Sarah Butler

Sarah Butler is a Brooklyn-based copywriter, regular writer and future educator. Raised on the rural border of Vermont and Québec, Sarah’s writing draws inspiration from the people she’s met or imagined at home and the other places she’s lived – including Montréal, Los Angeles and Chicago. Her work can be found in The Big OneMoral CremaThe Page News, ReductressDream Boy Book Club, and Yolk.

A HOLE TO DIE IN by Sarah Butler

The Yucca Valley had plenty of pool cleaners, but none as good as him. Jeb started cleaning pools because he didn’t want to sell meth like his cousins Rob, Kyle, Tyler, and Clay. He liked the roteness of skimming the surface of the water with his net, the reading of pH strips, and the satisfaction of a job well done. He’d cleaned some of the most beautiful pools in the desert – he even did the one at Sinatra’s house once. But what he really wanted to do was own a vintage cowboy boot store. He was born and raised…

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