Finding My Lane: Pandemics, Pools and the Royal Family
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
How a pandemic, a public pool and an obsession with the British Royal family inspired one writer to claim her spot on the book shelves
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The trick is getting to the pool early enough to claim the best lane. I want the one with the long wire running lengthwise above the water, or else I’ll crash. Not like car crash crash, more like beginning backstroke crash — I need the visual aid of the wire above me to keep from hitting the hard plastic lane dividers. My backstroke resembles a drunk toddler careening from side to side
