S.M. Isaac

Here is an excerpt from the first chapter of my novella. I hope you enjoy it! CHAPTER ONE: TEMPEST A ladybird the size of a bottle cap tickled the fine hair on Rosa’s arm, and her eyes flew open. She peered at the beetle and noted the mutated amphibious webbing along its tiny hind legs. They didn’t need to spend time in water, so why were they growing unnecessary parts? She watched the ladybird crawl across her hand. It was rarer to find normal bugs than mutants lately. Everyone said the world had changed since the waters had risen, they…