Description: #audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting Excerpt: We don’t have heatwaves. Sometimes we have heated waves. Links and References Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting Support: The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Mei-Mei del Mare, please consider subscribing. Credits: […]

Description: #audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting Excerpt: Me-Me del Mare talks about her favorite move-sea: Gill-more Girls. Links and References Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting Support: The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Mei-Mei del Mare, please consider subscribing. […]

Description: #audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting Excerpt: There are two kinds of barnacles, quirks and left-ons. Links and References Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting Support: The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Mei-Mei del Mare, please consider subscribing. Credits: […]

Description: #audio #flashfiction  #liketheprose #seduction #fantasy #wine Excerpt: She was wearing a green dress that flattered her curves in all the right ways, and I couldn’t stop staring at her. She glowed, especially around her neck where a maroon choker rested, right around the hollow of her throat. Links and References Learn about Like […]

Description: #audio #mermaidminute #dogdaysofpodcasting Excerpt: Are there really days where you landwalkers worship your canine companions? Links and References Learn about The Dog Days of Podcasting Support: The Bathtub Mermaid is now on Patreon! If you like the stories and essays I share, and want to have occasional visits from Mei-Mei del Mare, please consider […]

Description: #audio #flashfiction #ballet #liketheprose Excerpt: At first our relationship was tenuous. I wasn’t sure where to put my hands, how much pressure to use. Sometimes my hand would slip, or I’d lift the wrong leg, and my foot would make abrupt contact. It hurt me far more than it did him. Links and References […]

Description: #audio #flashfiction #basilandzoe #vignette Excerpt: Basil reached out and brushed some of my hair out of my face. “It is true that I do not require sleep,” he said in a gentle tone. “But I am capable of sleep. However, I do not believe that is your real concern. You have ‘crashed’ here many […]

Description: #audio. #flashfiction #spiritualbutnotreligious #labyrinth Excerpt: She traces the switchback paths with her whole body, one quadrant at a time until the circle is complete. The sun is partially occluded by lingering morning fog, but she likes it that way. It makes this place feel more mystical. Links and References Bumper: Clay Robeson Promo: […]

Description: #audio. #essay #sundaybrunch #LeonardoDaVinci  #winterstormuri Excerpt: I look around my house and feel nothing but anger at being cheated out of enjoying a rare snowstorm, and at the fact that the Texas government would prefer that people freeze rather than lose a penny.  I feel like I’ve betrayed my dogs by allowing them to […]

Description: #audio. #readerstheatre #AmazingPeace #MayaAngelou #Christmas Excerpt: Into this climate of fear and apprehension, Christmas enters, Streaming lights of joy, ringing bells of hope And singing carols of forgiveness high up in the bright air. The world is encouraged to come away from rancor, Come the way of friendship. Links and References Learn more about […]