Nikki Durkin

I was back in the hallway of that New York apartment block, nearly four years earlier. I entered my apartment…

"I know," I replied. "I'm about to enter the lift. I'll talk to…

I turned away from my sister and straight into the eyes of my father. I was twenty-six years old. It…

At that moment, someone placed a bowl of spaghetti bolognese in front of me. I looked up to thank the…

"Yeah," I agreed. "It was quite the adventure." "I mean, I was such a fan…

He looked up at the sky, and a sail appeared. Four months had flown by in the blink of an…

I pierced the water with both hands. I shot down, down, down. My eyes were glued shut to save them…

"And that's your plan? That's the grandest quest you can imagine?" "Absolutely,"…

"Valid point. Okay, so you know the rules of the game. Now what?" "Well," I said,…

"How do you even start a project that big?" Zac asked. "It's so abstract."…

"That's fucking cool. It's just — do you think it's too idealistic? I mean,…

"So, what's the grandest vision you have for your life?" Zac asked. "What's…