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The Mermaid, C'est Moi: Rewriting the Story of a Universal Myth

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Why Having a Baby Led Evie Wyld to More Perilous Stories

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Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

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Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

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