Stories tagged “surf”
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Surfing crappy waves
«Let’s get in? Or stay out?» When you don’t go surfing for three days, there’s only one answer, even if the waves aren’t that good: YES!!! Obviously!
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Anxiety
It’s almost midnight. I’m checking the wave forecast for tomorrow. It’s a holiday where I live. An dthat means a lot of people will be on the beach early in the morning. To surf quietly there’s only one way: getting up with the ...
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The Beach Philosopher
Raging surf smashed tiny bits of sand into tinier bits. The cold overcast skies reflected my mood as I walked up the lonely beach, trying to find where I had gone wrong in our relationship. Ahead, where the early fog met the sand, a kneeling figure fad...
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Sand, Surf, and Sun (homophone challenge)
Beaches. They have sand, sun, and surf. There is one thing they lack however, and it is a travesty. There are plenty of suntanned, lotioned pecs and bikini clad volley ballers diving for a spike. But no matter how long I spent in the sun, surf, and san...
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His Arrival
The sun was bright. The air, unfiltered, smelled like the ocean. That’s where he turned up. The ocean. He was knee high in the surf. His bag, heavy, his clothes, durable. Meant to last ages. It wasn’t how he imagined it. There were no ru...
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The Cove
A wave of water awoke him as he lay huddled, without bread or bonnet, under the rail and rope of the port-side deck. The salt-water no longer stung his callused wounds but its taste still scorched his tongue. Salty air blew through his beard, seagulls ...