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The Legend of Enya, the Voice of Irishness, and Queen of "The People from Under the Sea"
Enya's songs of lost-ness, of wandering, betray the deep longing of a people borne to the waters, of Irishness, of the power of remembrance and nation.
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Octopus, Octopus: Survival Mothering with Jaques Cousteau
When faced with danger, my baby and I grow fins and return to the sea.
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December 2024

Ursula: Loving the Sea Witch
This is the story of Cecaelia, half-witchy-woman and half-undulating-octopus. She appears all over the world, in many forms, but her most famous…
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Kópakonan: The Mermaid of Vengeance from the Faroe Islands
One day, there will be enough dead to have encircled the island, their drowned arms linked together below. Only then will the humans’ cruelty to…
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Selkies: Longing of, Longing for, the Seal-Mother
The seal-people of the Northern isles represent wandering, radical movement, and great yearning. As an Irish adoptee, daughter of an Irish adoptee…
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Cher: Mother of Mermaids, Lover of Sailors, Queen of Wanderlust
The aquatic femme of our dreams, she's played mermaids in films, caused sailors to jump ship in her videos, and called forth the spirit of Mélusine, the…
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The Mermaid Club: Events, Release, Podcast, Topics Calendar!
Check here for upcoming events and recordings of past ones.
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TheMermaid.Club is coming so soon!
Three lifetimes of folklore, storytelling, mermaid-ing, writing, and in-between living will be arriving here in January 2025.
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