Beach Badge is your entrée to the salt-encrusted, sand-clogged magic, mayhem, and mystery of the New Jersey Shore, as told by those who have lived it. From blistering August sands to the damp gauze of a winter sky, Beach Badge collects the experience of local and benny alike in the form of personal stories, essays, and other artwork about or inspired by life at the shore…
Introduction William Patrick Tandy Making Fajitas in Manasquan, 1987 Rahne Alexander REVIEW | Seaside Empanadas Drowning in the Past Davida Gypsy Breier Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting Nemetz REVIEW | Asbury Park: A Brief History Wildwood Remembered Ken Bausert The Jersey Man-Eater David C. Hackney REVIEW | Close to Shore The Quarter Scott Wythe REVIEW | The Jersey Shore Thrill Killer Yo! It’s ILONA! Caroline Clarke REVIEW | Kaya’s Kitchen Oh, What a Night Nemetz My Dad’s Ex-Wife Garnet Whitby I Am a Benny Ed Kemp REVIEW | Papa Ganache Wildwood Ken Bausert About the Contributors
