What Almost Drowning Taught Me About Living

I can’t swim, so why do I keep going back in the water?

traceybyfire
Nov 4 · 5 min read

The memory of the first time I nearly drowned haunted me for years.

I was twelve years old, and the couple who lived in the apartment upstairs from my family invited me to go to the beach with them. They had two sons who were both younger than me. I didn’t particularly…

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