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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 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 27: Wildflowers

by cifanic
April 28, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo: Drake Beach in Point Reyes, CA Is it cracking open, or is it breaking? I rub the place over my chest as I stare… Read More »Part 27: Wildflowers

Part 26: The Things That Move Us

by cifanic
March 18, 2015February 9, 2021

And then I moved again, this time to a modern studio in an upcoming neighborhood in Oakland. It was still California, but far away from… Read More »Part 26: The Things That Move Us

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.