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Story: Mystery Date

Two teenage boys in a boat discover a hidden cove, answer a siren's song and get more than they bargained for

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Ben Wakeman
Aug 15, 2023
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Dear Reader,
This week I have a curious story that I’d almost forgotten I wrote. It’s fun to rediscover something that came out of my head over a decade ago and barely remember writing. I took it for a test drive and enjoyed it so much that I decided to pop the hood and give it a tune-up. With its setting on a lake, this story of two teenage boys toeing …

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