Little Rivers (& What Lurks Within Them)

Hello, LWON community! I’m new to the blog, and I’m thrilled to be included in this excellent company of writers and readers. I hope you’ll enjoy my first post.

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Lauren drew her feet up slowly from the water and gave me a look somewhere between worry and wonder. It was late afternoon, and we sat together beside a swimming hole in upstate New York. Deep shade, cool breeze, a reprieve from the scorch of August. Nearby, water bugs the size of pinto beans surfed in tight formation...