Hey, I’m Nick. Welcome to my blog—a place where I share personal essays, reflections, travel stories, and the occasional piece of fiction. Whether you’re new here or you’ve been following along for a while, this page is your map to what I write, how we got there, and where we might head next.
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Below are posts that best characterize my style:
Personal Essays – “Dating and Overthinking”, “Becoming Fluent in Flirt-ish”
Travel – “Ode to Hostels”, Rome 2023 Recap
Fiction or Nonfiction – “Walking Home to Georgia“
Thanks for reading. I hope something here makes you laugh, think, reflect, or feel seen. You’re welcome any time.
Beauty in Noise
The rush of static is an assault on my ears, tearing through my eardrums like a tornado. It pounds rocks, knawing at the rugged edges. The waterfall crashes with the intensity of a tractor-trailer slamming into a Prius. Imagine the plight of the bedrock, enduring millennia of non-stop abuse. The noise, this warble, adds to…
Time with Python: Automations in Personal Use
The 4th Go-Around print(“ As any good teacher who finds lifelong learning fulfilling, I seek the next skill to satiate my dopamine craving. Adapting and uncovering newfound tools is like discovering the Temple of Doom. Adventure, danger, and uncovering something from deep within. Even though “for x in list” held up the first three attempts,…
Digitized Writing
Before Google Drive came around, I always wrote stories by hand. I have a large three ring binder filled with stories ranging from complete to just one paragraph. A few years ago, I decided to digitize many of those untouched pieces. Digitizing, in this case, is simply taking content from a place most certain to…
Nature and Boosting Sleep Quality
I’ve had trouble sleeping lately. A mixture of being too groggy to wake up and uncomfortable dreams. In preparation for the next school year, I created a routine this past week. Sleep by 11. Awake by 7. It hardly worked, the waking up part. I got my 8 hours, and generally more, but it meant…
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