Meet Jamie. Jamie is a Cape May regular with an unwavering devotion—not to the surf or the sand—but to the parking meter. Arriving early to secure a prime spot, Jamie checks the meter every ten minutes, wallet in hand, coins at the ready. The fear of expired parking haunts each stretch of sand, even when … Read more
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A Sonnet Sunday poem about Memorial Day at the Shore, honoring those who served, and holding gratitude alongside the season’s beginning.
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A Sonnet Sunday poem about learning to swim, trusting the water, and discovering you can move with what once scared you.
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Annie Lennox’s Cold captures the quiet ache of emotional detachment, making it a stark and fitting close to January’s winter reflections.
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Modest Mouse’s Grey Ice Water explores isolation and regret, reminding us that distance alone doesn’t quiet inner storms.
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Not storm. Not calm. A Sonnet Sunday reflection on the in-between season where identity loosens and transformation waits.
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Change doesn’t always announce itself. A Sonnet Sunday reflection on unseen work happening beneath the surface.
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Some things follow us into a new year without asking. Flotsam Friday is about noticing what stayed—and letting it be seen without judgment.
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A sonnet that captures the timeless beauty of an old couple sharing a sunset on the beach, wrapped in warmth and love.
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A decade after the Paris Agreement, the Shore has her own opinion about how we’re doing – and beach lovers might be the ones who need to lead the way. A reflective Flotsam Friday on love, climate, and our responsibility to the coast.
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