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Part 53: Rock ‘N’ Roll Forever

by cifanic
June 4, 2017February 9, 2021

The last time I visited this club in particular there was snow on the ground. My boyfriend at the time was on the opposite… Read More »Part 53: Rock ‘N’ Roll Forever

Part 39: Start Up Life And The Acceleration Of Self

by cifanic
March 7, 2016February 9, 2021

Photo: Freddie Marriage via Unsplash He hands me his card. “surprise…ologist?” I arch an eyebrow. “Yes!” He replies cheerfully, shifting in his chair and leaning… Read More »Part 39: Start Up Life And The Acceleration Of Self

Part 33: An Even Exchange

by cifanic
September 6, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo Credit: Bullshit Dreams I turned the small square box over in my hands, opening it to reveal a flash of chrome – edges sparkling… Read More »Part 33: An Even Exchange

Part 30: 6 Months To The Day

by cifanic
July 20, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo Credit: Michael Berwin You can go back to the places you once loved. Sometimes they’re same, yet you never will be. The blemished white… Read More »Part 30: 6 Months To The Day

Part 25: Friends & Lovers

by cifanic
February 1, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo by Everyday Photography You take one last look around his place. When you arrived, you didn’t care. Yet in his warmth, his kindness, his… Read More »Part 25: Friends & Lovers

Part 24: Let It Be.

by cifanic
January 28, 2015February 9, 2021

photo: keys by Hoder Slanger Bill Withers — Let It Be (opens an in-browser Spotify link) Everything I could think of was in flux, and I had to… Read More »Part 24: Let It Be.

Part 23: Going For Broke

by cifanic
January 23, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo: Chelsea Francis via Unsplash After all of that bedlam I decided dating wasn’t for me after all. It wasn’t so much distracting, as it… Read More »Part 23: Going For Broke

Part 22: Dating, In The City That Never Sleeps.

by cifanic
January 8, 2015February 9, 2021

My therapist predicted I’d date three guys at once. He said that I’d stay out late and fall out of cabs. “It’s a natural reaction… Read More »Part 22: Dating, In The City That Never Sleeps.

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… Read More »Part 21: NYC 2.0

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 17: Legitimate Things That Go Through Your Mind After A Breakup. 

by cifanic
November 18, 2014February 9, 2021

I thought I’d get to kiss him forever. This is all my fault. I’m too empty to write. I should eat something. There is a… Read More »Part 17: Legitimate Things That Go Through Your Mind After A Breakup. 

Part 16: Parting of Ways

by cifanic
October 19, 2014February 9, 2021

I fall into the city now more than ever. You hear it coming, the rickety sound of the what might be the most fragile train… Read More »Part 16: Parting of Ways

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 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 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 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

Part 3: From Here To There

by cifanic
March 29, 2013June 14, 2019

Two, two, three, four. five-six-seven. Six-six-seven. Exhale. One, two, three four. fivesixseveneightnine. Inhale. Breathing, the fundamental concept of ages of which I’ve become so hyper… Read More »Part 3: From Here To There

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.