Stories tagged “Fisherman”
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Silent Communion
The night had started with an unfulfilling argument and ended in a night drive to an old refuge- the marina. The sandy gravel became warped wooden planking and tethered boats crowded together like an elderly congregation, eager for the next visitor. I ...
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Set Adrift
Wicker watched the boat rock on the rough waters. Wicker wasn’t his real name. He avoided his real name like he avoided beggars and the diseased. Names had power, very real power that could be used against the bearer without warning. Such tricks ...
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Deboning
The dory’s flat bottom was bone dry, not a drop of water or ocean born blood rolled about. Wicker sat and took notes. It appeared his grandfather hadn’t started trawling, the line and bucket remained untouched. The foghorn, bailer, and hali...