Starfish at McDonald’s

A fan favorite from my book, Trash Mermaid, coming soon to print and ebook.🌊

Aug 04, 2021

∙ Paid

Illustration by Leah Rubin-Cadrain, 2020. (LeahAviva.com)

I was going to take care of it. That was always the plan. My tiny starfish in a Solo cup.

I smiled down at it as I carried it carefully, sloshing in its sea water, drawn freshly from the ocean, now on our way to McDonald’s for a Happy Meal.

“I will take care of you,” is what I told the little crea…

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