the Fear of Water

It’s Halloween night in Chelan County, WA, and Deputy Brooks has found herself entangled in a nightmarish sequence of events when a mysterious creature begins a deadly rampage at the local harvest festival. As chaos ensues, memories of a tragic childhood event resurface and the town's survival rests on Brooks's shoulders as she confronts not only the witch but also the haunting ghosts of her past. As the festival turns into a battleground, she grapples with the reality that sometimes the scariest monsters are the ones we carry within and she quickly is tested to great lengths to confront her deepest fear, the Fear of Water.

*Honorable Mention in 2023 Autumn Writing Battle