SUN AND SURF, sea breezes and salt water taffy. Rip currents and sand-in-your-swimsuit nostalgia.
BEACH BADGE is your entrée to the salt-encrusted, sand-clogged magic, mayhem, and mystery of the New Jersey Shore, as told by those who have lived it. From blistering August sands to the damp gauze of a winter sky, captures the experience of local and benny alike through personal stories, essays, photography, and other artwork about or inspired by life at the shore…
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction – William Patrick Tandy
Nobody Cares – Mariette Papic
#BeachBadgeReads: The Jersey Devil
Yellow Teacups – Michelle Rynkewicz
Artie & Harvey – Molly Golubcow
Stars in My Mouth – Elaina Battista-Parsons
With a Little Help from My Friends – Michele Olivia Hax
The Summer They Moved Lucy the Elephant – Louis Greenstein
#BeachBadgeReads: Shark Attacks of the Jersey Shore: A History
Ocean Grove Lifeguard Competition 2023 – Connor Kane
Making Tomatoes – Glen Shaw
The Escape – Bill Amadeo
Sweet Lillie – Danielle DeZao
Summer’s Shore Roars – Jill Ocone
Salt Marsha Speaks from the Dunes – Susan Cavanaugh
Perfection Run – Laura Jackson
Goodbye, Dad – Nemetz
#BeachBadgeReads: By the Beautiful Sea: The Rise and High Times of That Great American Resort, Atlantic City
By the Sea I Will Stay Forever – Erica Piancone
About the Contributors
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