
dispatches from a swim through Alabama. thebluemillionmiles.substack.com
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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Hey, everyone.
Some technical issues on my end meant that the last issue of the Blue Million Miles was text-only. I thought I’d rectify that by making this one strictly for your ears. You might remember that last year I spent July 4th wringing my ha... more
*clears throat*
It’s always easier not to. Not to write. Not to swim. Not to write about swimming. Easier not to turn left off the state road and descend the mountain to the lake below. It’s not like anyone will ever force you to. The excuses offer ... more
To write about the waterways of Alabama is to wade through converging streams of fact and fiction, reality and lore, what’s actually true and what’s just a good story.
Let me give you an example: a few weeks ago, on an oxbow of the Alabama River jus... more
This was supposed to be a love letter. An exaltation. A fanfare for the public pool. I’d call upon the muses, pray they sing of the high dive and the snack bar. The smell of sunblock and laundered towel and chlorinated water evaporating on hot macada... more
Pratt’s Ferry Preserve is a put-in spot. A place to launch kayaks and canoes. Maybe more accurate (if a bit less pleasant-sounding) to call it a take-out spot, though, as I’ve seen far more boaters disembarking here at this point between two bends of... more
Welcome to the Blue Million Miles: Dispatches from a Swim Through Alabama. You can listen to an audio version of this intro post above or you can read it below — they’re the same, give or take a field recording and music by the Skull Island Inquirer.... more
I listened to all the available episodes in one sitting. After an afternoon swim in the Blanco River in the central hills of Texas, I was in the mood to talk open water. Thought provoking, unexpected, every episode quite separate from the others. Equal parts maudlin and hopeful, I find myself looking to the author for some bits of wisdom. I might just someday visit Alabama, for a tour and some quiet hidden lake swimming. Until then, I look forward to more episodes. (More sound effects might... more
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