The Woman Who Fell in Love with a Mermaid
This flash fiction story by Amanda Rodriguez was published in 2014 by Germ Magazine. Written in the style of a fable, it is a queer re-imagining of classic fairy tale The Little Mermaid. In this story, Rodriguez touches on themes of beauty, culture, body positivity, power dynamics, and relationship toxicity. Ultimately, though, this is a story about choice; Both choosing between fantasy and reality and choosing what home looks like.
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There once was a woman who lived by the sea. She made decorative armor out of scavenged fish hooks for the mer-people who lived beneath the water. One day while trading an intricately-wrought chainmail piece, she fell in love with the princess of the mer-people, the daughter of a great king, and a mermaid.”
The Woman Who Fell in Love with a Mermaid