Last night I had that dream again. I heard a voice of glass and iron, a voice oftobacco and boiling stew, the sound of barns…
Still ‘Diving into the Wreck’
Once in a while, you come across a piece of writing that deeply resonates with what lives inside you, in words you did not have…
The Cyborg Mermaid meets King Alfred
Last year, I jokingly wrote this (alter) ego-inserting fanfic, placing my PhD topic in the story world of Netflix’ The Last Kingdom. It was published…
BWQ: First Love
The theme for BWQ’s Spring issue is “Firsts” and I wrote a personal essay – with soundtrack! – about two of my first experiences: the…
Qualupalik and the Father
In a remote village, some workers are building a bridge, but are scared away by vampire mermaids. Some are pale with long dark hair and…
Achtamar – two poems
The first track of my solo album is about the story of Achtamar, which I learned in Armenia. Using the familiar trope of of star-cross’d lovers,…
Sedna the Inuit Goddess (revisited)
In Oceanopolis, I encountered a beautiful and intriguing mermaid. It was an artefact of Inuit art – goddess Sedna. Touched by the small statue and…