personal essay

Part 51: Not Exempt

by cifanic
February 15, 2017February 9, 2021

Photo: Daryan Shamkhali via Unsplash What happens when you have the opportunity to live your life to its fullest potential? When your dreams are just in front… Read More »Part 51: Not Exempt

Part 49: There Must Be Hope

by cifanic
December 17, 2016February 9, 2021

I was born in Cleveland on September 14, 1980. This was back when it was routine for dads to stay in the lobby while the… Read More »Part 49: There Must Be Hope

Part 43: Floating Away

by cifanic
July 21, 2016February 9, 2021

Healdsburg, California at dawn. 6/18/2016 It wasn’t until the balloon was three thousand feet in the air that I started to panic. Everything moving… Read More »Part 43: Floating Away

Part 41: After We Wake

by cifanic
April 29, 2016February 9, 2021

Photo: Michael Fertig via Unsplash I woke before dawn, incredibly thirsty and desperately needing to go to the bathroom. Whenever I slept somewhere new, I… Read More »Part 41: After We Wake

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.