Author Archives: nicholhart

Leading into Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to take the kids on a trip and New Orleans was calling me. The instinct to visit New Orleans was strong, and I thought it was because there would be something about the … Continue reading →

When we are apart I’d like to Eliminate distance Erase time Make miles smaller than Millimeters Fill the air around me With the sound of your voice Make us float above The constraints of This World …So… When we are … Continue reading →

***Names of the innocent have been changed.  Names of the not-so-innocent have not.*** As a parent, I have planned for some big conversations – the beginning and end games ones: explanation that the kids’ dad and I were getting divorced; … Continue reading →

I keep referencing new stories, new essays, coming soon.  Well, I have some I really like and am really proud of.  At least one also makes me slightly petrified when I think of sharing it (it is also the most … Continue reading →

  Blueprint 1 I gave him a blueprint For how to break my heart, And asked him not to, please. He said, “I never will.” I gave him instructions For how to pull me close(r), And told him I could … Continue reading →

So, it is safe to assume I do not have a dating story as good as the one I started with.  I mean, that was filled with anticipation, excitement, sex, basketball, and politics.  Oh, and not to mention, disappointment and … Continue reading →

“So what really was the deal with Cuba? Did you meet a guy there?” “Did you not talk about Cuba because of someone you date in Los Angeles?” “How many guys do you date?” “I get the impression you date … Continue reading →

Nature? Nurture? Nature.  I don’t know the answer, but when I notice the parallels between these little moments in time, 8 years apart, I see that some people are just wired the way they are wired.  And I know that … Continue reading →

Kai, Sasha and Gemma: Some love stories are simple to tell and unshakeable in their depth. I will be everything you need, even when you don’t know what that is. I will teach you to love and be strong; I … Continue reading →

Back in September, I wrote an essay on what it felt like to receive a termination packet from my then employer.  There are a few versions, all true, of what my life has been like since that day, 8 months … Continue reading →