I could pour cold water on my skin and hide in my seal skin forever. So I can not feel anything or anyone. I just want to be a selkie. If that means being alone forever, then so be it. I'm tired of taking off my seal skin for people who don't want me in my human form. I should remain a seal for the rest of my life. Something in me is screaming, "Reveal yourself! Show your human form!" I do, but people can't provide a safe harbour, so I have to swim back into the ocean as a seal. Why does this always happen to me? Milleadh mo bheatha!
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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...
