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The Iris

The Iris is the first issue of the Nereid Publishing Literary Magazine, The Seafarer. It is dedicated to founding member Regan Lauber who sadly passed away on March 17th, 2022. Click the button to read more about Regan's legacy and impact. 

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Issue One: The Iris 

Each story in this issue of The Seafarer incorporates an Iris as a storytelling device. No matter what format, an Iris can be found throughout the first issue.

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I Built a House with the Love of my Life

. "And her eyes, as bright and blue as a tropical sea and filled with warmth, drank me in, searching my melancholy face for answers."

Luke Stursma

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Chloride

"And as the sun winked at me from behind the clouds, I imagined you sitting here next to me, creating a thousand different endings for the both of us."

Regan Lauber

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The Things we Don't Tell Ourselves 

"Detnalp ereh era eht sgnildees fo fles-tbuod, regna, etah, tliug, dna gnimlehwrevo daerd. Deecorp htiw noituac."

Alijah Mallula

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Beauty's Touch

“It had been a week since entering this fabricated palace of beauty. A week since she had been taken from her home. A week since she could even remember what life was like a week ago.” 

Meg Jenkins

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For Eternity

"You didn't even ask for my permission! You never stopped to think about what I wanted. You only thought about what you wanted."

Rebecca Ringer

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