moving

Part 58: Anywhere You Go

by cifanic
October 14, 2018February 9, 2021

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash “Moving on up!” The mover said with gusto as he pushed the final stack of boxes off the steel… Read More »Part 58: Anywhere You Go

Part 57: Moving Shapes

by cifanic
June 27, 2018February 9, 2021

I’m moving from Oakland into San Francisco. They say that cells in the human body regenerate so that over a period of seven years we… Read More »Part 57: Moving Shapes

Part 29: Arguments With Kitchen Magnets

by cifanic
July 9, 2015February 9, 2021

You stare at it. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” For a millisecond I think it says jeans.… Read More »Part 29: Arguments With Kitchen Magnets

Part 28: Navigating The New.

by cifanic
June 21, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo By Sébastien Marchand via Unsplash It takes time, but eventually you begin to feel it. The crossing over. The soil settling around your twitching… Read More »Part 28: Navigating The New.

Part 19: Legitimate Things That Happen After A Breakup — Pt. 2.

by cifanic
December 1, 2014February 9, 2021

I sit alone in the cafe. The person next to me isn’t scary. I’m not afraid of humanity. People are actually ok. We all mean… Read More »Part 19: Legitimate Things That Happen After A Breakup — Pt. 2.

Part 18: 4th Floor

by cifanic
December 1, 2014February 9, 2021

The apartment is quiet. i place my things into boxes there’s no one to smile at or ask about the weather or offer my other… Read More »Part 18: 4th Floor

Part 13: We Live Here Now.

by cifanic
April 8, 2014June 14, 2019

Approximately one year ago today, we drove across a bridge. His Dad and Uncle arrived from New Jersey in a truck, into which we loaded… Read More »Part 13: We Live Here Now.

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

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.