The Long and Short of It: My Quest for the Ultimate Beach Towel
It was a typical sun-drenched morning when I first realized that my beach towel was, quite literally, coming up short. I’d spent countless summers sprawled on the sand, absorbing the warmth of the sun, but something always seemed off. My towel was either too small, forcing me to curl up like a pretzel, or it was so long that I couldn’t shake off the feeling of dragging half the beach home with me. I never thought much about it—after all, a towel is just a towel, right?