The First Swim of Summer
Nov 25, 2019
2 minutes
With mounting excitement, I’d dip my hand into the swimming pool and fish out the thermometer. It’s a 30-something-year-old memory, but even as I type, a numbing chill runs down my arm, and the pungent aroma of chlorine mixed with the sweet scent of coconut sunscreen hits me in the face.
I would will the thermometer’s little red line to touch
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