Chloe Gutjahr

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“The Sea Beneath the Stars” by Chloe Gutjahr

Submitted to Contest #240

Orion was ten years old the first time he went sailing. For years, he had asked his father to take him with him, and for years, his father had said no. It was too dangerous for a little boy. Even the day-long fishing excursions weren’t suitable. It wasn’t until the tenth anniversary of his birth that his father finally said yes. It would be a simple overnight of fishing and leisure on the ocean with his father’s friends, but to Orion, it felt like the dawn of a new world. He was finally enough of a man to learn to sail. That was more than en...

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Young, rising fantasy, sci-fi, and short story author. chloehazeljane.com