Finding Hazel Hawthorne

09/10/2021

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What you see on the right is an unpublished manuscript by Hazel Hawthorne: So to a Rock and a Pine Tree that I’m currently reading, typing and thinking of how to incorporate into my manuscript. It’s about paths and roads, old and new, I think.
Typed, tattered, held together by rusty binder pins, pages rich with Hazel’s editing. The struggle of literally finding one’s path in 50 plus pages.

26/04/2021

Friends, storytellers, those intrigued by stories, it has been a while. How are you?

I hope Hazel’s story still intrigues you and resonates with your souls as it does with mine. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast and taken the time to reach out. I hope you enjoyed listening!

The project is alive and well even if you haven’t seen any updates here. After publishing all of the podcast episodes last year and the pandemic arriving to our lives, I needed a little time to ensure Hazel’s story gets the attention and level of energy our heroine deserves.

So I took time, an undefined creative break, to rejuvenate my mind and let go of the pressure of expectations, and here we are, a year later, meandering back together on this creative journey. Hi! I’m glad you are still here 🙏🏻

What was your favorite moment in the podcast?

22/03/2020

In the tenth and final episode, Hazel visits the dunes for one last time. Inka gets to spend several nights in the dunes - for the first time.

In the tenth and final episode, Hazel visits the dunes for one last time. Inka gets to spend several nights in the dunes - for the first time. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten Ame

22/03/2020

In the ninth episode, the twelve-year-old Hazel makes a commitment and the sixty-year-old Hazel honors the commitment. As the the Cape Cod National Seashore is established, the symptoms of Hazel's illness begin to make it more difficult for her to spend time in the dunes.

In the ninth episode, the twelve-year-old Hazel makes a commitment and the sixty-year-old Hazel honors the commitment. As the the Cape Cod National Seashore is established, the symptoms of Hazel's ill

22/03/2020

In the eighth episode, Hazel puts her love for the dunes and solitude into words. Inka learns about the connection of a well-known beat writer and Hazel.

In the eighth episode, Hazel puts her love for the dunes and solitude into words. Inka learns about the connection of a well-known beat writer and Hazel. A podcast about the journey of finding the fo

22/03/2020

In the seventh episode, Inka arrives to Provincetown and Hazel starts to question the choices she has made in life.

In the seventh episode, Inka arrives to Provincetown and Hazel starts to question the choices she has made in life. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorn

22/03/2020

In the sixth episode, Hazel publishes her first short story in the US and meets a certain gentleman. Inka starts to make travel plans.

In the sixth episode, Hazel publishes her first short story in the US and meets a certain gentleman. Inka starts to make travel plans. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American wr

22/03/2020

In the fifth episode, we hear two stories, one of which made it to the newspaper headlines whilst the other was only told within the family.

In the fifth episode, we hear two stories, one of which made it to the newspaper headlines whilst the other was only told within the family. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten Ameri

22/03/2020

In the fourth episode, Hazel publishes a chilling poem and travels to Europe on a steamship.

In the fourth episode, Hazel publishes a chilling poem and travels to Europe on a steamship. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is prod

22/03/2020

In the third episode, you'll hear about the literary company Hazel kept ever since arriving to Provincetown.

In the third episode, you'll hear about the literary company Hazel kept ever since arriving to Provincetown. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This

22/03/2020

In the second episode you get to witness the first steps of research on both sides of the Atlantic. You will also hear the first poem Hazel ever published.

In the second episode you get to witness the first steps of research on both sides of the Atlantic. You will also hear the first poem Hazel ever published. A podcast about the journey of finding the

22/03/2020

In the first episode we hear how it all started, when Inka took a gap year and moved to Berlin.

In the first episode we hear how it all started, when Inka took a gap year and moved to Berlin. A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. Produced by Inka

16/03/2020

15/03/2020

My journey with Hazel started in 2014, when I put my everyday life on hold. My gap year travels took me to the capital of modern bohemia in Europe: Berlin. That's where I first saw Hazel's portrait and got interested in her story.

Hazel Hawthorne published two novels, several short stories, poems and book reviews. Edmund Wilson has called her one of the most gifted of American women writers. And yet, most of us have never read her books or even heard her name.

She is a footnote in the biographies of literary giants such as Eugene O’Neill, John Cheever, and Edmund Wilson. She knew people, and people knew her.

I want to bring her to the center of the historical narrative.

She spent a large part of her life in the sand dunes of Provincetown, Cape Cod. She owned two dune shacks, which she named Euphoria and Thalassa. She was a free soul, not afraid to challenge the conventions and moral boundaries of her time. She has been called Queen of the Dunes.

15/03/2020