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Death of an Oarsman

  • Aug 11, 2022
  • 1 min read

Updated: Mar 8

Photo Courtesy of Marin Rowing
Photo Courtesy of Marin Rowing

A spell that we didn’t want broken

came down like a mist from the hills.

In the boat not a sentence was spoken

and even the coxswain was hush...


Alan Collenette


Alan Collenette is a writer and a Scottish expatriate. Love Brain and Other Minefields, has been recognized as a Finalist in the 28th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. His work has also appeared in Bust Out, San Francisco Business Times, and The Registry. In Writers Digest he received Honorable Mentions in the 71st Annual Competition in the Genre Short Story and Literary Short Story categories and was named Award Winner in the Pacific Sun Writers Competition.


Alan is currently working on a historical novel based on the life of John Paul Jones, the legendary Scotsman, and founder of the US Navy.


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