Thorne Wilder & Brogo Mann

Old tales. Tall tales. Maybe some true ones.

Thorne was raised out West. Brogo was raised in the mountains. They met during a shootout, quickly figured out neither one needed to shoot the other, and have been arguing over who remembers the story right ever since.

Start with The Bitter Draw

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Two storytellers. Two kinds of country. One long-running argument over what really happened.

Coffee an' Grits is the front porch where Thorne Wilder and Brogo Mann tell the stories of their younger and much wilder days, revisit the people and places that shaped them, and occasionally conjure up a tale neither man is willing to swear happened at all.

Thorne WilderOld Western TalesDust, horses, hard towns, bad decisions, gun smoke, and the long road home. Brogo MannMountain MooringsDeep woods, mountain roads, old people, hunting camps, weather, hollows, and things best remembered by a fire. TogetherYounger & Wilder DaysMisadventures, questionable judgment, old friends, hard lessons, and the stories age has made safer to tell. Use your judgmentTall Tales & Other LiesStories conjured up on the porch, stretched past reason, or remembered differently by both men.
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Stories, memories, and a few things they probably should have kept to themselves.

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The Bitter Draw: From the Front Porch – Chapter 5

As Thorne Wilder and Brogo Mann ride east from the Bitter Draw, a mysterious satchel leads them toward Red Creek Junction and a growing railroad conspiracy. Pursued by unknown riders and powerful interests, they discover the frontier war may be only the beginning.

The Bitter Draw: From the Front Porch – Chapter 5
From the Front Porch

The Bitter Draw: From the Front Porch – Chapter 4

Thorne Wilder and Brogo Mann uncover a dead wagon driver’s secret documents in the aftermath of the Bitter Draw, revealing a conspiracy far larger than a simple range war. A cinematic Western tale of frontier justice, mystery, and unlikely allies.

The Bitter Draw: From the Front Porch – Chapter 4

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