Lew Watts

Flyweights

It started on their honeymoon. Some argument over moussaka. One minute they were sloshing back retsina, the next they were shadow boxing on the beach. Some locals tried to break it up. Thought they were serious. Eventually, the whole village would turn up, fresh from work.

clinging
to his tattooed arm . . .
Octopus vulgaris

Nowadays, their cabin is quiet most nights. Sure, there may be the odd flicker of a lamp, a light rumble, a little bit of rough and tumble. But when dawn breaks you’ll find them wading in the river, rods in hand, their faces wide and flushed.

still together
a pair of sockeyes
above the redd

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About the Author

Lew Watts is haibun co-editor of Frogpond and author of two Snapshot Press books, Tick-Tock (2019) and Eira (2023), the latter of which won a 2024 Touchstone Award and Best Book of Haibun in the HSA Merit Book Awards. He is also the co-author, with Roberta Beary and Rich Youmans, of Haibun: A Writer’s Guide (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2023).

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