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William Hazel Writes
WILLIAM HAZEL
Aug 19, 20233 min read
On the Far Side of Van Gogh
My body was covered in colors dull bright, a French countryside cottage built on my chest. And my love looked so lovely in an almond...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Aug 5, 20235 min read
Summering in Chincoteague
My beer can was rolling towards the main drag centerline. Early night close bright headlights from both directions guided my steps toward...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Dec 21, 20222 min read
Winter Solstice - Sharing the Shortest Day
It is the solstice and Winter enters with expected calm. And my neck is sometimes stiff from tilting my face towards the southern sun. In...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
May 11, 20224 min read
Strolling the Old Beach Farmers Marker - A No Mask Outing to Another Dimension
No masks. That's the revelation today. And it feels weird. It feels amazing, but weird. I thought I'd have a crest the top roller coaster...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Mar 23, 20227 min read
Running the 50th Anniversary Shamrock Marathon Weekend - Three takeaways from returning to a big run
It overwhelmed me for a moment while standing in the middle of the Virginia Beach Convention Center. That subtle mix of anxiety and...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Celebrating A Running Anniversary
I knew my life had changed when the young man in the turkey suit onesie whooshed past. I was excited to be running in my very first road...
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WILLIAM HAZEL
Oct 14, 20216 min read
Ghosts of Thoroughgood Past - Taking A Ghost Tour in Virginia Beach
It is a place of age. A place of time. And of a kind of timelessness. We approached the Thoroughgood House, my wife and I, with a quiet...
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