Welcome to the Mermaid of the Plains, where my mermaid musings take shape. I am a woman who enjoys the depths of life and does not linger long in the shallows. I love the feel of the sun but prefer scattered rays upon darkened waters. The irony is that I fear Mother Ocean – She is boundless, strong, unpredictable and forever a mystery. But possibly the fear lies not in Her, but in me, in coming to know my own vastness, strengths, unpredictability, and mysteries.

Or maybe, just maybe, I am a mermaid mistakenly landlocked in the great state of Kansas.