title: Land of Water
author: Eschedor, L.
description: August has reached a confusing point in his life. He’s finishing up high school, he’s living away from his parents for the first time, and he’s even dating a mermaid. Well, that last part is a little more than August was expecting when his parents sent him to live with his uncle on a small island off the coast of nowhere in particular. Her name’s Etta, and she has no legs, no restraint when it comes to physical contact, and no idea about the human world. It’s up to August to keep her a secret while he tries to bridge the gap between species and sexes. Unfortunately, there are other supernatural goings-on on this sleepy little island, and it’s only a matter of time before they draw August and Etta into a strange conspiracy involving a mysterious phenomenon that grants people’s wishes. What should have been a boring year in a town mostly populated by the very old and long-retired instead becomes an exciting and dangerous adventure thanks to the strange and mystical happenings around the island. August’s classmates are more than willing to accuse him of murder one day, and then demand help with supernaturally-influenced relationship problems the next. Even his uncle, who writes books on the anatomy of fictional creatures for a living, has his fair share of eccentricities. With his main emotional support coming from a supernatural creature that, realistically, shouldn’t exist, can August hang in there long enough to figure out what, exactly, is even going on? What’s more, can the type of romantic who’s willing to date a fantasy creature really carry out the logical reasoning needed to solve such a convoluted mystery in the first place?