shortstory

Part 52: A Wabi-Sabi Kind Of Life

by cifanic
May 3, 2017February 9, 2021

Photo: James Padolsey via Unsplash And I returned to San Francisco, and it was spring. It was somebody’s spring, at least – I’m not sure… Read More »Part 52: A Wabi-Sabi Kind Of Life

Part 34: Time’s Up

by cifanic
October 4, 2015February 9, 2021

Photo: Sebastien Gabriel via Unsplash Fuck it. Fuck this. It’s not worth it. This is embarrassing to admit, but those are the words that run… Read More »Part 34: Time’s Up

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 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 12: Twenty Takes And The Pursuit Of Great

by cifanic
February 19, 2014February 9, 2021

You think you can. I mean, in theory, if you can conceive of something it can be done and relatively easily enough at that. Right?… Read More »Part 12: Twenty Takes And The Pursuit Of Great

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 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 8: Summer In The City

by cifanic
September 16, 2013June 14, 2019

Contrary to popular opinion there are actual seasons in Los Angeles. They simply differ than other parts of the world where a stronger emphasis is… Read More »Part 8: Summer In The City

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

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

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.