Squannacook

by Len M. Ruth

Lennie and Eddie are trespassing to do some night fishing along the slow, brackish, Squannacook river. Fisher cats scream into the night, and screech owls pick up the refrain. City boy Lenny feels his panic rising, but he doesn’t yet know the true meaning of terror.

8 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2020

About the author

Len M. Ruth writes dark speculative fiction about people grappling with grief, loss, and the hard choices that follow when things unravel. His work blends literary sensibility with genre thrills. He's written The Pull, The Unrecovered, Rachael's Apocalypse Diary, Beneath the Dark Water, and Tales of the Doomed. He also co-authors the Spectral Seduction series with Devora Gray, a paranormal dark romance saga with weird mystery and dark humor woven through. His stories tend toward found family, characters who refuse easy answers, and the moments that remake you. He lives in Las Vegas with his partner Emory and their dog Cooper.