Mention ‘mermaids’ to most people and they might think of Ariel, the red-headed Little Mermaid of Disney’s 1989 classic. Or, if they’re old enough, they might think of Daryl Hannah in Splash! Or maybe they’ve been keeping up with the casting news for Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Congratulations to Halle Bailey for […]
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Are selkies as dangerous as mermaids and sirens?
Selkies appear alongside mermaids and sirens as sea dwelling folk that humans might encounter. But are the selkies as dangerous as their singing counterparts? At the most basic level, selkies are shapeshifters. They take the form of seals in the sea and humans on land. Tales of the selkie appear most often in the Orkney […]
#FridayFlash – A Place at the Table
Nell crouched behind the old tree stump at the bottom of the sand dunes. A stone slab lay on the beach some ten yards away, its upper surface covered in seaweed that hung over the edges like a tablecloth. At the moment it rested on the sand, but the tide would come in soon, surrounding […]
