a mermaid, one houndred and seventy-eight years later
(2024)
A story about a mermaid is often understood as a fairy tale that describes the transformation from a girl to a woman, a story about a woman who sacrifices herself for her man. The text of a mermaid follows this path in reverse – the path of a married woman, one who has sacrificed enough, reversing to being a free girl, a free being.
