The Aquarium – Daisy Hildyard read by Colin Salmon

English novelist Daisy Hildyard envisions the deep time evolution
of the coastline of Scarborough, North Yorkshire: from a
prehistoric meteor strike, to a 19th-century seaside aquarium
devoid of fish, a present-day spate of dead tides, and a future
where part of the human population has evolved into a hybrid marine
species, drawn back to the cradle of the sea to care for its
degraded waters. Vividly narrated by acclaimed British actor Colin
Salmon, and created as part of Wild Eye—an art and nature trail in
Yorkshire that raises awareness about coastal erosion in the face
of climate change—this short story traces the forever-shifting
tides of our relationship with the sea.  Read the story.
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