Siren
by Lisa VillaMil
Daughter’s grief sends her spiraling, and eventually leads her running away to the sea, where there is Quiet in this chaotic year, the year of her Mother’s death.
Or so she thinks.
Mother liked Quiet as well, and she shared that love with Daughter, sailing in their sailboat, Calliope. But now Mother is dead Quiet… or is she?
A violent storm kicks up, it’s not Quiet at all. And what does Daughter hear in...
Daughter’s grief sends her spiraling, and eventually leads her running away to the sea, where there is Quiet in this chaotic year, the year of her Mother’s death.
Or so she thinks.
Mother liked Quiet as well, and she shared that love with Daughter, sailing in their sailboat, Calliope. But now Mother is dead Quiet… or is she?
A violent storm kicks up, it’s not Quiet at all. And what does Daughter hear in the storm, why does it sound so familiar? Why does it call to her?
Meanwhile, Father reaches for his Daughter across the divide of raging water and storm clouds – of anger and disconnect – constructing a makeshift lighthouse in his neighborhood, praying to guide her home.
But the voice… there’s a voice in the storm. And it is so alluring to Daughter. And the guilt she feels propels her towards it.
Because what if it’s mom?
Told in time-jumping scenes that blend together and direct address, Siren tells the magical realist story of a family that loves each other, but can’t connect. Pulling from various myths around the world, Siren attempts to craft a new mythic tale, where mother becomes a legendary monster, and Daughter is pulled between a world of desolation and one of hope.
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