gore

(Short, Western, Crime) - The journey of three Texans travelling across the Lone Star State to rob a bank. 5 pages (pdf) Discuss this script

To Kill A Mockingboy by Gregory J. Baldwin (Greg)

(Short, Western) - This is the strange tale of a strange boy with a strange habit. 17 pages.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (pdf) Discuss this script

Triplut by Kenney Ponsaert

(Short, Western) - One quiet little General Store in the Old West seems to be the chosen place for a confrontation between three men each wanting a different thing.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (html) Discuss this script

Untitled Western by Rich Merrill

(Short, Western) - Old west. Man walks into general store. Man is not welcomed. Man is identified as a hired killer- maybe. Cut to Saloon, where a group of men by the man hired killer is supposed to kill are lodging. Man sneaks into saloon to meet an old acquaintance.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (doc) Discuss this script

Visit To A General Store, A by Stephen R Francis

(Short, Western) - A mysterious stranger enters a general store one rainy afternoon ... with a most unusual request.

- Entry for the January '06 One Week Writing Exercise Thing (doc) Discuss this script

Xiomara by James A. Bretney

(Short, Western) - A love story in the Old West. Inspired by the music of Marty Robbins's "El Paso". 17 pages (pdf) Discuss this script