In this humorous tale, Weary McGrew and his friend recount their adventurous fishing trip near Crystal City, Texas. Armed with simple fishing gear, the duo’s peaceful day by the lake takes a wild turn when Weary hooks something far larger and more menacing than expected. Around 420 words.
Short biography – written by Rusty Burke.
Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) ranks among the greatest writers of action and adventure stories. The creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Kull of Atlantis, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, ‘El Borak,’ Sailor Steve Costigan and many other memorable characters, Howard (known as REH to his millions of fans), in a career that spanned barely 12 years, wrote well over a hundred stories for the pulp magazines of his day.
