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Take a Breath

March 22, 2016 By Walker McKnight 9 Comments

Everything was golden until that morning. Lifeguarding saved me during the first semester of grad school. The classes were intense, and drilling into my skull to relieve the pressure had only made things worse. So I took a job with a private school summer camp to get away from the books. Good choice! The job was simple: work in the sun, keep watch, clean up, repeat. Most of the kids were careful to follow the rules, and the first month passed without a single scare. The only danger came from dodging giant black widow spiders in the pump house. I’ve never seen so many, and the spare … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Among the Living Tagged With: black widow, fantasy, fear, lifeguard, lifeguarding, Mirkwood Forest, science fiction, Walker McKnight

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