The Drowning Mermaid

She fished for trash like treasure, plastic rings and blue bottle caps, but the piles now tower too high: she cannot see where the sun breaks through the water.

—Jaz Thiele

Spring

When my incisor wobbles—pulls— falls, I slip it under my pillow, and wake to a bed full of pansies.

—Jaz Thiele

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“Only true love’s kiss will save you!” the magician howled, but she knew and accepted and loved herself for everything she was, so she pressed her lips to her own wrist and the curse was shattered before it had even begun. —Zoe Keeghan