PinnedShawn NicholsinHuman PartsDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell Me Who You Love: Dispatches from a Painful Journey through Non-MonogamyStaring at the painting above the desk in the living room, I identify myself in the woman, collapsed in exhaustion on the bed, the morning…Sep 15, 20232Sep 15, 20232
Shawn NicholsWherever You Go, There They Are: A Love Letter to Chosen FamilyDing ding. The chime of a text message arriving alerts me to the fact that I’ve forgotten to switch my phone to airplane mode. I glance…Dec 27, 2023Dec 27, 2023
Shawn NicholsThe Life — and birthday — of BrianEvery now and then you meet someone who changes your life in ways you would never have imagined. You don’t recognize it at first, of…Aug 18, 20232Aug 18, 20232
Shawn Nichols“Real Americans” Have Costco Cards“Don’t forget the picture album,” he calls to me as he runs to the backyard to pull the car out of the driveway. Grabbing the album, along…Jun 3, 2023Jun 3, 2023
Shawn NicholsPlease Ask, Please Tell Me Who You Love: Dispatches from a Journey in Ethical Non-Monogamy, the…It’s an unseasonably warm spring afternoon in San Francisco, a reminder that the existential threat of climate change looms even as we…Apr 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Shawn NicholsHappy Birthday, America. We Need to Talk.The sound of explosions echo through the cold July air. Just another Fourth of July in San Francisco. But this time it’s different. Really…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020