Short Story:Mermaid River (Alexia Arthurs)
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Mermaid River
By Alexia Arthurs, first published in The Sewanee Review
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GriefNew LifeImmigrationFamily DramaLoveFamilial LoveComing Of AgeEmbarrassmentBasketballMotherhoodCultural AssimilationTeaAmbitionDried Up RiverFuneralDangerousStudiousQuiet PlotStoriesHomecomingEthnicityGrowing UpFamilyLoyaltyNeglecting GrandparentsCerealChildhoodSchoolSlow PlotGuiltDeathAlbino SkinOxtailUnfamiliar FoodsMoveMelancholy EndingFlashbacksElderlyFootballFriendshipCricketHistoryResponsibilityNostalgiaSportsMarriage