Tessa came up the dock with the look she gets when I am about to see something whether or not I have the time (I did not have the time). Brooke followed, took one long look at everything Tessa had found, and delivered her verdict: "She's right. We're keeping all of it."
So here they are, settled into the Tees collection: premium tees, each one carrying a mermaid I would swear I have met. Not mermaid-themed shirts. Women I recognize, who happen to have tails.
The ones with jobs
Working from Sea and Office Day Ocean Self are for the woman who answers every email on time while keeping one eye on the horizon. Shore Leave knows exactly how long she is staying ashore, and Siren Hours is what her calendar looks like once she finally clears it (she made no plans, and that was the plan).
The pod
Long-Distance Pod, Pod Dinner and Pod Trip cover the whole arc of grown friendship... staying close across the miles, agreeing on a restaurant, and coming home from a group trip still speaking to each other. Anyone who has traveled with women she loves knows each of those is its own achievement.
The ones who say less and mean more
Convincing and Implied do their work with a raised eyebrow. Booked the Ocean belongs to the woman who does not ask whether something is available; she informs it. And First Swim Sovereign was in the water before the rest of us finished our coffee, and she would do it again tomorrow.
The homecomings
Back in the Water and Salt Water Any Water are for anyone who is most herself once she is in. Landlocked Merry and Sea-sonal are for the stretches when the ocean is far away and she carries it along anyway, holidays included.
Pearl supervised the unpacking from the dock rail and withheld comment, which from her is nearly an endorsement.
Some days call for perspective. Some call for not coming ashore ~ and either way, there is a tee here that already understands. Shop Tees and see who you recognize.
Written by Mari Bennett. Thanks for reading.