10 Big Ocean Myths

1. That you'll be safe
2. That moonlight is really playing a trick on you. There is nothing swimming under your treading legs
3. That the water is as warm as it looks
4. The sun feels good
5. There's no possible way some unseen animal is stalking you
6. The tide won't drop you miles from here
7. You look great in that swimsuit, kid
8. The bleached bones on the shore belong to a familiar creature
9. Broken beer bottles just wear down into sand anyway
10. The smell of the shells you're bringing home will eventually fade

Aish Tamid

Everybody's got all these damn problems. Whether we're bleeding from two orifices (like me), or absolutely famished for the a firm voice that both threats and guides (also like me), it's no wonder then, why mysticism is once again an attraction. It's all jewels and light and these angry little magpies that are our hearts are out to steal what shiny bits of escape they can find. It's solving an impossible equation, forgetting the mystery and knowing the solution, foraging through the best sample sales and finding what lush tidbit we need.

Knowledge is food, but only for our dreaming selves