Carryn W. Kerr

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“Beyond the Rising Waters” by Carryn W. Kerr

Submitted to Contest #288

The farmhouse creaked and groaned, battered by the torrential rain. My heart pounded certain the kitchen walls were about to come down—the only room with four walls—not that the homes in the tropical town of Pemba needed many walls. Drool dripped from the mouths of five gargantuan dogs, while I waited for their chicken to cook. The night steadily closed in around us and, along with the plummeting rain, it swallowed the land. Time was ticking, and only one road exited this out-of-the-way farm—one road that skirted the lake. With the...

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I'm passionate about stories and writing with two novels, THE RENASCENT WORLD and THE RENASCENT EFFECT traditionally published by Totally Entwined Group. Further than that, I’ve honed my craft through Jerry Jenkins' Novel Blueprint course, the Writer's Workshop Authors Publish 2022 course, and multiple writing seminars.