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I didn’t pay much attention to Zim Scorpio at first. The container ship was far away — little more than a dark outline on the water. I’d passed plenty of freighters in far worse wind and felt I had enough breeze and time to cross the narrow Kill Van Kull from New Jersey toward Staten Island. But midway across, something [...]
Lately I’ve been working the elliptical hard, pumping the pedals like I have something to prove. As a cancer survivor, maybe I do. Staying strong could help protect me against COVID-19. Because of my condition, I make it my priority. Sometimes during my workout an old memory drifts up, of a time I had even more to prove. It’s November [...]
