Hannah Coolidge

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Writer, editor, former backcountry ranger and retired dishwasher; hunter of King Boletes and huckleberries. Hannah is currently unemployed and living in Port Angeles, Washington.

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Articles by Hannah Coolidge:

On Learning A Trade

in Issue 15 | The Elements (Apr 2012)

jobs don’t usually make people happy - anxious or bored or depressed sometimes - succeed at something that’s not yours - trellises and birdbaths and simple kinetics - running a bead or pounding washers in half - stings a little no matter how it’s said - if you can’t produce you must be sick? - dearer than any lump of cash

Frostbite

in Issue 3 | Nature and Its Enemies (Apr 2011)

boots stiff with the cold - mottled white and purple - « we should probably hike out tonight » - rewarming - the bedpan - « there’s no need to be brave » - « freeze in January, amputate in July »

On Paradigms: Oppression and Interpretive Authority

in Issue 2 | Breaking the Law (Mar 2011)

The Dictator and the Artist - interpretive authority should belong to the individual - « a huge, tireless octopus » - Ceauşescu is a bumbling clown - « You'll feel it eventually » - K.'s healthy sense of outrage - entangled in the Law's paradigm