Spotlight: Shadow by the Bridge by Suzanne Zewan
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11-year-old Fritz Reynolds recalled his father telling him that man is the only creature who can find amusement in killing. Little did he realize that those words would become the theme for his teenage years growing up in the rural hamlet of Linden, New York. In this coming-of-age story, Fritz takes us back to a simpler time when neighbors gathered at the general store to listen to radio shows, drank barrel-aged cider, and worshiped at the Baptist church every Sunday. All was picturesque in his close-knit farming community until terror was unleashed on them.
Excerpt
The branches rustling above seemed louder than ever as a huge gust of wind sent the dead leaves spiraling around me. My sweat was cold. I could hardly breathe. I heard what sounded like him dragging her across the ground, and wanted to look, but I was frozen. If he caught me, I’d be dead too.
~Fritz Reynolds, Linden, New York—November 12, 1917
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About the Author
Suzanne is coordinator at Genesee Valley Educational Partnership and is an adjunct professor at Buffalo State College. She has a M.A. in English and Creative Writing and a M.S.Ed. in Career and Technical Education. Other publications include a poem in Jigsaw (2014), a short story and two poems in Jigsaw (2016), and a short story in Amaranth Review (2016).
