Mountain Mosaic

A podcast once dormant wakes once more with stereotypical promises of consistency!      Mountain Mosaic returns with a mysterious dive into the depths of biographical storytelling. Episode 6 features a candid, shrouded look into the life of a Polish man under the pseudonym Hyacinth. Hyacinth and I crossed paths during evening games of chess.  Our friendship sprouted out of pawns and rooks and only the occasional dip into personal matters. His eyes are so storied; hazel glazed by decades. One evening, as my king was on a futile run toward endgame, I asked him if he would be open to a recorded interview. He agreed, and this episode flowered.     We weave through the twists and turns of his turbulent life. He witnessed Indonesia's violent dissociation from communism at a young age, thoroughly explored the world of hallucinogens as a young adult, and eventually lived "blissfully unaware of society in the backwoods of British Columbia with his wife."    I