Author: TJ
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Open-Water Getting Some Press
Well, press from The Seattle Times, anyway. I submitted a short essay to the paper back in February, after they requested personal stories of women in the outdoors. It’d been a LONG time since I’d submitted anything for publication, but I thought, “What the hell? Can’t hurt, and might feel good to try.” It did […]
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Maldives4: All About the Fish
(The following blog entry was made while on a SwimTrek trip in Maldives in November 2019.) Rose early for tea on the deck this morning. At least I thought 6:30 was early. I keep forgetting this is a boat full of swimmers, so they all were up at 6AM, some doing yoga. Yay for them. […]
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Falling In
It’s the type of morning where beach walkers say “you’re crazy” when they walk by us in their down puffies and knit caps. Barely light, gray with only a hint of lighter gray to the east to indicate dawn. It’s easier to smile and nod, agreeing with their flash psychoanalysis, which is more accurate than […]