... we didn't really do things like that. Or take family vacations. My dad gets us lost because his sense of direction is pretty bad, but he likes to explore. So we'd get lost, then he'd wander away, and stuff.

( the scintillating adventures of her youth. mostly lived by her father and his need to reclaim something different than the structures of his working life, and so stubbornly sure he could handle anything that he walked right into near everything. )

I've been learning with everyone here. Like I've been learning self defense. Sand is not very fun to punch.

( she adds. this is an important detail. the sand? not so fun to punch. )