1.) Hometown. “You don’t want to see it? Your old house?” It was only a minute out of the way, but I shrugged and said, “Not really.” Chris, my oldest friend, was surprised. “I think I’m more sentimental about it than you are.” I nodded. “You probably are.” We kept driving. 2.) Cigarettes. “So smoking’sContinue reading “50 Word Essays: TMI? edition”
Author Archives: Nino Cipri
What I’ve Been Reading: September 2015
In an effort to keep track of my reading, I’ve started taking notes about the stories I’ve been enjoying. All of them are linked, where applicable. If there’s something I’ve missed, or that I should read, leave a comment or send me a note at nanoonino [at] gmail [dot] com. Novels: Acceptance by Jeff VandermeerContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading: September 2015”
The Accidental Organizer — OR, how I lost one job, helped unionize another, and managed to survive
Today, September 17, is the main event for workers (including myself) at Divvy: we’ll be negotiating our wages, along with a few other things. I hope that Divvy Bikes and its parent company will agree that its workers deserve fair wages. I don’t think I’ve told this story online, have I? Last summer, I hadContinue reading “The Accidental Organizer — OR, how I lost one job, helped unionize another, and managed to survive”
What I’ve been listening to: the podcasts that give me life
As I mentioned in my last post, I have recently embraced podcasts as a way to get me through my workday. I work long hours with my hands, and those hours pass a lot quicker with podcasts and audio books, as it turns out. This month, instead of linking to all the individual stories IContinue reading “What I’ve been listening to: the podcasts that give me life”
What I’ve Been Reading: May-July 2015
In an effort to keep track of my reading, I’ve started taking notes about the stories I’ve been enjoying. All of them are linked, where applicable. If there’s something I’ve missed, or that I should read, leave a comment or send me a note at nanoonino [at] gmail [dot] com. Note: It’s been a busyContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading: May-July 2015”
YOU ARE HERE: June 27, 2015
This has been a an interesting month. And by interesting, I mean mostly exhausting. I’ve had to deal with both transphobia and sexual harassment in my work life in the past few weeks. The work with my union has entered a weird phase that I’m not really able to talk about in public. Just inContinue reading “YOU ARE HERE: June 27, 2015”
What I’ve been reading: April 2015
In an effort to keep track of my reading, I’ve started taking notes about the stories I’ve been enjoying. Here’s this month’s round-up. All of them are linked, where applicable. If there’s something I’ve missed, or that I should read, leave a comment or send me a note at nanoonino [at] gmail [dot] com. NonfictionContinue reading “What I’ve been reading: April 2015”
Story publication: Let Down, Set Free
My short story, “Let Down, Set Free” is now live at Crossed Genres! You can read it here. I originally wrote this story last summer, as a reward for a backer of my Indiegogo campaign, and later workshopped it at Clarion. I think it underwent three major rewrites along the way. As always, you canContinue reading “Story publication: Let Down, Set Free”
What I’ve been reading: March 2015
In an effort to keep track of my reading, I’ve started writing down the stories I’ve been enjoying. Here’s this month’s round-up. All of them are linked, where applicable. If there’s something I’ve missed, or that I should read, leave a comment or send me a note at nanoonino [at] gmail [dot] com. Non-fiction AwakeningsContinue reading “What I’ve been reading: March 2015”
What I’ve been reading: February 2015
First, I wanted to mention K. Tempest Bradford’s challenge, issued on xojane.com, to stop reading white cisgender straight male authors. This isn’t the first such challenge I’ve seen, but it’s the first time I’ve gotten to witness people lose their collective shit over it. Possibly because, rather than framing the challenge to do something (i.e.,Continue reading “What I’ve been reading: February 2015”
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