According to legend, unmarried girls who drowned would turn into evil, mermaid-like entities called Rusalkas, doomed to haunt rivers and lakes. In Mermaid: Lake of the Dead, one such mermaid slash ...

One young Hattiesburg girl, however ... eventually turning her hobby into a business called Crafty Mermaid. Woodard said it felt good to already have her own business at 12.

In the animated classic, Ariel must secure the kiss of “true love” within three days, or else she transforms back into a mermaid ... girls somehow feel that they shouldn’t speak out of turn ...

“The Seas” by Samantha Hunt is one of my all-time favorite books. It tells the story of a girl who’s convinced she is a mermaid, and her lover, who’s a veteran of the Iraq War. Spoiler ...

Brittany Sparkles of Sherwood makes performing as a mermaid look like an elegant, colorful underwater dance. Sean Clancy is a features reporter who also writes the weekly column "Paper Trails." ...