Nicole Zhu

Nicole Zhu

04
Dec

Issue 81: Sharpening your internal compass with Meera Lee Patel

The first book I read by Meera Lee Patel was My Friend Fear, a wonderful exploration of fear as a
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20
Nov

Issue 80: Giving yourself grace

If I’m being completely honest, I’ve felt a lot of reluctance and avoidance when it comes to this
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02
Nov

Issue 79: A real weightless joy

I have some new flash fiction up at The Margins! It’s a story about a cyst, a relationship, and
5 min read
13
Oct

Issue 78: Chemistry over balance

Some exciting news: I was selected to be a 2023-2024 Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellow! I’m
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15
Sep

Issue 77: Fundamentals and foundations

Lately, it feels like the days aren’t long enough. The pace of things picks up in September—work starts
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31
Aug

Issue 76: Variations on a theme

This past weekend, I took a Tin House craft intensive with Elaine Hsieh Chou on what film and TV can
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18
Aug

Issue 75: On good art friends

In July, I spent 1.5 weeks at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference in Tennessee. I learned so much from my
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13
Jul

Issue 74: Time, space, and circumstance

I had a cold for most of June. I did at home COVID tests and was relieved at the results.
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15
Jun

Issue 73: Understanding your influences

Congratulations to the winner of last issue’s giveaway, Zen, who will be receiving a signed copy of Elise Hu’
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02
Jun

Issue 72: What knits my life together

Today is my birthday so this will be a short dispatch! I had a wonderful chat with Stephanie Minn on
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