PinnedNina SzarkainP.S. I Love YouWe Were Not DatingWe were not dating, you were not my boyfriend, we were beyond those sorts of commitments, we were so evolved, we could transcend all those…Jun 5, 2018234Jun 5, 2018234
Nina SzarkaI Think I Am Still AliveHere is what will happen in the first year of the pandemicMar 16, 20217Mar 16, 20217
Nina SzarkaLetter to My Dog on the Eve of Her Last Full Day on EarthYou carried me for eight years, and now I am going to carry myselfNov 17, 201939Nov 17, 201939
Nina SzarkainP.S. I Love YouBackwardsThe easiest part is falling backwards and knowing already what the impact feels like, counting the moments suspended in air and bracing for…Sep 17, 20184Sep 17, 20184
Nina SzarkaA Note To My ReadersSince publishing my last set of essays, my inbox has been full of confessions from strangers around the world, telling me their stories…Jun 10, 20182Jun 10, 20182
Nina SzarkaI Need to Believe You Are GoodI need to believe you are good, in case this never gets better. In case there is never a resolution, in case all that is left here is…Jun 7, 20185Jun 7, 20185
Nina SzarkaEntirely WholeYou are still entirely whole, made of all the parts of what you have loved even on the drive back alone in the car, even with your pockets…Jun 7, 2018Jun 7, 2018
Nina SzarkainThe JunctionGods and GhostsI am harboring pieces of him like fugitives, stuck here, a cluster of cells and soul, and this ghost does not want to go. Inside my body it…Jun 4, 20188Jun 4, 20188
Nina SzarkainAthena TalksRock BottomRock bottom for a woman is sobbing in your friend’s arms, asking How did I get like this? I am so smart, I am so smart, how did I get like…May 29, 20181May 29, 20181
