Swamp Witch

Swamp Witch 

by Robert Cherny


A young woman is rescued from an attempt by her poacher father to drown her in a Florida swamp by a mysterious woman alleged to have magical powers. Fearful at first, the young woman learns to trust the secretive woman who has chosen to hide out in the depths of a hostile environment. The younger women returns to civilization to claim the farm her father would have stolen from her and to build a relationship with the man she has loved since they were children. The initial encounter between the two women triggers a series of events in which reveal the poacher father’s other illegal activities and a plot to destroy the mysterious swamp woman and her family all of whom have magical powers. The young couple, recently married, take on the people who would have destroyed their friends and, with the help of Federal officials, break up a weapons smuggling operation. After the operation mostly succeeds, they return home knowing they will be called once again to deal with the remnants that escaped. 


About Author: 


Bob Cherny has been a fan of science and speculative fiction since he found it in the young people's section of the library. In grade school, he devoured works by Heinlein, Norton, Azimov, and Huxley among others. By the time he had finished high school, he had read every science fiction book in the town's library. College, and a disastrous Freshman year at Brandeis University, forced a reevaluation of reading materials. Switching majors to theater brought exposure to Shaw, Strindberg, Ibsen, Stoppard, Pinter, Shakespeare and a host of young would-be playwrights. As a technical theater major, Bob found that the quantity of material to which he was exposed often surpassed the quality. Too busy to do any writing of his own, Bob devoted his time to supporting the efforts of others. The Vietnam War brought a tour of duty in South Carolina and the opportunity to begin graduate work at the University of South Carolina. The war ended and Bob completed his course work before migrating to Florida and the only job he could find at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus World. Master's degrees in theater were not worth much in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Florida before returning to Paradise where he currently works. "Don't give up your day job." Driven by boredom as much as anything else, Bob cranked out a single volume alternate history placed in what is now known as New England as it might have been if the Vikings and Irish explorers who found Greenland and Iceland had ventured far enough south to discover Cape Cod and established viable colonies This work, “Doogie Stone was published in 2010. Prior to this work, Bob’s most recent publication is a young adult thriller called “A Father’s Ghost.” You may visit Robert's website at: www.stagewalker.embarqspace.com Bob also recently joined the Club Lighthouse Publishing staff as its primary proof reader.