“Wildlife biologist was one of the few other careers I dreamed about besides writing. This story comes out of wondering if the monsters of fable existed, then how would we deal with them? What if lake monsters were real? It’s another example of my continuing theme of taking the fantastic and dropping it into the middle of the real.I WAS dreaming of sea monsters when the phone rang. I dragged the phone under the sheets with me and said, “’Lo.”“Did I wake you, Mike?”Why does everyone ask that when... the answer is obviously yes? And why do we lie automatically? “No, no, what’s up, Jordan?”“It’s your damn lake monster. He broke through the barricade again.”I groaned. “What’s he doing?”“Chasing speedboats, what else?”“We’ll be right there.”“Make it quick, Mike. The skiers are about to wet their pants.”I hung up the phone and sat up, pushing back the covers. Susan was still deeply asleep. Her shining black hair lay in a fan across the pillow. Her face was an almost perfect triangle.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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