★★★☆☆ Average
(Horror) On a dark evening, a man seeking oblivion swims away from shore. (2,598 words; Time: 08m)
"A Swim and a Crawl," by Marc Laidlaw [bio] (edited by C.C. Finlay), appeared in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction issue 03-04|18, published on February 27, 2018 by Spilogale Inc.
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Pro: The strongest part is the vivid description of being out in deep water in the darkness and feeling the ocean currents grabbing hold of you.
From the ending, we gather he didn’t change his mind in time. Around the point he thought of falling asleep, he must have died and thereafter he was in the afterlife—the part reserved for suicides.
Con: The ending comes as a bit of a disappointment after thinking he was almost safe.
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From the ending, we gather he didn’t change his mind in time. Around the point he thought of falling asleep, he must have died and thereafter he was in the afterlife—the part reserved for suicides.
Con: The ending comes as a bit of a disappointment after thinking he was almost safe.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 03-04|18)
Marc Laidlaw Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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