The Fairy Tale Magazine JUNE ISSUE 2023

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Love, Loss & The Mermaid by sara cleto & brittany warman

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hile almost every story about a mermaid is a love story, they tend to end with heartbreak rather than a happily ever after. In folklore, mermaids are beautiful, dangerous, threatening, alluring… and impossible to hold on to. Like sirens, they are creatures that can never be fully domesticated or integrated into human society, though they’re often less overtly bloodthirsty than their siren cousins! A mermaid is not inherently sinister—she might rescue a drowning sailor just as easily as spelling doom for a ship with her mere presence. She can be a symbol of hope or destruction, but either way, she is something that can never be wholly known or controlled. Mermaids represent freedom—freedom from the rules and constraints of society—but that freedom comes at the steep cost of alienation and loss. These creatures from legend have crept into our fairy tales (thanks, Hans Christian Andersen!), but they bring their legendary baggage with them. Le

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Classics from Around the World THE GOOD SEA MONSTER

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WHY THE OCEAN IS SALTY A TALE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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Enchanted Creators Maria Tatar of

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THE LITTLE SEA MAID

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THE LAST ENCHANTRESS

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LOOK FOR ME WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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RESILIENCE!

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

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THE MERMAID OF ZENNOR RETOLD by LYONESSE

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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER & THE HAG The Best of Enchanted Conversation

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I MARRIED A MERMAID

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The Best EnchantedofConversation PEARL DIVER

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WHAT THE PRINCESS WISHES

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THE RESCUE

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Love, Loss & The Mermaid

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Classics from Around the World THE GOOD SEA MONSTER

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WHY THE OCEAN IS SALTY A TALE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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Enchanted Creators Maria Tatar of

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THE LITTLE SEA MAID

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THE LAST ENCHANTRESS

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LOOK FOR ME WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW

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RESILIENCE!

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

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THE MERMAID OF ZENNOR RETOLD by LYONESSE

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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER & THE HAG The Best of Enchanted Conversation

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pages 68-71

I MARRIED A MERMAID

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pages 62-67

The Best EnchantedofConversation PEARL DIVER

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pages 58-61

WHAT THE PRINCESS WISHES

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THE RESCUE

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Love, Loss & The Mermaid

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Classics from Around the World THE GOOD SEA MONSTER

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WHY THE OCEAN IS SALTY A TALE FROM THE PHILIPPINES

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Enchanted Creators Maria Tatar of

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THE LITTLE SEA MAID

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THE LAST ENCHANTRESS

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RESILIENCE!

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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

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THE MERMAID OF ZENNOR RETOLD by LYONESSE

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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER & THE HAG The Best of Enchanted Conversation

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I MARRIED A MERMAID

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The Best EnchantedofConversation PEARL DIVER

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WHAT THE PRINCESS WISHES

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THE RESCUE

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Love, Loss & The Mermaid

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Classics from Around the World THE GOOD SEA MONSTER

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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER & THE HAG The Best of Enchanted Conversation

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THE MERMAID OF ZENNOR RETOLD by LYONESSE

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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER & THE HAG The Best of Enchanted Conversation

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I MARRIED A MERMAID

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The Best EnchantedofConversation PEARL DIVER

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WHAT THE PRINCESS WISHES

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THE RESCUE

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Classics from Around the World THE GOOD SEA MONSTER

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THE LITTLE SEA MAID

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THE LAST ENCHANTRESS

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LOOK FOR ME WHEN THE TIDE IS LOW

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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