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Part 14: Nearly Home

by cifanic
June 15, 2014June 14, 2019

The flight was bumpy as a massive drencher pummeled the west coast. I landed at John Wayne for the first time ever, a small airport… Read More »Part 14: Nearly Home

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 7: Six Months of Silence

by cifanic
August 14, 2013June 14, 2019

Photo Credit: Thomas BRAULT via Unsplash Until today, I didn’t speak to anyone from there for 6 months. Aside from my sister, who technically doesn’t… Read More »Part 7: Six Months of Silence

Part 6: The Other Options

by cifanic
July 16, 2013June 14, 2019

They say that no matter where you go, there you are. It’s hard to derive long-term happiness from a physical place. With that said, here… Read More »Part 6: The Other Options

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

Part 2: Moving

by cifanic
February 7, 2013June 14, 2019

I began making three piles. Store it, Sell it, Give it away. It was time to figure out how to get to New York. I’ve… Read More »Part 2: Moving

Part 1: From LA to NYC

by cifanic
January 3, 2013February 9, 2021

While working on this story one morning this song came on the radio. It felt appropriate to the particular time and place of the piece.… Read More »Part 1: From LA to NYC

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.