Professor Tolkien and the Faries
J.R.R. Tolkien believed in fairies. At least, he as though they were real in his essay “On Fairy-Stories,” first given as the Andrew Lang...
The Naturalist’s Dream of Mermaids Collecting In The Deep
I. An expedition
More scientists than sirens, the mermaids
gather specimens with the stalking skill
of anglerfish. They catalogue all evidence
in an abyssopelagic lab, sterile in the...
A quick chat with New York mermaids Kai Altair and Ali...
Faerie Magazine: What does it mean to be a mermaid in New York?
Kai Altair: We are so lucky that New York City is surrounded...
The Makara and His Meal
The makara peered out of the river, letting the sunshine, as warm and yellow as melted ghee, dribble down over his elephantine snout. He’d...
Gathering Tears
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SARAH CHISHOLM PHOTOGRAPHY
I am a forest dweller. A child of dark, shadowy trees dripping in moss, and at home along the creek side,...
Sixteen Signs You May Be a Mermaid
• Your extra money goes to bath bombs, bath soaps, and perfumes.
• As a child, you practiced pressing your legs and feet together as...
Self-Portrait As Mythological Creature
I tore off my skin in the moonlight and became a seal, sleek
and noisy. One day a man put his arms around me, and
my...
Wrought By Rasputina
Rasputina’s formidable back catalog is like an old history library, the tiered kind, with sliding ladders, stained-glass windows, and oiled wood, where gilt-embossed titles...
Nine Types of Ice
Garden Ice
I was alone when the cold began. Ice fell onto the gar-den like rain, only it was a pale green, so pale you...
Why My Daughters Will Believe In Faeries
Last summer when my father in law came from Ireland to visit, we took my daughters hiking in the Kaaterskill Wild Forest in upstate New...