Was It A Shark?

Miss part 1 or 2 of this story? Click here to read it “It’s okay, I’m okay. Big fish – big water,” I said out loud to myself. As I started to calm, I got the courage to see if it was still there, and it was! Chanting ensued, until Yvette took her paddle, poked it...

I Was Amazed At What Happened Next

  Miss part 1 of this?  Click here to read it While I was prepared for my mom to throw a few bucks in the hat, I wasn’t ready for the result: $500 in 48 hours. Relief! The next day, in the pool with my new friend, Caroline, who I got to know after swimming into...

They Laughed When I Tried To Swim

Has anyone ever laughed at you when you’ve tried something new? When I got her text message at 930am, I laughed, as I remembered feeling as though I might drown just fifteen years before. Wanting to be the cool kid at nineteen, I went to get my lifeguard...