Cole Burkhardt
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1,091 appearances
6 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 2d ago
Cole Burkhardt’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Whoever leased the building barely maintained it to the point where I was surprised it hadn't already been bulldozed several years ago.
But now, in the year 2025, someone had painted a mural on it, and had somehow done so without my knowledge.
I chalked it up to the fact that I had never been very observant, but the mural had so many vibrant colors that it was hard to imagine myself not noticing it until now, especially since I usually faced towards the wash while coming home every day.
The painting depicted a mother and her two children standing on a hill and watching the sunset over the Sonoran desert landscape.
The mother wore a traditional white Mexican dress with frills and intricate embroidery.
Her daughter wore something similar, as well as a collection of wildflowers embellishing the braids in her long, dark hair.
Her son wore a brightly colored woven serape and her ashes.
They faced away from the viewer towards the sunset, which painted the landscape in hues of fuchsia, vermilion, and gold.
This kind of thing wasn't out of place in Tucson.
Having lived there my entire life, the city's culture of murals was so normal to me, I almost didn't notice when I passed by them on my way to work.
It added a unique visual ambiance to what would otherwise be a concrete jungle.
So, when I first saw the mural across the wash from my house, I welcomed the addition to our bland suburban street.
It was only once I had time to sit and think about it that it really started to bother me.
Of all the people in this neighborhood, I should have been the first to notice it, observant or not.
I walked my dogs religiously, twice a day, every day.
In recent years, I had also resolved to stop bringing my phone with me on walks in an attempt to curb my social media use.
This meant I would spend at least an hour of every day doing nothing but noticing all the little details of my neighborhood.
If anyone would have seen the mural in the process of being painted, it would be me.
I should have noticed it.
How could a massive mural have appeared out of nowhere?
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