Writing Honorable Mention: “The Breaking Point”
Photography Honorable Mention: “Shore” by Kevin A. Gilligan by Sue Dell It was the winter of my 30th year surfing. A typical afternoon, or so I thought. I scrambled down the cliff in my wetsuit. I grasped my tri-fin in one arm taking care not to slide on cracks of powdery dirt caked from seasonal dryness. I paused for a moment, squinting at the horizon mindful of the setting sun. I had the presence of a warrior defending my territory or stalking prey, anticipating a battle. Five guys were out and I didn’t recognize anyone. “I’ll get my fair share,” I thought. At the base of the cliff, I grabbed a frayed string of ice plant, and swung off the embankment. Like a crazed leaping frog I hopscotched across boulders in a mad dash to reach water. The tide was on my side and the surf appeared to be too. I waited for a lull, scrambled across two exposed reefs, and waited impatiently for a surge. Grabbing the rails, I hugged my board and dove, oblivious to the temperature in a frantic paddle to the line-up. I’d been surfing quite a bit the past few weeks, so I felt on top of my game. The paddle to the peak was no more than 100 yards, but from a distance it appeared that one guy had control…
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