Fran Wilde’s "A Mermaid Looks at 40" Plumbs Depths of Sacrifice, Self-Reclamation, and Environmental Reckoning in Uncanny Magazine

Fantasy Literature

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Award-winning author Fran Wilde has once again captivated readers with her latest poetic offering, "A Mermaid Looks at 40," featured prominently in Uncanny Magazine Issue Seventy. The poem, a mere 201 words in its published form, unfolds a profound allegorical narrative, charting a mermaid’s journey from an eager,