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.

A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Hazel Hawthorne’s diary and letter to Prudence Hawthorne cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Hazel Hawthorne’s speech in the 1960 Eastham hearings quoted with a few omissions. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.

E10: The Final Visit

A literary detective story! Hazel Hawthorne(1901-2000) published two novels, several short stories, poems and book reviews. She knew everyone who was anyone, but most of us have never even heard her name. Edmund Wilson has called her one of the most gifted of American women writers, but she remains a footnote in the biographies of literary giants such as Eugene O'Neill, John Cheever and Edmund Wilson. 

This narrative podcast takes you to the shores of the Atlantic on Cape Cod, where Hazel followed the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau and carved her own path to the literary world. The journey begins when Inka Leisma sees a black and white photograph of Hazel in Berlin, Germany.

Available in Google Podcasts, iOS podcasts, Spotify, iTunes and SoundCloud.