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Banally atrocious since 1984.

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    Did You NOT Just Hear Me?

    April 28, 2022 /

    Fucking. Doctors. I made an appointment with my doctor last week. Unfortunately, the soonest she can see me is in June. I will be moving at the end of May. I need to get my prescription refilled. In order to do that, I need to see my doctor. However, due to the aforementioned “moving away” issue, I will be unable to do that. So I called today to see if I could get at least a three month extension on my medication to tie me over until I get settled in and find a doctor in my new state. “Because I’m moving,” I explained. “I won’t be able to come…

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  • Progress Reports

    Progress Report June 2021: Vacation Be Damned, I’m Still Trudging Along

    June 30, 2021 /

    No time for the ol' bloviation, love. I've just come to make an update.

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  • Essays

    Brain Storm

    August 3, 2019 /

    It was one hell of a sandwich.

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  • Essays

    There’s a Pill for That

    March 21, 2019 /

    Pills! Pills! All types of pills!

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Nina MacNamara

I’m an author, publisher, and podcaster. My books are Icarus and A Bitter Spring. I co-host the Pop Medieval podcast. I am the co-founder of Witan Publishing, an academic publishing company.

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New Novel 2022!

Watch this space for a title and summary!

A Bitter Spring

"It's like carrying around a backpack. It's heavy and it's on your shoulders. It hurts. It weighs you down."

Icarus

Man versus machine. Anarchy versus order. Power versus love.


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Latest Essays

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    A Reminder or Two as Your Reproductive Rights are Stripped Away
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    A Modern Woman Watches Porn for the First Time
    It goes about as well as you would expect. TW: discussion of sex, porn, feminism, and an anti-capitalist tirade.
  • More Advice To A Parent (from a Continued Non-Parent)
    Another parent, another letter. This time, more panic.
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