Is it even a Seattle beach bag if it doesn’t have a feminist punk rock memoir stashed away in it?
If Family Feud asked contestants to guess the words most popularly associated with a Seattle day at the beach, “glamorous” would earn a buzzer—and probably some scoffs from the audience, too. What might win the game? Try “chilly.” Or “active.” Maybe “sunburned.”
A good many Western Washingtonians have Victorian-era contact with exposed legs and at least one acquaintance who swims in 50-degree weather for fun—so, naturally, we don’t luxuriate at the beach quite like people from sunnier climes. Our relationship with the water revolves around outdoor activities,
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