The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson

The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson

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The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson
The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson
Thoughts in between brief bouts of beach-combing. (Plus: better-than-average "beach reads").

Thoughts in between brief bouts of beach-combing. (Plus: better-than-average "beach reads").

I'm spending time on the coast and with my favourite authors.

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Thoughts in between brief bouts of beach-combing. (Plus: better-than-average "beach reads").
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In a matter of days, I’m off to one of my favourite places (if a vague and general descriptor can be a “place”.) I’ll be at a conference in Nova Scotia, followed by some hiking in Prince Edward Island, but for me, it’s all the same. It’s the beach.

I very much dislike the beach when it’s crowded and crusted over with sun worshipers and sinewy bodies. I’m…

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