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Cookie was my Bar Grandfather
The Blue Star Buffet was the Cornerstone of My Childhood Saloons
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The Scariest Thing in the Water is Me
Getting to My First One-Mile Open Water Swim Meant Facing My Fear
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A Dog Walks into a Bar and...
Some of this is a true story about old San Francisco
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The Mad, Mad, Mad 24-Hour Relay Swim
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The Scariest Thing in the Water is Me
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I'd Like a Catholic Diaphragm, Please
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On The Rocks
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The Tappan Fabulous 400
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A Dog Walks into a Bar and...
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On The Rocks
What Ice Swimming Taught Me at 59
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The Tappan Fabulous 400
Crepes & The American Dream
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The Mad, Mad, Mad 24-Hour Relay Swim
Why Choosing Hard Things Can Be Fun
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Should I Stop Binge Writing?
Thoughts on binge drinking and building a non-deadline dependent writing practice
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I'd Like a Catholic Diaphragm, Please
Raised with all the freedom of a man, at 19 I faced my first decision as a woman
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Bisnonna Pia's Biscotti
My Italian great-grandmother gave me much more than my name
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Words & Water
Words & Water
I'm a recovering journalist wild swimming my way to the writing I was meant to do. Overcoming fear, understanding family, and cooking real food are all topics for my personal essays.
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