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Category: Poor to Fair Stories

Surfline forecasts these tales to be poor to fair

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJuly 19, 2020

A Man With Means: Classism in Surfing – OR – Rich Surfer Meets Lowlife Blog Boy

Whether it’s on the land or in the water, I seem to be a magnet for dudes that just want to chat. Guys regularly approach […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJuly 14, 2020July 14, 2020

The Flatness in The West

For the first time in roughly two and a half months, the waves were shit. This ended an extraordinary run of great surf in San […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJune 6, 2019July 9, 2019

Coffee and Dawn Patrol

My alarm is set for 5:30. In the morning. On a Saturday. After a long week of pushing papers, putting Microsoft Excel through its paces, […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJune 6, 2019June 15, 2019

Love in The Time of MRSA

“Draw a line where the swelling stops,” the ER Doctor instructed the nurse, who produced a black sharpie and started drawing a circle around my […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJune 6, 2019June 15, 2019

Midlife Surfing Crisis

Everyone breaks down between the ages of 30 and 45. Smarter people that went to college for many more years than I did will define […] Read More

Poor to Fair Stories Posted onJune 6, 2019June 15, 2019

I Am Disgusting

I once made the mistake of thinking I was cool. Despite lacking the traditional cool guy qualities of having a sweet haircut, wearing a leather […] Read More

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