We spent hours at the store. Allison examined each animal one by one. She studied their movements, their noises and their smells. She looked at their feathers, spots, fur patterns, and colors. She ...  [+]

Rule Number 1: When asked about your parentage, give suitably vague answers.

 

It was Jimmy Doogan, a boorish kid with freckles spread like flak across his face, who had been the first to ...  [+]

While pulling lobster pots from the bay, Finn chanced upon the mermaid. His mind was on Jenny, dark with worry, when the mermaid appeared alongside his boat. An old friend once told him of a legend ...  [+]