I really enjoyed this story by Meredith Schwartz in this weeks Strange Horizons, except for the moment where the story makes it explicit that the narrator is a mermaid. I like the oblique mystery more than the revelation. But I love the word Mermaidification, so all is forgiven.
Mermaidification
Posted byDamien WalterPosted inBook ReviewsTags:How to Hold Your Breath, Meredith Schwartz, mermaidification, Strange Horizons
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