Walk the Island.
The thought occurred to me in December 2022. It had been a long year with a struggling economy, a difficult personal job search, and the loss of “Grammy,” our family matriarch. How could I slow it all down? How could I get myself back to what was really important?
Long Beach Island has always been a big part of my life. For as long as I can remember, it was two weeks every August in a small duplex on 22nd Street in Barnegat Light. The fun we had lives with me today.
After all those summers, any time I go over the Causeway Bridge, it feels like coming home.
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