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Cole Hersey

Looking Down At Pavement

Last night I went for a walk at around eight thirty. The wind was blowing in loud, uneasy, bursts. The sun was setting. As I walked I…

Jul 9, 2020

Looking Down At Pavement

Jul 9, 2020

Cole Hersey
in
Age of Awareness

Naming Winds

It’s hot again. And the wind is beginning to speed up. The solstice just past and already the hills are gold. The milky oats are dry and…

Jul 7, 2020

Naming Winds

Jul 7, 2020

Cole Hersey

I Would Have Died

Today.

Jun 11, 2020

I Would Have Died

Jun 11, 2020

Cole Hersey
in
Age of Awareness

100 Degrees: Delirious Thoughts On Summer, Swimming, and the End of the Pandemic

Waking up at 8:30, I drank iced coffee. The sound of birds raging outside. The sight of the Douglas fir and redwood outside, omnipresent…

May 27, 2020

100 Degrees: Delirious Thoughts On Summer, Swimming, and the End of the Pandemic

May 27, 2020

Cole Hersey

Ease In The Sunshine State

I would be lying if I said that I’m completely satiated in lockdown, but that’s mostly true for everyone. And yes, I’m incalculably…

May 21, 2020

Ease In The Sunshine State

May 21, 2020

Cole Hersey
in
Age of Awareness

Meeting Dulce

Walking down the hill into that quiet valley, past some madrones and bay, I enter the redwoods. As I walk through the small patch of trees…

May 15, 2020

Meeting Dulce

May 15, 2020

Cole Hersey
in
Age of Awareness

Wind In a Valley: Wildlife in Lockdown

From most hilltops where I live, at least the popular ones here in the center of the county, more often than not look out to the cities…

May 12, 2020

Wind In a Valley: Wildlife in Lockdown

May 12, 2020

Cole Hersey

Watching Days Pass

I start off these entries with something tactile. Today I’ll say the warmth of the sun mixed with the breeze cools my skin. I then try to…

May 9, 2020

Watching Days Pass

May 9, 2020

Cole Hersey

Burning Off Fear & Hate

Last night, my dad and I, sitting outside talking about the anxiousness surrounding us, how it seems like everyone, now a month in, seems…

May 4, 2020

Burning Off Fear & Hate

May 4, 2020

Cole Hersey
in
Age of Awareness

Passing Shadows: Coronavirus and Loneliness

The days are looking more like spring. The flowers more prevalent in the yards and trails I pass on runs. The sun is always out. The cool…

Apr 30, 2020

Passing Shadows: Coronavirus and Loneliness

Apr 30, 2020

Cole Hersey

Cole Hersey

Writer + Designer. Thinking a lot about the political + the mundane + the human + the other animals. HMU @ chersey12[at]gmail.com

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