The Forest (Short Story)
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A group of teens eager to investigate local ghost stories within Tongass National Forest venture deep into the woods only to find themselves lost during their supposedly harmless antics. Soon these unseemly friends come to realize they're not the only ones out in the woods and their simple adventure turns into a fight for survival.
Featured in The York Review volume 29. This short story has plans to turn into a novel at a later date--follow along to see how it develops!
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