The Boy in the Sand
A short story I wrote after visiting the Dominican Republic to see a close friend.
The first version of this story was written in January 2017. It was updated in January 2024.
The boys played shirtless in the rain as the wooden boats of the local fishermen headed toward shore. It was a little after lunchtime in Juan Dolio, a village an hour’s drive east of Santo Domingo. Max and I sat quietly in the sand, drinking cold beer from plasti…
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