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William Hazel Writes


WILLIAM HAZEL
Feb 13 min read
Dry January
A month without. A month within. Big Brother’s pickup was parked in the front yard. A half truck length from the street. Just short of...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Jan 182 min read
Full Moon Yoga
And other stuff that happened on a Monday night The rise of many hands with grace. Palms open. Fingertips tipping the top of our silence....
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Dec 28, 20244 min read
One Hundred Books
I could blame the Librarian. Her sunless face. That dress off the Madewell mannequin. I wasn’t even at her station. Eavesdropping is what...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Mar 16, 20249 min read
The Storm
It's 7 a.m. It is still dark and just above freezing. I'm standing in the middle of a four-lane street wearing a trash bag. It is pouring...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Apr 23, 20236 min read
Medals and Magnets
It seems all 18,000 runners are in the party tent. Organizations like J&A Racing understand how to have great races, and great after-race...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Jan 22, 20233 min read
The January Gym
The January gym reeks of resolution and self-loathing. New faces in new clothes staining in the sweat of want and willpower and...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Jan 14, 20233 min read
Resolution Run
and a quest for large mimosas The 10am 5K start felt far from resolutory. Dawn would have impressed. Shivering in the New Year’s frost at...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Nov 16, 20225 min read
A Sound Bath Experience
Drenched in good vibrations The resonance peaked within my teeth, then expanded through my gums and in another moment my entire jawline...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Aug 31, 20223 min read
How Yoga Ended My Back Pain In Six Months
An eighteen-wheeler introduced me to real pain. After suffering a major trauma in a collision with a vehicle ten times bigger than my...
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