Bait, Come In
‘Bait! Come in!’
Dougie did.
He gazed out the shop window at the placid sea. “Which rod will attract the big fish?”
Dennett shrugged, “The Pro rod should do it. Just sway over the side of the boat.” He fingered a red hat. “You look the type to allure the biggest one out there.”
With a new rod, a bucket of brined crabs, and red hat, Dougie followed Dennett to a small battered dinghy.
Dennett helped him set off, then picked up binoculars…
waiting…
watching…
“Yee-haw! I knew Goliath’d come!
Guess I’d better go fetch the dinghy.”
Rose Alice White
April 14, 2026
Thats a heck of a punchline for such a short story - nively done