They prepare, and then wait for the tide to come in, knowing it always, always does. After all, as the theory goes, if you build it, the water will come.
Coastal Living
Thoughts on the Sea #5
In the February 2013 edition of Coastal Living, in an article entitled “Why the Beach Makes Us Happy,†Barry Yeoman wrote that “the most pleasurable sounds have predictable wave patterns, middling to low pitches, soft volumes, and harmonic frequencies at regular intervals-all characteristics of the ocean’s rhythms.†The most pleasurable sounds? Hmm. Yeah, that’s about […]
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Stuck in Q&A Mode
In the last two weeks, I’ve written my end-of-the-year exams, my exam study guides, my last tests of the year, and my summer reading projects for the grades I’m teaching next year. (I’ll have more later on the uncharted waters my sails are set toward for the 2013/2014 school year.) So forgive me, but since […]
What November Magazines Have Taught Me
Last weekend, I sat down with the November issues of several magazines. I’ve been a subscriber to Southern Living and Coastal Living for years, but currently I’m also receiving five complimentary magazine subscriptions, so my reading stack is large these days. Setting aside The Things I’ve Learned That Shall Not Be Discussed (like butt dimples […]
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The Hour Before Sunset
I can’t count how often they’ve spent the hour before sunset like this, backs bent low over the sand, the ocean ever beside them. In these moments, had I the power to suspend time, I would.