Slack Water – Excerpt No. 1

“Twelve hours,” Essa replied, the family’s matron answered.

Leela had no concept of hours, a measurement of time employed by her ancestors before the water overtook these lands. As another contraction built up, she tried to focus on her great-grandmother’s warm smile.#AmEditing pic.twitter.com/2udPkIooZ0

— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) January 5, 2021

Disclaimer: This excerpt is currently in development. There may be typos, errors, omissions, inconsistencies and so forth.