The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots

Tag: beach

  • Dear Atlantic: You’re no Pacific, but You’ll Do

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    The wave rose above me like a yellow wall of death. Time froze, weirdly, as every terrifying tsunami dream I’ve ever had flashed through my mind. “You have to jump into it!” Janessa yelled, and I closed my eyes and jumped into one of my biggest fears. This was a terrible idea. The wave completely…

  • The Redwoods Expedition (Part 2)

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    (Read part 1 here) I woke up to the sun streaming through the windows of Elaine’s van, shining on the orange pillows and vintage suitcases. “Yes! Maybe it will finally warm up in here,” I thought, curling deeper into my sleeping bag. It had been a rather cold night. I heard a rustle of tent…

  • March Moodiness

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    Emily Sara Smucker
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    Oh, the pressure of realizing that you are publishing you’re 500’th blog post. What can I say that is witty enough, and monumental enough, and enough enough? I haven’t been posting, and I’ve blamed it on the fact that my next post was going to be THE 500’th post. Of my life. In reality, I…