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Nikki Stern

Nikki Stern

High Tide

I cry easily, almost as easily as I did way back when. It’s a triggered response. Not everything makes me cry, but whatever does — an…

May 10, 2022

High Tide

May 10, 2022

Nikki Stern

Old Dog, New Tricks

Molly has turned fourteen, which means she’s either 84 or 76 years old, depending on which chart you follow. I prefer the one at her vet’s…

Aug 28, 2019

Old Dog, New Tricks

Aug 28, 2019

Nikki Stern

Competitive Suffering

Back when I was writing about my experience as a grieving widow in the public eye, I described a phenomenon called the “circles of…

Oct 20, 2017

Competitive Suffering

Oct 20, 2017

Nikki Stern

JACKBOOT NATION

Did we ask for this?

Apr 14, 2017

JACKBOOT NATION

Apr 14, 2017

Nikki Stern

September 11 Fifteen Years Out

Ten years ago and half again

Sep 9, 2016

September 11 Fifteen Years Out

Sep 9, 2016

Nikki Stern

Anger Management

I have a temper. I suspect it’s inherited; I offer a tip of the hat to dear old dad.

Feb 5, 2016

Anger Management

Feb 5, 2016

Nikki Stern

Belated Requiem

At the end of his life, my father’s eyes appeared as twin gold orbs. Not the sclera, although it too mutated, moving from white to a limpid…

Jan 3, 2016

Belated Requiem

Jan 3, 2016

Nikki Stern

Great Aunt Esther

Esther, my great-aunt, traveled the world in her lifetime. Quite a remarkable achievement, when one considers the time and place into which…

Dec 6, 2015

Great Aunt Esther

Dec 6, 2015

Nikki Stern

The First Halloween

The all-purpose table had been cleared of dinner dishes and now held four pumpkins, two knives, six magic markers, and several squat orange…

Oct 26, 2015

The First Halloween

Oct 26, 2015

Nikki Stern

Mean Girls

(originally published on The Broadside)

Oct 16, 2015

Oct 16, 2015

Nikki Stern

Nikki Stern

#Essayist and #author of the award-winning Sam Tate #mystery series and best-selling HOPE IN SMALL DOSES. More at nikkistern.com

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