Oh, Hi!

I’m Nikki, the woman behind the pages- but a lot of people just call me Nix. I’ve been writing my whole life- professionally since late 2017- and sweet home Chicago is where I call home. I have two golden retrievers and a cat. When I’m not writing, you’ll find me traveling (Alaska is my favorite adventure), modeling, painting, skydiving, or watching baseball (I’ve been to 13 stadiums and counting!) I have heart and spine conditions that make running difficult, but it’s one of my favorite things to do. I love roses, the ocean, airplanes, a good mocktail, sandals, sand, tattoos (I have 26), and Taylor Swift. I live with a traumatic brain injury, and I’m thankful every day that I get to spend my second chance at life doing what I love the most- writing.

I’ve wanted to be an author since I was in 2nd grade; I spent most of middle school writing in more of a narrative style before realizing that is DEFINITELY not my jam. And then I found poetry, and it’s like everything inside me clicked. I’m a book lover for sure, but I write more than I read these days! Poetry is the exception to that. Give me a good book of poetry, and I’ll easily get lost in it. That’s my goal as an author- for people to get lost in my work. To me, poetry is a magical language that I’m so thankful to be fluent in- thank you all for speaking it with me!