WEEKI WACHEE — The water is cold, but I’m too nervous to shiver. Instead, I propel my arms forward and think graceful thoughts. Flashes of purple and blue tails from my siren sisters flicker nearby.
Everyone knows that mermaids aren't real, and even if they were, it's very unlikely they'd be the seductive, almost-human ladies that Hollywood loves to portray. While it's assumed that the first ...