Definition of Feminism (noun): The advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. Political, economic and social equality of the sexes. For some reason some men and women don’t like the word feminism or feminist. Predictably, the word has been weaponized by society so a larger block of the population […]
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On New Year’s Day, my husband Britt and I drove our dogs out to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. We parked next to a guy that was about to go surf the jumbly, stormy waves. Out of the back of his truck he pulled out an orange soft top board. Britt and I exchanged eye rolls. […]
Read more »Two weeks before my wedding day I went surfing at Montara Beach. I came up under my board on my first wave and sliced my forehead open with my surfboard’s fin. It didn’t feel bad but blood began pouring into my eyes. I climbed back up the sandy path in between the cliffs and I […]
Read more »A few years ago an historically huge swell hit the Bay Area. It was too massive for us to surf anywhere but Britt and I wanted to witness it. We drove along the coast oohing and aahing as giant mountains of water collapsed and rolled over on themselves, exploding into the shallower water inside. Highway […]
Read more »Pitbulls were once known as the Nanny Dog and the dog of the working class people. It was the most common type of dog in America. The pitbull’s warm and sensitive nature and interest in pleasing their owner is why they are beloved pets but it is also why they are taken advantage of by […]
Read more »A guy on a motorcycle passed me yesterday by driving around me on the wrong side of the road. I glanced over at him and saw the he was wearing a helmet, a leather jacket and flip flops. The flip flops made me cringe. My mind flashed back to the motorcycle accident that happened outside […]
Read more »Last week there was a break in the incessant wind and fog of spring on the coast. The sun came out and the surf calmed down at my favorite beach. It was a Tuesday so the beach was empty. The dogs and I were the only ones that saw the big grey whale surface just […]
Read more »Britt and I were enjoying one of the last warm days of fall, sitting in the water at Ocean Beach, waiting for a wave, when we saw it. At first we thought it was a rogue local storm raining down in the water south of us. But it was moving and reshaping itself unlike any […]
Read more »Years ago a little Brazilian shop opened up next to the place I do yoga. The owner happened to live down the block from me and I would see her and her little black and white dog, PePe walking to the store each day. He was a blocky little Chihuahua mix that liked his freedom. […]
Read more »Sometimes I slip down the social media rabbit hole, swiping through one successful and amazing artist or designer after another. I scroll through them all crying out, “Why them? Why not me? Why are they so lucky and successful and I’m not?” Then my honest self, my adult self, answers my question. “Well Sunde, maybe […]
Read more »don’t know if there’s a god and I’m not at all religious but this thing happened to me a couple of years ago that made me a little bit more of a believer. I’m going to preface this story by admitting that, at the time of the incident, I was listening to a lot of […]
Read more »An Open Letter: Dear City of Pacifica, I was wondering if you could please not do an extra long and louder than usual emergency alarm test siren the day after the President threatens earth with nuclear war in a snarky tweet. I have experienced your weekly emergency siren test many times over the […]
Read more »When my first dog Dee Dee was very old and couldn’t walk far, I would take her to the beach every day. She would totter along until she didn’t feel like it anymore. Then we’d sit together for an hour or so in the sand. She’d lift her face to the sun and sniff the […]
Read more »Surfing for the Resistance The night President Pussgrab McGrifter was voted into office I threw up my chicken sandwich and went for a long, panic stricken walk. I cried for days and then became pissed off and outraged and wandered around talking to my TV and Twitter feed. Then my outrage evolved into purpose and […]
Read more »Hello! I’m working on a zine about all my years surfing in San Francisco. It’ll have illustrated stories, cartoons, art and a graphic novel surfer spy series. Here’s one of the stories for you to enjoy! Seals Are Weird! A sexual harassment story from the sea. I hate seals. There, I said it. I’m more […]
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