The Sunday Business Post/ Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize 2016 : The Tiny Mermaid

Kevin Smith’s tale of a beguiling, but ultimately fatal, discovery on a beach is the second runner-up in our short story competition

Kevin Smith, second runner-up in The Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize 2016, receives his prizePicture: Feargal Ward

Brendan rested his chin on his arms and peered into the deep-sided, Victorian-style bath. The ...