Sea

A tale of one of the mysteries in the sea. “So how’s the fishing?” Angus asked. “Bad as always,” Zeke said. “Not that I’m complaining.” As far as Angus knew Zeke was one of the oldest men working on the Sydney Harbor dock. He was always down here, up at…

koukounaries beach was originally published by Diego on Flickr, and is reused here under the terms and conditions of the Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons license. The island of Skiathos belongs to a broader complex of islands, called the Northern Sporades, an Archipelago consisting of Skiathos, Skopelos…

My heaven’s spot — Sea, I wrap myself in the blankets of your benevolence As the swell unfolds its waves to the infinite, As the rolls are pounding on the rocks. Nothing tricky, just a sound and large benevolence As I swim without fear in the green of your deepness As my body releasing any tension…

The first cicadas woke up today. Their song mingled with the smell of sun-warmed pines, and I caught a glimpse of the south of my childhood, the south of Sussargues. This morning, everything was blurry. I dived under the surface and everything was deaf. There was only the turquoise of the waters…

The shark remains the reigning champ of aquatic horror, dominating the sub-genre more than any other oceanic creature. Then there’s cryptids and sea creatures, of which horror always has room for more. That includes the folkloric creature made benign and romantic by Disney, the mermaid. Yes indeed, we are not…