Each to Each – mermaids monthly

Dissolution

“I come out of the coral,
the swaying forest of sea grass,
seeking seduction, my husband.”

by David Mohan

Life as a Twenty-Something Mermaid in Vancouver

“Look, it wasn’t like Kalani had planned on becoming one of those sewer mermaids. But she couldn’t just live with her parents forever, and by the time she moved out, the prices of lake-view properties had positively sea-rocketed.”

by Emily Deibert

A Minnow, or Perhaps a Colossal Squid

by Carlos Hernandez and C. S. E. Cooney From the Monograph Sirenas of Garganta by Ven. Damiana Cardosa y Fuentes, Doctora de Filosofia Naturál They are gigantic. We could not see sirenas because they are gigantic! Too long have our imaginations been limited by sea shanties that portrayed sirenas as lusty, acid-tongued wenches who (how?)Continue reading “A Minnow, or Perhaps a Colossal Squid”

Cold Weather Accessories for Imaginary Creatures

by Kris Herndon and Lorraine Schein This poem previously appeared in Star*Line, Spring 2019 The winter mermaidwears an infinity scarf,fingerless gloves, and a neoprene tail warmer. © Copyright Kris Herndon and Lorraine Schein Kris Herndon is a writer, musician and artist whose byline has appeared in The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Entrepreneur, Wired, Metropolis,Continue reading “Cold Weather Accessories for Imaginary Creatures”

The Undersea Crossing Guard

by Kris Herndon and Lorraine Schein STOP! IN THE NAME OF FISH– BEFORE WE BREAK YOUR BOAT!By order of M.E.R.M.—Mermaids’ Education and Resistance Movement Halt!Touch not the coral.Touch not the fish.The sea’s not your playgroundto use as you wish! I’m the undersea crossing guard from S.W.I.M.*protecting my class of sea children.I teach them how toContinue reading “The Undersea Crossing Guard”