The Bog Man

January, 1991

The Bog ManJulie broke up with Connor in the middle of a swamp.Julie silently revises: not exactly in the middle, not knee-deep in rotting leaves and dubious brown water. More or less on the edge; sort of within striking distance. Well, in an inn, to be precise. Or not even an inn. A room in a pub. What was available.And not in a swamp, anyway. In a bog. Swamp is when the water goes in one end and out the other; bog is when it goes in and stays in. How many times did Connor have to explain the d...