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Letters to various friends/short fiction
Jan 11 • Nina Motter
The sun rises in the east, and it keeps rising for you
There's still hope for us.
Oct 25, 2025 • Nina Motter
Elderly man on the steps of an Italian church
Alternatively titled, "I went to Sicily and cried the whole time."
Aug 17, 2025 • Nina Motter
I see love in everything and love sees everything in me too
A gentle reminder
Feb 26, 2025 • Nina Motter
Hold hard and let go and go on
It is 64 degrees in Athens, Ohio.
Feb 6, 2025 • Nina Motter

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Oct 22, 2024 • Nina Motter
A brief geography of the front porch
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Jul 4, 2024 • Nina Motter
All of my soulmates are in this room!
Loss has been good to me.
Apr 29, 2024 • Nina Motter
On grief, gratitude, and the law of conservation of energy
Grief is just love in a heavy coat.
Mar 7, 2024 • Nina Motter
Female friendship is the purest form of love
There’s profound intimacy in the simple act of being girls together.
Feb 16, 2024 • Nina Motter
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