Harry's Mermaid — Steve Vernon

It happened in early September, the time of year when the city does its damndest to remember what heat was, just one more time before winter rocks on in...

This is a story of horror and haunting regret.

(fair warning - this is a STORY - maybe about eight thousand words)

A group of homeless men - fishing for a little fun and folly - latch onto something that MIGHT be a mermaid.

Regret lives on and lingers - long after the last tear drop has fallen.