One of the many services offered by the Shabbercroft Inn, a tattered auberge belted to that middle-aged bulge of the California coast, is that a patron can pay $50 per hour to speak with a mermaid. There are other activities available at the inn, too, such as ring-toss, dartboards, Thursday-night Bingo, and a NeoNazi grandma who will walk the shore with you, helping you find seashells. If she grabs a good one before you, she’ll charge you two dollars to take it home.
Issue 7
COASTAL BLUR
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Mari Molen just finished her MFA degree at BYU. Her literary work has been published in Inscape, Grim & Gilded, Welter, and the Appleseed Podcast. Due to legal reasons, she cannot confirm whether or not she has met a real mermaid.