GET LIT - Sailor Twain - Mermaid on the

Ingredients

• 1 - 16oz box of shell pasta • 1/2 cup mayonnaise • 1/2 cup sour cream • 1 - 16oz package of crab meat • 3 stalks celery • 3 tsp. lemon juice • 1 tsp. celery salt • 1 tsp. onion powder • 2 tsp. garlic powder • 1 tbsp. Mrs. Dash table blend salt and pepper to taste

No directions given, but mermaids are smart and can figure it all out

[source: DworianynLovenest]

Mermaid Salad #6

Ingredients

• 2 (12 ounce) packages imitation crabmeat • 1 cup chopped green pepper • 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise • 1 cup chopped celery • 1/2 cup chopped green onion • 1/4 cup wine vinegar

Directions

1. Combine crab flakes with vegetables. 2. Stir vinegar into mayo. 3. Add to crab mixture. 4. Chill.

[source: Food Network] World Market Mermaid Plates - $5.98 for set of 2

Bonus Seaweed Salad

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (about 10 g) dried wakame • 1 Tbsp lemon or lime juice • 1 Tbsp honey • 2 tsp toasted sesame seed oil • 2 tsp blonde/white miso paste • 1-2 Tbsp sesame seeds • dash of cayenne (optional)

Directions

1. Soak dried seaweed in 1 cup of cold water for about 10 minutes 2. While seaweed is soaking, prepare the dressing: whisk lemon juice, honey, oil, and miso together until smooth 3. Drain seaweed and squeeze out excess water with hands. This soak water is also extremely nutritious, so if you can find a way to incorporate it into a soup, salad dressing, or just drink it straight, power to you! 4. Add dressing to seaweed, and toss. Garnish with sesame seeds, and a dash of cayenne. A bit of grated ginger, minced garlic, or chopped green onion is also yummy. Serves 2 as a small appetizer, or 1 seaweed lover.

A Mermaid's Review

by Micah Moore of the Mermaid Studio

How can one expect an objective review of a book containing mermaids from someone who is obsessed with them? The answer is: you can't. The review in a nutshell is: Sailor Twain or The Mermaid in the Hudson is a MUST READ.

Mermaids, in Sailor Twain, are used to symbolize obsessions or addictions that divert our focus from our true course in life. Sailor Twain or The Mermaid in the Hudson highlights the point that obsessions, like mermaids, can be simultaneously inauspicious and propitious.

With that being said…

The elements other than mermaids that make Sailor Twain a necessity for one's bookshelf are mystery, romance, intrigue, eroticism, flashbacks, love, lust, suspense, obsession, desire, as well as ideas on marriage, racism, sexism and theology.

Sailor Twain is a tale primarily about a steamboat ship captain whose obsessions alter his life course forever. Its complex story line involves a myriad of dualities surrounding most of the characters, themes explored and the Hudson River upon which the tale takes place.

Set in 1887 on the Hudson River, infused into the story line are traces of Greek mythology, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway.

The main characters in the novel are:

• Sailor Twain, the honorable steamboat captain • South, the seductive mermaid • Dieudonné Lafayette, a French nobleman, who also happens to be the ship owner’s lecherous brother

• C. G. Beaverton, a reclusive author who is later revealed in the book

Sailor Twain began as a serialized web comic, which the author, Mark Siegel, wrote on his commute between his home in the Hudson River Valley and his office in New York City. In fact, you can currently sample the first few chapters online by clicking here.

The author’s use of charcoal drawings, rather than a traditional medium of graphic novel rendering, lends itself to the mysterious mood of the book. Sailor Twain was drawn in a stylized form of mainly black and white, serving to highlight his highly ethical nature. Dieudonné, on the other hand, was formed in shades of grey, emphasizing his willingness to blur the lines of morality. To learn about the drawing process he used for the book, view the video linked here.