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Guerrero: I dedicated 2022 to making new friends. Here's what I learned

A pre-dawn surfer is seen with the setting Hunter's full moon, behind the Manhattan Beach Pier, in Manhattan Beach, California, Oct. 20, 2021.

On the morning of Dec. 7, my friend Jenny texted me and our friend Laura: "Last full moon of the year! Astrologically speaking it's supposed to be fierce. I couldn't tell you why but dream big!"

I'd met Jenny only two months before, but it felt like we'd known each other for decades. She rekindled a childhood sense of play and adventure. "Hell yes," I replied. "I'd be down to do some witch-y stuff by the ocean tonight." Laura shared a GIF of a séance. I sent coordinates for a dirt road that I knew led to a secluded cove. With no real plan, we

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