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The Boating Accident

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Climb aboard for a hilarious ride as this unlikely crew navigates the stormy waters of Miami in May.
#JustWriteIt #AprilFools #Adventure 

The last part, Black Abyss, is my entry for the Adventure Community, To the Seas! Contest: a third person account that is dedicated to the brave people who risk it all for a better life.

Copyright 2023 Field & Studio Productions, Ltd.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the express written permission of Christy Baker Knight. 

This is a work of fiction and all characters are from the author's imagination. Any resemblance of characters or boats to real persons or boats, living or dead, is purely coincidental.


Acknowledgements: Thank you to talented writer, Beverly Knight, for creating the perfect cover with Beverly Baker's painting. Thanks to Beverly Baker for allowing me to display her sumptuous plein-air paintings throughout the story. You can find out more about her work on http://www.fieldandstudio.com/home.html.  Thank you to Michael, who makes me live and has taken us on more than one crazy ride. Thank you to the special and talented people in my writing class, The Place Light Gets In, for listening to the rough draft of the beginning and offering great suggestions on how to make this even funnier. And thank you, dear reader, for trusting me to take you somewhere extraordinary. 

Enjoy the ride!All Rights Reserved

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