Author Archives: nikki
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the challenge of being a writer who doesn’t write
Posted on May 19, 2012 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.You, like many people, might have some preconceived notions of what writers do. Chief among them, I presume, is that writers write. I would like to correct you. This is not always the case. I, for instance, am a writer who does not write. You might be thinking this sounds great. I get an official […]
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the cats of my alley
Posted on February 22, 2012 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.From my office window I have a front row view of the backyard wildlife. Mostly, the scene is dominated by squirrels. The way they leap from limb to limb in the canopy of pecan trees makes me feel like I’m at preview night for the Mighty Flying Squirrel Circus. My fists clench as I hope […]
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i’m not getting a rescue dog, okay?
Posted on December 14, 2011 by nikki in dogs.I’m about to get a puppy and I’m dancing-around-the-kitchen excited about it. All of the necessary components of my life have finally converged to make this possible: I’m not going to do anymore extended projects in Africa or anywhere else abroad, I’m unemployed (plenty of training and bonding time!) and this summer I got a […]
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conversations with drivers
Posted on December 6, 2011 by nikki in odds and sods, unexpected adventures.I could write a whole book about my conversations with drivers. Most of them have been in long, pot-holed sections of bandit roads in Sub-Saharan Africa sitting shotgun as my local driver expertly navigated a Land Cruiser between the ditches on either side of the road. A lot of funny, tragic, harrowing, familiar and confusing […]
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imaginary friends and neighbors
Posted on November 10, 2011 by nikki in friendship, unexpected adventures.A few weeks ago I developed an intense attachment to a couple that lives in the neighborhood. It happened very quickly, the way some of the best friendships do. It was immediately clear how much we had in common – everything from our favorite kind of organic tea to the poetry of a lesser known […]
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