Welcome to Eight-Stone Press (ESP), publisher of the long-running, critically acclaimed Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! series, as well as the storytelling zine Fire Pit. ESP is now accepting submissions for the seventh issue of Beach Badge, a salt-encrusted, sand-clogged homage to the magic, mayhem, and mystery of the New Jersey Shore, as told by those who have lived it.

Issue #8 is now available for pre-order.

“Here’s the Story: Ya Got Your Beach Badge?” premieres on New Jersey PBS on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Encore broadcasts include the following:

Friday, April 24, 2026, 2:00 a.m
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 10:30 a.m.

Special thanks to Steve Rogers and NJ PBS for this opportunity to share Beach Badge with a wider audience. Thanks, too, to Davida Breier, Alicia Cook, John Fee, Molly Golubcow, Joseph O’Sullivan, Mariette Papic, Tori Robbins, and the Long Beach Island Historical Museum for their efforts to help make it happen.

Visit https://www.njpbs.org/ for the complete broadcast schedule. To view previous episodes of Here’s the Story or to learn more, go to https://www.pbs.org/show/heres-story/.

“[W]hat a good idea … BEACH BADGE was a fun read and contained a surprising amount of information and inspiration. I admire your efforts and your ability to gather so many talented collaborators. I couldn’t be more proud of my home state and the writers who also love it.” —P.F. Kluge, Author of EDDIE & THE CRUISERS

According to NJ INDY, “Tandy [is] Jersey through and through.” You can read more about Beach Badge and its origins here. 

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