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Part 15: New Job, Same City

by cifanic
August 21, 2014February 9, 2021

Photo by Jay Wennington, courtesy of Unsplash. I received news that my job was about to end due to a “fiscal exit” from the big… Read More »Part 15: New Job, Same City

Part 11: Ready To Start

by cifanic
January 5, 2014June 14, 2019

For my friends in LA. You know who you are. Like most stories that take place in Los Angeles, this one begins on wheels. The… Read More »Part 11: Ready To Start

Part 10: Wild Ghosts

by cifanic
December 11, 2013June 14, 2019

My nose is a little raw and red in one particular patch on the side. Kind of a deep crimson – not in the common… Read More »Part 10: Wild Ghosts

Part 9: Weather Changes Moods

by cifanic
October 29, 2013June 14, 2019

Photo: Autumn Mott via Unsplash And then, it’s fall. It’s been nearly 10 years since last living on the east coast. It’s a preemptive season… Read More »Part 9: Weather Changes Moods

Part 4: Bring Your Ice Picks And Sunnies

by cifanic
May 7, 2013June 14, 2019

It was a cold, broke, winter. I was out of a job for the second half of the year. Now that I had moved… Read More »Part 4: Bring Your Ice Picks And Sunnies

Nicole C. Lehmann-Haupt is an author and published writer whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Hypertext Magazine, El Portal, Ignatian Literary Magazine, and Mulberry Literary, among others. In 2021 and 2024, Nicole's work was nominated for the 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. She is currently at work on a short story collection.