As you walk the streets countless widow’s walks hover above where wives watched and waited for loved ones who would never return from sea. Though I always wish I’d lost those last ten pounds Nantucket makes me magically forget the extra weight as I watch my daughters awkwardly splash around on boogie boards and discover hermit crabs in delight. On island, email goes unanswered and Chris puts down his cell phone and lets his beard grow.
It’s too many glasses of Chardonnay and late night ice cream cones, dehydration and recalling the previous night over coffee with embarrassed laughter. It’s a weeklong binge of French fries and burgers, oysters and fried fish, and finishing off the kid’s leftover chicken fingers as we try to manage the logistics of a week that is always far too short. Giggling, sandy haired, sun kissed children with dirty feet and sticky lollipop hands. It’s hydrangea and white roses, crushed seashell driveways and weather vanes. It’s ice cream every night, sailor’s rope bracelets on sunburned arms, gold bangles, painted pink toenails and a place where my deep love of navy blue and white striped clothing is accepted, no, celebrated with love and approval. Nantucket is what 1980s movies told us summer was supposed to be. It’s also touristy and a touch claustrophobic. The island is picturesque and historic and all weathered grey shingles and cobblestone streets, a New England Yankee’s dream. I am drawn to Nantucket like a toddler with a fork is drawn to a light socket. Here’s Out of the Swells Ghost Story #1 – There Once Was a Nanny From Nantucket Now, throw on your cashmere wrap and put your kids in front of an educational app. I’ve set the schedule at two per month, and it’s a resolution I am determined to keep. Not to worry though, there will be plenty of Ghosts in the Burbs stories right here on the blog and podcast. If you like it and want to hear future tales, hop on over to Podbean.
STORY TYPE THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET FREE
But this first episode is as free as a relative’s advice over the holiday break. I’ll be sure to let you all know when a new story is released – this first Out of the Swells tale will be the only one I post on the blog. Premium Members will find future Out of the Swells ghost stories on Podbean for $1 per month. So… let’s travel Out of the Swells, we’ll be reasonable and jet set just once a month.
Welcome to Out of the Swells! While Wellesley remains the most haunted place on earth, it isn’t the only spooky place around.
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