L. W.

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“Blood in the Water” by L. W.

Submitted to Contest #94

Muttering under his breath, Colton pushed his rowboat off the shore—into the swamp’s murky waters. He clambered into the wooden watercraft a second later, then pushed aside a tackle box as he grabbed hold of the oars. “Useless little fisherboy, eh?” The young man began to row, his eyes narrowed. “We’ll see about that.” He moved towards the center of the small lake, or “forbidden marsh” as the townsfolk always called it. Dark olive-green algae clouded the surface. Colton couldn’t see a single sign of fish, but he knew that wasn’t th...

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