🎭 Culture Apr 2, 2026 · Christie Chapman

What Was Lost When My Daughter Gained Sound

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Goodbye, Mermaids by Christie Chapman





“Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and perhaps earlier, have been a means to conquer the terrors of mankind through metaphor.” – Jack Zipes, folklorist






“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” – Carl Sagan, scientist




Wind brushed the trees, like a mother brushing the long flowy hair of a can’t-sit-still little one. My baby daugh

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