Archive - ThoughtsByNikki

Do Memories Really Fade?

This past year has been strange.

Jun 4 •

Nikki Dontcheva

May 2025

The Burden of Excess

If you're anything like me — middle class or above, not starving, not suffering in any dramatic movie-type way — then you know the curse of too much…

May 2 •

Nikki Dontcheva

April 2025

Our Worst Enemy

Hollow breaths, chest compressed,

Apr 8 •

Nikki Dontcheva

March 2025

The Ancient Bathhouse

It started with a car ride—the kind that feels like it stretches on forever, even when it’s only fifteen minutes.

Mar 16 •

Nikki Dontcheva

The birds sing—

Mar 10 •

Nikki Dontcheva

The Narcissism We Call Normal

Mar 7 •

Nikki Dontcheva

Love Me at Your Own Risk

No matter how self-aware I think I am,

Mar 4 •

Nikki Dontcheva

The American Dream Dies with Me

You know, it’s fucking hilarious.

Mar 4 •

Nikki Dontcheva

Everlasting Evolution of Man

At some point, you have to ask yourself: What if everything I thought I wanted...

Mar 2 •

Nikki Dontcheva

February 2025

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