Untethered

first person

Untethered: Between the Mobile Dungeon and the Infamous Adult Store, Longing for a Safe Third Space

“The way someone takes responsibility for or shares a space can say a lot about them.”

Nico —

May 30, 2024

death is sad

polyamory

first person

Untethered: Visiting Other Peoples’ Families and Unhinged Horse Lesbians

She grabbed my hand and smashed a tomato with her homemade caesar dressing into my palm.

Nico —

May 16, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: I Can’t Stop Talking About Money

It feels like everyone talks and does not talk about money, especially now, especially while we wade knee-deep through inflation that I believe is not so much inflation but rather…

Nico —

May 2, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: How Do You Know You’re Living Where You Want To Be?

This dissolution of home presents a lot of choices — how I’ll spend my time — who I’ll visit, when, for what holidays if any.

Nico —

Apr 18, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: The Lesbians of Shinjuku Ni-chōme, Tokyo

I found a lot of comfort in a sapphic space, even on the other side of the world, and I even found some friends.

Nico —

Apr 4, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: I Can Still Hear My Ex Mother-in-Law’s Voice

Last night, while out with a date, my voice pitched too high. I winced internally. There are a lot of complications around this for me.

Nico —

Feb 22, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: The Designated Girl-Son

I came across the concept of the “designated son” on TikTok.

Nico —

Feb 8, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: You Need Help

Asking for help, the kind that requires another person to set aside time for me, to exert themselves physically, feels as easy as touching a hot stove.

Nico —

Jan 25, 2024

death is sad

Untethered

first person

Untethered: A Great Lady

I’ve been eulogizing, just to myself, in the moments between other moments that are claimed by tasks or thoughts of the present or literally anything else.

Nico —

Jan 11, 2024

Untethered

first person

Untethered: Mercury Retrogayde

USPS has been sending my mail to my ex.

Nico —

Dec 28, 2023

Untethered

breakups

Untethered: Ghosts of Friendships Past

I’m, famously, not a stranger to mixing ghosts and all things horror in with the holidays.

Nico —

Dec 14, 2023

Untethered

first person

Untethered: I Have To Stop Getting Engayged or Married on Holidays

My ex and I mutually proposed to each other on Christmas last year.

Nico —

Nov 30, 2023