Nico's Room

It’s one of those ominous 60-degree, sunny February days in Ohio. I am in the sunniest nook in the library that I could find and I am supposed to be writing a 1200-word paper. 748 words down, a million more to find. I can’t focus because I’m sprawled out in a chair like my dog in the sunny spot on the porch in June. The only things that are keeping me sane right now are the sun rays on my right arm and Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood” on repeat one.

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"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction." - Virginia Woolf

I'm Nicolyn. I've got an honors English degree from a fancy school in rural Ohio. Next up, I get to study for my M.A. in a Southern Ohio town called Oxford. At any given moment, I'd rather be in Cebu City, Philippines. I have a major thing for cupcakes, thrift stores, and red lipstick; I enjoy R.A.S.K.-ing, long walks down Middle Path, nautical themes, expensive kitchen knives, Southeast Asian diaspora literature, Spanish fútbol, neat whiskey, sassy wines, and the Boston Red Sox. I'm in love with the world and I hate it all at once.