In Greek mythology, the Naiads were a type of female spirit who presided over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of freshwater. Not to be trifled with, the Naiads. Read on…
The dreams of Naiads keep the city up at night. They are fitful in the lowering waters, the river slowly drying. They scratch their alabaster nails along retaining walls, just below the mold and moss. Occasionally, they scale concrete, wrap their fingers round the bars, and wail as if the city might redeem them.
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Photograph by Brenda Gottsabend; Story by Lisa Ahn
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