In Bloom

There’s something in the water in this hallucinatory short story by Paul Tremblay.

Journalist Heidi Cohen is in Cape Cod investigating the sources of recurring toxic algae blooms along the coast. A local named Jimmy has his own theory for her. Every year the fetid growth gets worse—but it’s been going on longer than anyone knows. Decades ago, something happened to Jimmy that he’s never forgotten. Is Heidi ready for the real story?

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Paul Tremblay is the bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World and The Beast You Are.