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Trouble Comes In Threes

The Dark Scent Of Rain — Part II

K R Smith
4 min readMar 13, 2023

Last month I posted the first part of a sci-fi / horror story I’d started years ago asking for feedback on whether it would make a good beginning of a longer story. I’ve gotten a sprinkling of positive feedback here on Medium and elsewhere, so I’m going to continue the tale! I don’t have a fixed timeline on postings for this, but I do have another chapter (or segment or episode) ready. Again, let me know what you think!

The story is titled The Dark Scent of Rain. You can read the first part of the story here: The Dark Scent of Rain — Part I: A Worm and A Wet Place.

And now, our story continues…

The Dark Scent of Rain - Part II: Trouble Comes In Threes

A young woman standing looking out over the ocean. There are marshy areas in front of her.

Caitlyn’s eyes scanned the troughs between the low waves. There were unusual swirls in the water, subtle ripples that went against the flow of cream-colored foam riding the waves. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed since she waded in, but her body shivered. Did she feel something brush past beneath the surface? The sun was shining now, though it did little to warm her. Icy droplets from her hair meandered down her neck. The mixed blessing of a rising wind it feel worse even as it expelled the moist air from over the land. Caitlyn studied the sea’s surface. Curious undulations, she thought. It

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K R Smith
K R Smith

Written by K R Smith

Writing, artwork, music — maybe even a recipe for chili.

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