The Bathtub Mermaid

The Bathtub Mermaid
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Tales from the Tub

Episodes

  1. 16H AGO

    TBM-2512.06 – Dog Days of Advent: Ember/Spark

    The circle widens, ripples spreading, and the two species drift into a shared rhythm — some with hands, some with arms, all with joy. In their mingled glow, something ancient rises, older than language or gravity: the understanding that warmth is not bound to flame, and family not bound to form.

    5 min

  2. 1D AGO

    TBM-2512.05 – Dog Days of Advent: Frost

    “It’s the longest night,” he says. “Not for sorrow — for balance. The dark gives the light a place to return to. Winter holds the world still, just long enough for hope to gather its breath.”

    6 min

  3. 2D AGO

    TBM-2512.04 – Dog Days of Advent: Snowglobe

    The lights above them pulse, soft as breathing. She remembers that first storm — the fear of the power failing, the scramble to secure the greenhouse domes, the way they’d worked side by side in the cold until dawn. That was when it began, really: not the flirtation or the laughter, but the quiet respect that came from surviving something together.

    5 min

  4. 3D AGO

    TBM-2512.03 – Dog Days of Advent: Orbit

    Below her, ribbons of green and violet curl across the poles, shimmering like breath against the night. It’s not the first aurora she’s seen from orbit, but this one feels different — brighter, alive. She thinks of the Christmas lights her father used to hang along the eaves of their house, blinking patterns that never quite synced. He’d laugh every year and say, "Perfection’s overrated, sweetheart. Just make it shine."

    5 min

  5. 4D AGO

    TBM-2512.02 – Dog Days of Advent: Hearth

    Inside the café, the world softens around the edges. The espresso machine has gone quiet, its metal belly releasing one last sigh of steam. She wipes down the counter in slow, practiced circles. When she finishes, she pours herself a small mug from what remains in the pot — lukewarm, but still comforting — and brings it with her as she turns.

    6 min

  6. 5D AGO

    TBM-2512.01 – Dog Days of Advent: Clock

    Description: Welcome to the Dog Days of Advent. I made a list of prompts, and wrote a bite-sized story for each one. They don’t live in the same universe, but they’re all a little off-kilter from what you might expect from holiday fare. And if you pay attention, you’ll notice that the last line of […]

    6 min

  7. OCT 31

    TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty-One

    This is how it ends. This is how it always ends. ✨ Mirror, Mirror runs throughout October on Tales from the Tub. Subscribe so you don’t miss a reflection.

    4 min

  8. OCT 30

    TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Thirty

    When your reflection says “tomorrow,” believe her. #MirrorMirror #monologues #podcast

    2 min

  9. OCT 30

    TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Nine

    In a late-night New York newsroom, a journalist discovers his reflection has a byline—and it’s writing his secrets.

    2 min

  10. OCT 28

    TBM-Mirror Mirror: Day Twenty-Eight

    The glass is thin. The month is short. Our hunger is long.

    3 min
  • 10 Episodes

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About

Tales from the Tub

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  • Creator
    The Bathtub Mermaid
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Melissa A. Bartell
  • Show Website
    The Bathtub Mermaid