by Vicky Bowes © Copyright Vicky Bowes Vicky Bowes, Spring Tide Creations: I am an artist fortunate enough to spend my days drawing and painting what inspires me the most – the natural world. I grew up in the UK countryside and have always been enthralled by the worlds of other animals and plants – wonderingContinue reading “Diving Selkie”
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Girlfriend Jacket
“I wake up in a cave, wearing Bos’ coat. Most humans would be concerned about the cave part, but as a selkie, I was befuddled that I was wearing my best friend’s skin instead of my own.”
by Benny Kim
Below Salt-Heavy Tides
“The waves are crashing gently on the shore. To my right is the beach, all blue and silver sand, where we walk, where our children play, where we barbeque and eat together. Where we stood, all of us together, that night when the last of us arrived, shuttled down from the ship in orbit, and took in our new home.”
by Andi C. Buchanan
Selachimorpha Selkie
“some things never change
under the waves or on land”
by Cislyn Smith
Fluke
by Jennifer Bushroe © Copyright Jennifer Bushroe Jennifer Bushroe once swore on a statue of Peter Pan that she’d never grow up. She fulfills this oath daily by dancing like nobody’s watching, eating dessert before dinner, and writing speculative fiction and poetry. You can find Jennifer on Twitter, and her work in On Spec, PoluContinue reading “Fluke”
Seal
by Eefje Savelkoul © Copyright Eefje Savelkoul Eefje Savelkoul (she/her) is a Dutch artist, illustrator, and graphic designer who specializes in editorial work. She loves painting with watercolors and spends a lot of her free time knitting or playing Dungeons & Dragons with her friends. Stories of all types are her jam. You can findContinue reading “Seal”
Ocean’s 6
by Elsa Sjunneson I dream of oceans. The gray green water of the Irish Sea is cold. It’s the frozen waters of home, the cold means nothing to me, personally – welcoming instead of a brush with death. The Baltic is a steel blue that will freeze a human in seconds. The cold still doesn’tContinue reading “Ocean’s 6”
Fish-Fish
“Joel brings them menus, which they do not look at. She turns her round eyes up to him and whispers
‘Fish.'”
by Cherry Potts
It Wasn’t a Mermaid
“I never know for sure if it was real
or did I dream I swam once with a seal”
by Wilda Morris
Moving In
by Alice Pow © Copyright Alice Pow Alice Pow is not secretly a water spirit (wink). She is the creator of Kaiju Cuties, a webcomic about giant gay and trans monsters. She makes all kinds of things and her work also appears in Dragon Bike and Geek Out II. Find her on Twitter and elsewhereContinue reading “Moving In”
