story public Death Whistles Nikki Durkin A few months later, Zac's friend, Toto, came to town. Toto was a German guy with wild hair… 5 min read Jul 30, 2020
story public Narcos Nikki Durkin "This is an incredible view," I gushed. "And the landscape is so lush! It's a… 4 min read Jul 30, 2020
story public Too Much — Part Three Nikki Durkin "Can I ask you a question?" I said. "Sure," Hamish replied. "Shoot." The year… 4 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public The Academic Matrix Nikki Durkin I vividly remember the day I broke out of the academic matrix, coming to the full realization that the whole… 3 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Gifted Nikki Durkin And she wasn't wrong. Our society talks about all kinds of privilege — socioeconomic, racial, gender, sexuality. I never… 1 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Too Much — Part Two Nikki Durkin "I don't understand why Claire hates me," I whined to Jane. Suddenly I was seventeen years… 2 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Too Much — Part One Nikki Durkin My attention returned to the present moment, standing in the hallway of the Computer History Museum. I noticed Paul Graham,… 5 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Stalker Nikki Durkin Several years went by. I found myself standing in the hallway of the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.… 4 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Figure It Out Yourself Nikki Durkin I sat at the table next to my brother, Hamish. It was the school holidays in 2005. I was fourteen,… 2 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Ugly Nikki Durkin And then the lights dimmed. I was back in boarding school again, standing outside the big walk-in closet that everyone… 1 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Serendipity In NYC Nikki Durkin "I know!" Peter replied. It was 2012. I was twenty-one years old, talking to a random guy I&… 2 min read Jul 29, 2020
story public Mother's Intuition Nikki Durkin "I think so," Jesse replied. "Let me check my inbox again." I was sitting on the… 1 min read Jul 29, 2020