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Nikki Hodgson

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Always Roaming with a Hungry Heart

Always Roaming with a Hungry Heart

Examining the relationship between people and place through the struggles of a globe-trotting, adventure-loving introvert

2018

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What You Should Know Before Stalking Me Online

AI told me this title was a good idea

Sep 29, 2024

Author standing on mountain top, holding a Snickers bar that says “hot mess” on label

Sep 29, 2024

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Cancer Sucks, so Let’s Talk About It More

Finding Laughter in the Face of Cancer

The duality of humor and heaviness during cancer treatment

Sep 13, 2024

Finding Laughter in the Face of Cancer

Sep 13, 2024

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Four Girls, One Dog, and an Alaska Expedition

Notes from the quiet one in a talk-it-out world

6d ago

Woman in mountains

6d ago

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Write Under the Moon

The Boldest Shades of Red

A poem about sequins, safety, and solidarity

Jun 9

Confetti at a concert

Jun 9

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Held Together by Habit

What does flexibility mean when you’ve lived so long fearing collapse?

Jun 2

Fantasy artwork showing a woman entwined with roots

Jun 2

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Spontaneously Signing Up for a Trail Marathon is a Bad Idea

And other obvious truths I heroically ignored

May 26

Toubkal in the Atlas Mountain Range, Morocco

May 26

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An Ode to All the Wrong Notes

What a piano, cancer, and my grandfather taught me about joy

Apr 4

Close-up of piano with sheet music

Apr 4

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The Legends That Guide Us Through Loss

What horses and fairy knots have taught me about grief

Mar 3

Four horses silhouetted in the mist

Mar 3

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Bukra Inshallah: The Art of Avoiding My Own Life

When spinning in circles feels safer

Feb 13

Open door looking out onto a rooftop and the sky.

Feb 13

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Cancer Sucks, so Let’s Talk About It More

The Weight of Waiting

Living in the shadow of cancer recurrence

Jan 12

Woman under a blanket with her face in her hands

Jan 12

Nikki Hodgson

Nikki Hodgson

she/her

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Writer, horse girl, and recovering pragmatist who once thought abandoning a dream was practical. Now making up for lost time—one essay (and crisis) at a time.

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