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Cole Nowicki

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Right, Down + Circle

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Cole Nowicki

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Cole Nowicki is a Vancouver-based writer and lifelong skateboarder.

He’s the author of a book about the history and cultural impact of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater called Right, Down + Circle (ECW Press) and the forthcoming collection of essays Laser Quit Smoking Massage (NeWest Press, 2024).

He was a columnist for King Skateboard Magazine, lead writer and researcher for the skateboarding documentary series Post Radical, and writes Simple Magic, a weekly newsletter about skateboarding, the internet, and other means of escape.

His essays have appeared in The Walrus, Vice, Maisonneuve, and more. 

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