The sand is soft warm carpet exactly what I need. 20 years since I moved here from New Mexico. Tony took me that first summer in 2003 to NJ for a beach day. He was a friend of a friend of a friend from NM, and afterwards we went for seafood at the Lobster Shanty Once, in 2005, I went to the Jersey Shore alone simply to get a few hours near the ocean. My mom was physically alive then, but she lived in New Mexico and this encounter with the sand and sea was for both of us. It always is. Then, I listened to the "keep going" wild voice that says the adventure is not over yet for the day. At 27, I showered and changed, got on the PATH, walked past Union Square, went out dancing with Kristi in Manhattan at Beautify Bar Today, 46, I am at Coney Island by myself. Twenty years ago, a stranger once tried to swim with me here. It was like he came over and asked me to dance. I was not into him. Still, I smiled and swam away re...
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