The Longest Pregnancy

Contemporary Fiction by Melissa Fraterrigo

Swallow's Tale Press, April 2006

SBN: 0930501268

Paperback: 204pp; $14.95

"The shark swimmers’ shows were once a common weekend activity. Before each show, small, dark men in caps released the sharks from their pens. The sharks sped through the water, streamlined bodies thrashing the waves. The shark swimmers trained the sharks from the moment they first lured them to the southeastern shore. During noon feedings, when we weren’t in school, we watched the men toss chunks of tuna or dolphin to the sharks, heir upper jaws snapping forward over vicious points of teeth. We jumped, bumped against each other. The four of us were like that—always together. We had been classmates since the first grade and we thought we knew everything about each other’s lives." - Melissa Fraterrigo from The Longest Pregnancy//

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