You may want to start from the beginning (at “Who’s Nikki?”), but feel free to enjoy any of my posts as its own entity!
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Permanent Punctuation
So, I have a tattoo. Sorry mom. I have a little black semicolon on the inside of my left wrist, which has been there for at least 5 years. It started out in Sharpie, then progressed to a stick-on temporary tattoo, then to a semi-permanent developing ink one. Now, it’s never coming off. (Yes, they Read more
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Failure is a Bruise, Not a Tattoo
“I failed out of med school!” I cried to my new therapist. “Okay,” she replied, “I wouldn’t say that. You were put on leave; doesn’t that mean you can go back?” “Well yes…” “Do you want to go back?” “More than anything in the world,” I said, breathing deeply and trying to stop the moisture Read more
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WNB: Where it all began
I’m pretty sure the notebook is still in my parents’ basement, collecting dust in a corner somewhere. It is a plain composition notebook, the cover painted maroon with a smattering of stickers. I can’t remember exactly, but somewhere there must be written ‘Nicole’s Writers Notebook,’ or ‘WNB.’ Creating this notebook and writing in it every Read more
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How I Named This Blog
Four pill bottles sit on my desk day in and day out. They travel with me, they move with me, and they get refilled month after month. I’m sure that isn’t unusual in the scheme of the world, but sometimes thinking about what’s in my bottles makes me feel inadequate. Technically speaking, I have a Read more
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Who’s Nikki?
Hi! I’m Nikki, the real live voice of beautiful disaster. In case you’re new here…welcome! And here are ten things to know about me: Read more
Welcome to my brain. I hope it's entertaining. 