Sunday, May 31, 2009

from my new short story: the canto pop starfish


Starfish have two stomachs. One stomach digests; the other extends outward to engulf prey. This feature of their anatomy allows a sea star to hunt creatures that are much larger than its mouth would otherwise allow.

They say that a star is born when a girl is about to break in her career.

Since the mermaid cannot sing, she is stillborn, a starfish, a murderous mutation. 

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