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Water Rats – New Dystopian Fiction

Just Published by The Raven Review

Water Rats – New Dystopian Fiction

Here we go, folks: Water Rats – New Dystopian Fiction, my fourth story of 2025. My latest short story, Water Rats, has just been published in The Raven Review. Water Rats tells the tale of a world after the water wars in which stealing water is a capital offense. The genre is dystopian fiction.

Welcome to the New Year! Grab yourself a great dose of dystopian fiction while it lasts. At the current rate of political turmoil, today’s dystopian nightmare might very well be tomorrow’s broadcast news.

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Water Rats is my first story to be featured in The Raven Review, but I am certainly hoping for a return engagement. Besides reading my story Water Rats (yes please!) you can peruse the whole lineup of present and past issues at:

https://www.theravenreview.org/

Forging Ahead…

The New Year is well underway, my Lovely Readers, and I wish each of you peace and prosperity. Dog knows we could all use some. I write dystopias for your entertainment and as a warning. Unfortunately for all of us, authoritarian dictators are looming on many fronts. Woe unto us if we fall under their thrall.

Ah, well, on with the show. Water Rats is my fourth published story for 2025. The month of January has also yielded four accepted stories so far. There will be a whole lot more, so hold onto your hats, folks!

So, how will you know when a new story breaks? Glad you asked, Friends. Read On! Drum roll and… Meanwhile, don’t miss any upcoming stories. You can stay tuned for all the latest by following the MEF blog:

https://bro.uxw.mybluehost.me/whats-new-in-marcos-world-the-blog/

Marco Etheridge

Marco Etheridge is a writer of prose, an occasional playwright, and a part-time poet. He lives and writes in Vienna, Austria. His work has been featured in over one hundred reviews and journals across Canada, Australia, the UK, and the USA. His story “Power Tools” has been nominated for Best of the Web for 2023. “Power Tools” is Marco’s latest collection of short fiction. When he isn’t crafting stories, Marco is a contributing editor for a new ‘Zine called Hotch Potch. In his other life, Marco travels the world with his lovely wife Sabine. Website: https://bro.uxw.mybluehost.me/

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