RACHEL O’NEILL

 

In Open Water

 
A family in open water spit and skittle on the sea, boat capsizing in livid waves. This is
nothing like swimming in lanes at the local pool; it’s too deep to see the sticking
plasters circle. 
 
Later, Search and Rescue note static or bickering on the emergency line. A family in
open water is known to fit this description — on a map they’re quickly circled and
swallowed. 
 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rachel O’Neill is a writer and artist living in Wellington, New Zealand. In 2008 she completed an MA in creative writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters and in 2005 she completed a BA/BFA conjoint degree at The University of Auckland. She has exhibited visual work in group and solo exhibitions and has had a selection of work published in New Zealand in Brief #38, Blackmail Press Issue 25, Turbine 08, and Hue and Cry Issue 1. To find out more you can visit her blog here.

 

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