Nina MacNamara – A Collection of Banal Essays

Life and Death More

Version 3.9

Age doesn't spring up on you. It waits.

Nina MacNamara
Jun 18, 2023 1 min read

Rest in Peace, Roland

Saying goodbye to the world's nicest (and most expensive) cat.

Nina MacNamara
Feb 11, 2023 1 min read

Oops! I Did it Again!

I should write a terrible Netflix Christmas movie called The Christmas Kitten.

Nina MacNamara
Dec 16, 2022 2 min read

I’m Too Relieved to Brag

Heard any news this week?

Nina MacNamara
Nov 12, 2022 2 min read

Pop Culture More

Straight Man: The Novel That Dissuaded Me From Higher Education

In which a protagonist's desire to urinate is a metaphor for post-secondary frustration.

Nina MacNamara
Jun 7, 2023 2 min read

PCU: Finding Inspiration in Mid-grade Comedies

Let's talk about a little known movie about "woke" politics on college campuses...from 1994.

Nina MacNamara
May 31, 2023 3 min read

If You’re a TERF or Transphobe, Don’t Read This

No, seriously. I don't want your Dave Chappelle and JK Rowling apologia anywhere near me.

Nina MacNamara
Apr 18, 2023 6 min read

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More AI Fun

Some fun making stupid AI images.

Nina MacNamara
Apr 10, 2023 3 min read

Now Available: This is What You Wanted

It's here! It's finally here!

Nina MacNamara
Sep 3, 2023 1 min read

Mountains into Molehills

Reflecting on the peaks and valleys of body image.

Nina MacNamara
Aug 2, 2023 7 min read

Sleepy Hollow State Park

I took a stroll through Sleepy Hollow and saw no Headless Horsemen.

Nina MacNamara
Jul 16, 2023 23 sec read

New Podcast Alert: First Chapters

I sure hope you weren't tired of hearing my voice yet.

Nina MacNamara
Jul 4, 2023 46 sec read

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Shame: The Movie That Triggered Me

"We're not bad people, Brandon. We just come from a bad place."

Nina MacNamara
Jul 3, 2023 2 min read

Harris Nature Center and the Red Cedar River Trails

It's not the mountains, but it's still beautiful.

Nina MacNamara
Jun 3, 2023 40 sec read

A Woman Never Forgets Her First Time

I typically get pretty deep and dark in these type of stories, but I promise you this one is kind of...

Nina MacNamara
Apr 30, 2023 6 min read

AI: Authentically Irrational

Here's how to harness the power of evil for (mostly) good.

Nina MacNamara
Apr 9, 2023 5 min read

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Intuitive Eating and Other Bullshit

I was fine until you said I wasn't. Or maybe I never was. TW: disordered eating, suicide mention, passive aggressive compliments

Nina MacNamara
Mar 30, 2023 10 min read

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A Bitter Spring: Now an Audiobook!

Now there's more than one way to consume my prose!

Nina MacNamara
Mar 16, 2023 36 sec read

How Not to Be an Asshole

It's ok. We're all trying to be better.

Nina MacNamara
Feb 26, 2023 6 min read

Movies I Watched (and Rewatched) This Year

Spoiler alert: I didn't like most of them.

Nina MacNamara
Dec 27, 2022 6 min read

It Is Finished

I've been waiting almost ten years to make this post.

Nina MacNamara
Dec 19, 2022 45 sec read

Bronner’s CHRISTMas Wonderland – Frankenmuth, MI

I haven't been that good this year.

Nina MacNamara
Dec 12, 2022 56 sec read

Socially Unnetworked Trying to resist the pull of social media is frustrating when your seemingly the only one. Read More

Now Available: The Full and Uncut Edition Get your hands on a thick, meaty, stack! Read More

Let’s Talk about Themes I won't do your homework for you, but I want you to have an easy time. Read More