[randyflycaster]

Here's a revised description of my long story. Any thoughts? Thanks, Randy Kadish.

When Amanda's mother deserts her to be with a new man, Amanda is hurt and betrayed. She loses faith in the world. To relieve her pain, she retreats into fly fishing, but soon she learns that her loving grandmother has terminal cancer.

Amanda struggles to find answers, and then one day, on the banks of the Junction River, she searches for her grandmother with Shana, her adopted dog, and Vernon, a grieving alcoholic. Together, they experience an unexpected, terrifying event. Will this event increase Amanda’s hurt, or will it help her come to terms?