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‘The Aerialist’ by Cheryl Pearson

  She married the heir was what they said. I was four, already in love with the ballroom’s cornices, the bride’s dress. What I heard was married the air. I chose my future then. The air is a good provider. He has given me one house of sky, one house of silk. I love his hands in my hair. He loves my untouched arches. Every … Continue reading ‘The Aerialist’ by Cheryl Pearson

Josephine CorcoranJanuary 9, 2021
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‘The Mermaid Aquarium’ by Cheryl Pearson

    A month or two at most, I told myself; a place to catch my breath. The long, dry haul of my body’s bulk along the shingle, up the beach, the dragged slug of my tail a mess of scrapes. A wake of salt and scale all the way to the waterline. I can’t complain; it’s easy cash. I pose on moulded rocks, comb … Continue reading ‘The Mermaid Aquarium’ by Cheryl Pearson

Josephine CorcoranNovember 24, 2017November 24, 2017

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