Literary Driftwood from the Shores of New Jersey.

BEACH BADGE is your entrée to the salt-encrusted, sand-clogged magic, mayhem, and mystery of the New Jersey Shore, as told by those who have lived it. From blistering August sands to the damp gauze of a winter sky, BEACH BADGE collects the experience of local and benny alike in the form of personal stories, essays, and other artwork about or inspired by life at the shore…

SUN AND SURF, sea breezes and salt water taffy. Rip currents and sand-in-your-swimsuit nostalgia. A local store-owner dodges an outbreak of indecent exposure in the course of a day’s work, while the porcelain goddess reminds one acolyte that you’re never too old to pay homage in a Jersey Shore bathroom. Dinosaurs and dollar tricks stroll the boards of Ocean City and Spring Lake, while in AC and Asbury, gunplay erupts in the shadows of world-class entertainment.

"BEACH BADGE collects memories of Jersey Shore exploits,and reviews of current restaurants and books about the area. It’s a solid zine from cover to cover, but I do have favorites, like ‘Yo! It’s ILONA!’, about the brassy third wife of your uncle who turns out to be your shore savior.” -Aj Michel, Xerography Debt

Editor: William P. Tandy
Publisher: Eight-Stone Press
Pages: 76pp
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Notes: saddle-stitched, b/w
Release Date: 2022