Rough Drafts

Unfinished or quasi-finished prose that hasn’t been published elsewhere

Marathon swimming

Dylan / 7/1/2018

According to the Marathon Swimmers Federation, the minimum distance to qualify a swim as a “marathon swim” is 10 kilometers. […]

Dylan / 3/22/2018

It’s Spring, since yesterday, and I’m swimming again. The familiar soreness of the arm and shoulder muscles, the cup of

Dylan / 1/21/2018

I was reluctant at first: A friend had taken the ModPo poetry course — twice — and she’s now pursuing an

Dylan / 9/4/2017

To sum up: there is a lot of research showing that Facebook makes people feel like shit. So maybe, one

Dylan / 7/14/2017

I’m joining ValiMail as head of communications, because I like email and want it to work right.

Dylan / 7/12/2017

I have loved the San Francisco waterfront since I first saw it. For years, my commutes have taken me along

Dylan / 7/5/2017

Pelicans stood on the breakwater, gravely watching us as we swam by. I’ve come to think of the shorebirds as

Dylan / 6/30/2017

Last weekend I entered the water much better prepared than the week before, and managed to swim for two and

Dylan / 6/23/2017

Yesterday I swam around Aquatic Park on a sunny, windy afternoon with shreds of fog whipping themselves away from the

Dylan / 6/19/2017

I swam for an hour and 25 minutes on Saturday, with my swimming buddy Zina, and it was good. The