Nina SzarkainHuman PartsI Think I Am Still AliveHere is what will happen in the first year of the pandemic·22 min read·Mar 16, 2021--7--7
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 myself·6 min read·Nov 17, 2019--39--39
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…·1 min read·Sep 17, 2018--4--4
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…1 min read·Jun 10, 2018--2--2
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…·4 min read·Jun 7, 2018--5--5
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…·1 min read·Jun 7, 2018----
Nina 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 woke, we could transcend all those…·5 min read·Jun 5, 2018--234--234
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…·3 min read·Jun 4, 2018--8--8
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…·1 min read·May 29, 2018--1--1