{"id":12523,"date":"2025-10-02T22:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp14\/?page_id=12523"},"modified":"2025-10-02T22:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:46:32","slug":"blog-the-calm-of-the-shore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagingclientswebsites.com\/wp14\/gregory-allen-badersnider\/blog-the-calm-of-the-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog &#8211; The Calm of the Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12523\" class=\"elementor elementor-12523\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7efb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f7efb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108293c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"108293c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718199c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"718199c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Calm of the Shore<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4142eed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4142eed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The beach has a way of teaching without speaking. Waves come and go, leaving behind traces that fade as quickly as they appear. In <em>Beach Memories &amp; The Outdoor Poet<\/em>, Gregory Allen Badersnider takes us along the shoreline, reminding us of what can be found in those quiet spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book gathers short reflections on play, family, and the lessons of nature. One piece recalls children building sandcastles, proud of walls that will not last the tide. Another describes skipping stones across the surface, each throw a small triumph before the water reclaims it. These simple scenes are written plainly, but they carry the weight of memory and meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collection is not just about the beach. It is about what the beach helps us notice. 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