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THE BOAT
Short fiction by
SCOTT C. MARTIN
 
 
The Boat
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2010 - Written by Scott C. MartinReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.This means you are freeto share this story with whomever you wish, and reproduce thestory for any non-commercial purpose. I really wish you would.I would be delighted to hear your  feedback and suggestions for improvement at my website.
 
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The front image “
Early morning lake fog
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by Ralph F. Kresge is inthe public domain. It is available at the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration Photo Library site.
 
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1idow."Amelia turned the word around in between herlips and cheeks, trying to make sense of the syllables.
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....The first part faded into an open-vowelled nothing, echoingoff the back of the mouth....
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.The second syllable originated between the tongue and thehard palate, conjuring a new vowel from the back of themouth with an offensive, forceful motion.The early September sun struggled through the fog andpine trees, dimly warming the living room of the lakesidecabin. For some ten years, since Allen and Amelia sold theirhouse in the city at retirement, it hadn't been 'the cabin.' It hadbeen home.
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Dana Kerkentzesleft a comment

(Scribd cut off the end of my comment) Just wanted to add that I think you should consider submitting this story to literary magazines if you haven't already done so. And...if you would be so kind to stop by my page and give my stories a read I'd greatly appreciate it. After reading The Boat I'b be interested to hear what you think. (Especially for my story, The Dream Chronicles).
07 / 31 / 2010
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Scott Martin replied:

Thanks so much for your comments and helpful suggestions! I appreciate your close reading of the story. I look forward to reading your work!
08 / 02 / 2010

Dana Kerkentzesleft a comment

"The winter was always present somewhere in the lake, thought Amelia, to remind us of the ice to come." First of all...I LOVE this line! You said this is a draft?! In my opinion this story is complete (well, as complete as any story ever is). Though, I do think might want to think about looking at Brin's character a little deeper. Just a thought. I feel like she just appeared out of nowhere. O
07 / 31 / 2010
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