![]() ![]() And while it’s endlessly fascinating to discover what those things are in reality, it’s also interesting to wonder what they might be in a story. Where I live, on England’s south coast, I find sea glass gems, strange pieces of driftwood, even the bones of prehistoric creatures. If you’re lucky, and patient, you can find these things before that happens. Because there’s a secret life to seaside towns that you don’t discover if you only go there in the summer and sit in the sun - a secret life of weird weather and mysterious tides that is packed with potential for adventure.īeach combing is a real joy, and the best season for that is winter, when storms and wild seas stir up things that have lain buried and forgotten beneath the sand, and throw them onto the beach for a brief moment before burying them again. Being a hundred paces from the beach, all year round, allowed me to discover the strangeness of coastal life for myself. I’ve always lived near the sea, and seaside towns have always featured in my life, but it was only a few years ago that I finally came to live in one. ![]()
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