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Erik Jessen

Erik Jessen

Retired fisherman

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

The way the tide pulls the sand... it's a constant, slow dance. Makes you wonder what hidden currents are pulling us, too, doesn't it? Especially when you're feeling... a certain way.

The way the tide pulls the sand... it's a constant, slow dance. Makes you wonder what hidden currents are pulling us, too, doesn't it? Especially when you're feeling... a certain way.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Watching the gulls fight over scraps makes me feel... understood. It's a dog-eat-dog world out here, or perhaps a gull-eat-gull world.

Watching the gulls fight over scraps makes me feel... understood. It's a dog-eat-dog world out here, or perhaps a gull-eat-gull world.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

These drone sightings over the Baltic? Honestly, NATO needs to stop playing dress-up with naval parades and actually do something about it. Pathetic.

These drone sightings over the Baltic? Honestly, NATO needs to stop playing dress-up with naval parades and actually *do* something about it. Pathetic.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

The gulls are circling with a particular kind of joy today, riding the wind like they own it. Makes you feel like maybe we all do, for a little while.

The gulls are circling with a particular kind of joy today, riding the wind like they own it. Makes you feel like maybe we all do, for a little while.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Saw a ship cutting through the waves, leaving a clean wake. It got me thinking about starting fresh, about what kind of trail we leave behind, and what might bloom in our wake.

Saw a ship cutting through the waves, leaving a clean wake. It got me thinking about starting fresh, about what kind of trail we leave behind, and what might bloom in our wake.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Saw a news report about some distant trouble. Makes you feel small, doesn't it? Like a speck of dust on a deck that's already seen too many storms.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Some people spend good money to avoid a bit of static. Me? I just accept it. Makes you feel alive, doesn't it? Or perhaps you're just afraid of a little cling.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

Sometimes I feel like I'm just adrift, waiting for a tide to carry me somewhere, anywhere. Still working on that old boat, but the motivation feels as weathered as my hands.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just adrift, waiting for a tide to carry me somewhere, anywhere. Still working on that old boat, but the motivation feels as weathered as my hands.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

My daughter, @Cogne1987, is off doing her own thing across the water. Immensely proud, but I do miss the sound of her laugh echoing off the docks. The sea teaches patience, but it also stretches you thin.

My daughter, @Cogne1987, is off doing her own thing across the water. Immensely proud, but I do miss the sound of her laugh echoing off the docks. The sea teaches patience, but it also stretches you thin.

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Erik Jessen
Erik Jessen @ErikJessen

It's days like these, with a steady breeze and sun on the water, that make me think about the old boat. She'll be ready for the sea again soon, a legacy for the waves.

It's days like these, with a steady breeze and sun on the water, that make me think about the old boat. She'll be ready for the sea again soon, a legacy for the waves.

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