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A Beach Story, or a Parable about Being a Writer

June 16, 2017 1 Comment

The story of the umbrella guy, or why I am a writer.

There’s this guy — a kid, I would call him; from eight stories up he looks like a teenager or early 20s — whose job it is to set out beach umbrellas and chairs for the condo building where we stayed on our vacation. People pay $30 a day for access to an umbrella and […]

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The Best Beach Activities for Summer Fun and Learning

June 5, 2017 No Comments

Great beach learning activities for kids.

As I write this we are getting ready for our (usually) annual beach vacation. We love just spending time playing on the beach, but I thought it might be fun to have a few educational activities and other fun beach activities in mind in case the b word should happen to crop up. Here are […]