I'm lying in your coat. The smell of salt lingers on your skin. Your soul speaks to me, oh, mother of the ocean. I want to be like you. I long for freedom like yours. I live in my own sea of doubts. I'm being tortured for loving your kind. I long for your love and affection. I just want to be with you, like you, be you. I don't care if I drown.
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Selkies, Gaelic Songs, and Highlander Mythology: Short Stories
FantasyHighlanders myths, and the songs by the people of Scotland and Ireland that they sing in Gaelic have inspired these short stories. I always use selkies as a way of speaking my truth. Selkies are humanoid creatures who can shapeshift between human a...
