Nicole Stawiarski
Chicago-based writer.
A Story About Accepting The Ordinary
I miss them when it’s sunny too, and when the weather is just kind of blah, and I’ve learned that any time is an appropriate time to be sad.
Objects Of Weight
I think we became stones in each other’s lives even though neither of us wanted it to happen.
How Each Zodiac Sign Says ‘I Love You’
Pisces have so much going on in that head of theirs, you’ll know they’re in love when they start to let you into all of those dreams and creative thoughts living up in there.
Stress, In 7 Airport Vignettes
I. It’s my first time traveling alone, and my phone doesn’t work once I land in Montréal, which means I don’t have access to the one thing I depend on explicitly to survive in this world, Google maps.
The Magical Land Of ‘Good Enough’
If we never stopped to ask ourselves how we feel about our own lives, we’d just float on by, passively, down a lazy river free from any decisions.
What Makes A Stranger Feel Like Home?
Because even though the person is long gone, it’s hard to forget the feeling. And maybe I’m not supposed to.
A Dreamer Grows Up
I never have to lose it. That love, that structure, that support. It never really went away, it just taught me to stand on my own.
Fuck Carpe Diem, ‘Aprovéchate Güey’
It’s having something we want to say, a point we want to make, while still appreciating all the different words that get us there exactly for everything they are and understanding what makes them unique.