There were many stories about the old man—he was the captain of an Alaskan fishing vessel until the rough waters of the Bering Sea sunk his ship and killed his entire crew; he was a WWII hero and fought at the Battle of Okinawa; he escaped from the Marine Creek Psychiatric Hospital—but no one knew who he was, or why he fished in a puddle of water barely as deep as your knees after a good rain, until a boy named Joe (the only boy who was ever nice to him) set aside his perceptions and learned the old man's secret. He also learned that magic and greed are not congruent.
BONUS: Included with the purchase of The Fishing Hole is Homeless Donna, a story very loosely based on true events about a lady down on her luck in Lake City, TX, before the community surprises her with a gift that will pave her way to a brighter future.
THE FISHING HOLE by S.O. Bailey is a sad story. Any time a character fails to heed a critical warning, I cringe inside. I know we wouldn't have stories without fictional people screwing up, but Joe's mistake is extremely sad. Let this story serve as a modern fable, and hope we learn the lesson before it's too late.
HOMELESS DONNA is an offering of hope, kindness and forgiveness.
Neither story is much like Bailey's previous work, but I'd like to see the author write more stories like The Fishing Hole.
As always,
AstraDaemon
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