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hydesollieMay 203 min readThe HopeMay 20, 2024. Vancouver, BC. Game 7. The two most exciting words in professional sport. This time, a winner take-all, ice hockey playoff...
hydesollieApr 306 min readChariots of FireThe South of England. Some time in 1921. A group of young, talented, ambitious British track athletes, hopeful of one day qualifying for...
hydesollieApr 114 min readTotal EclipseApril 8, 2024. A star gazers delight. Millions journey significant distances to view a total solar eclipse, those precious few minutes...
hydesollieMar 274 min readMan of SteelMid March. Late on a Thursday afternoon. Outside, it is damp and grey. Low, scudding clouds threaten rain. The wind swirls. However, for...
hydesollieMar 155 min readThe Ins and Outs of Love“To play is good, to win is better, but to love the game is the best.” Early March, 2024. Langley, British Columbia. The city readies to...
hydesollieMar 64 min readDreamtimeMid December. Pitch black. It is 450am. A cloak of darkness envelopes our family’s rental car. We edge our way slowly from the parking...
hydesollieFeb 264 min readBucket ListI can’t claim to know Taylor Swift. And she certainly does not know me. If we passed each other in the street, I wouldn’t recognize her....