https://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TBM-260310-Salt-Coffee-Showtime.mp3 Description: Three stories. Two guest readers. One mermaid, back from a very long bath. The Bathtub Mermaid returns with ‘Salt Logic,’ ‘Caffeine Theology,’ and ‘Fifteen Minutes to Showtime’ — flash fiction about oceans that apologize, coffee as religion, and the fifteen minutes before everything changes. Featuring readers Paul Maki and Jack Mangan. Excerpt: The ocean started apologizing on a Wednesday. I was halfway through reheating yesterday’s chowder when the first buoy pinged. Guest Voices: Paul Maki Jack Mangan Links and References: Salt Logic Caffeine Theology  15 Minutes to Showtime Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity. Bathtub Mermaid header art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media Sound Effects are from Freesound. Music for this episode is from Uppbeat. Contact: BlueSky: @melysse.bsky.social Facebook: MissMelysse Instagram: @Melysse Mastodon: @Melysse Email: [email protected] Or, leave a comment on this page.