Merendo, Damon Shaw - under the helm of editor Steve Berman. Anthology Title: The Touch of the Sea (2012) anthology by Steve Berman Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing) ix Introduction (The Touch of the Sea) (2012) essay by Steve Berman 1 Time and Tide (2012) short story by Nathan Burgoine 15 The Calm Tonight (2012) short story by Matthew A. What makes these stories memorable is that they define the masculinity of the sea, the taste of brine on another man's lips.īecome mates with such award-winning authors as Joel Lane and Jeff Mann - seasoned storytellers 'Nathan Burgoine, Chaz Brenchley, and Alex Jeffers - and a wide array of coxswains: Brandon Cracraft, Jonathan Harper, John Howard, Vincent Kovar, Matthew A. So, too, are the eleven tales within the pages of The Touch of the Sea: fantastical, at times eerie, with sightings of mermen, water spirits, and sea beasts (even the fabled "living island," the aspidochelone) as well as a smattering of pirates. As the Olympians emerged, Oceanus retreated, his domain restricted to strange and dangerous shores, the realm of sailors' misfortunes and worries. A Titan, son of sky and earth, he was depicted as a handsome, muscular man whose torso ended in a scaled tale. Greek myths held Oceanus to be a massive river surrounding the land. "The Touch of the Sea is a perfect anthology not a dud here full of the mystery and vastness that only the ocean can conjure.
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