The big rocks
Skin of Our Teeth Krystle Simms Skin of Our Teeth Krystle Simms

The big rocks

In the late ‘90s, I was an editor for a division of Time Inc. headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. How I ended up there is a very long story, but here’s what you need to know: We published lots of magazines, including Southern Living, Cooking Light, and Weight Watchers. And because so many of those magazines published recipes, we had our own test kitchens or TKs.

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When joy unexpectedly finds us
WBUR Krystle Simms WBUR Krystle Simms

When joy unexpectedly finds us

I celebrated July Fourth on the beach, where I spent a lot of time observing children explore the threshold between sea and shore. Watching them chase one wave out only to be chased back by the next coming in never gets old — at least when it’s not your kid, and you don’t have to enforce nap-time or reapply their sunscreen. I’m especially amused by the kids who spend hours rolling around and digging in the sand, unbothered by looking like a panko-crusted cutlet.

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