Fresh off the word processor (and oh, very unedited!), this week’s teaser is a bit of a stylistic shift. It comes from a story that my merman, Loril, tells his human girlfriend Irene about the first Walker, his namesake. I tried to make this a fresh version of the many mermaid legends that exist–creating a story told from the mermaid’s perspective. The second half will follow next week.

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Today’s SEAS RUN DRY teaser comes at a crucial moment in the manuscript. Things have been going pretty well for Loril and Irene: they’ve kissed, spent the night holding one another, and have gone for sushi. But at the end of their sushi date, it starts to rain, and Loril’s hand is forced.

The time has come to tell Irene that he’s a merman:

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Do you want to meet my mermaids? You know you do.

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The husband made this for me:

Amazing.

Well, now I have to write it.