#OnceUponNow

When one of her own goes missing, young mermaid Miranda enlists the help of a VooDoo priestess to solve the mystery. But when an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico forces Miranda and her pod of fellow merfolk to choose between extinction and transformation, Miranda will not only get to the bottom of the merfolk disappearances, but may also become part of the mystery.

A modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid," The Little Mermaid of the Gulf is an entry for the #OnceUponNow writing contest, which embraces my enduring love of mermaid folklore.

Read, vote, and comment to let me know what you think! :-)