Slack Water – Excerpt No. 6

The infant’s eyes were wide, and panicked, but the most telling detail was the lack of slits along its neck. She grabbed a nearby seashell, and ran the sharp edge over the flawless skin. The blood marred her vision, but confirmed the worst, a child born without gills.#AmEditing pic.twitter.com/dYJz4NaBki

— Evelyn Chartres (@EvelynChartres) February 3, 2021

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