Mary Thorson

Water Babies

Mary Thorson
A mother walking towards a lake with a baby is inherently terrifying. It gets more terrifying if it’s her own baby, but anyone’s baby will do. Water, in general...
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Mary Thorson

Mary Thorson lives and writes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her BA in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and her MFA from Pacific University in Oregon. Her stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review, Reckon Review, Cotton Xenomorph, Milwaukee Noir, Worcester Review, Rock and a Hard Place, Tough, among others. Her short story, "Book of Ruth," was included in Best American Mystery & Suspense, '24, edited by Steph Cha and S.A. Cosby. Her work has been nominated for Best American Short Stories, A Derringer, and two Pushcart Prizes. She hangs out with her two feisty daughters, the best husband, and a dog named Pam when she isn’t teaching high school English, reading, or writing ghost stories. She is represented by Lori Galvin at Aevitas Creative Management. She is currently working on a novel.