Part 21: NYC 2.0

by cifanic
January 6, 2015February 9, 2021

The obvious self talk words

Butterflies in my chest

Crouched in the belly of the beast.

Manhattan quakes above and below.

Painful knees

Broken heart

I’m in there, somewhere

Stronger than ever.

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Nicole C. Lehmann-Haupt is a writer whose work has appeared in Hypertext Magazine, El Portal, Ignatian Literary Magazine, and Mulberry Literary, among others. In 2021, 2023, and 2025, Nicole's work was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has also contributed to Thrive Global, Yahoo!, Indie Shuffle, and LAist. Driven by a passion for storytelling that resonates across ages, her stories feature misfits, underdogs, and weirdos stumbling upon the extraordinary in an ordinary world. As of fall 2025 she is at work on her first novel.