Divinity School
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About Kasia Nikhamina
I am a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. My work has been published in "A Public Space," "SEARCH WORK: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt" (OR Books 2026), Roxane Gay’s "The Audacity," and "INTIMA: A Journal of Narrative Medicine."
My work has been supported by A Public Space (2025), Virginia Center for Creative Arts (2024, 2026) and Millay Arts (2012, 2013).
I write Divinity School, a letter every Sunday at sunset, with ~400 subscribers: kasianikhamina.com
Published work
“What else can I give you?” — on Roxane Gay’s The Audacity
“COVID: Theme & Escalations” — on INTIMA: A journal of narrative medicine
“My only earrings” — on The Keepthings
"You'll know it when you find it" – in SEARCH WORK: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt, edited by Rachel Meade Smith
"Junco and Wolf" – A Public Space No. 33
Forthcoming
My essay, PROOF, won Roxane Gay’s love letter contest, and will be published in The Audacity in the near future. Subscribe to The Audacity to get my essay in your inbox the day it goes live.
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Events
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Recent events:
Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Brooklyn Public Library – Adams Street branch in DUMBO.
I read my essay, "You’ll Know It When You Find It," which appears in "SEARCH WORK: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt" (OR Books 2026), edited by Rachel Meade Smith. With Jordan White, Rachel Meade Smith, and Katie Vermilyea.
Saturday, April 4, 2026 at Michael Yates Crowley's HEARTH GODS
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at the Francis Kite Club in Manhattan
Launch party for SEARCH WORK: A Collective Inquiry into the Job Hunt, edited by Rachel Meade Smith (OR Books, 2026).
Monday, March 9, 2026 at VCCA Connects at RiverViews in Lynchburg, VA. I spoke about my Divinity School project and read selected letters. With Andrea Clearfield and Kurt Beals.
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Michael Yates Crowley's HEARTH GODS
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at MUST LOVE MEMOIR at Jake’s Dilemma, 430 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Unnameable Books, 615 Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn. Behind the Pen event with A Public Space, as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Michael Yates Crowley's HEARTH GODS
Why Ghost?
I started Divinity School in 2020, as a TinyLetter titled "Extraordinary Time." In July 2023, I moved to Substack, and renamed the project, "Divinity School." Over time, Substack began to feel more and more like a social media platform. I didn't like that. And I didn't like giving Substack 10% of my subscription revenue in perpetuity.
So, here I am.
For full transparency: now I pay Ghost(Pro) $35/month for the "newsletter" function, SquareSpace $20/year for my domain, and Stripe an 2.9% + $0.30 payment processing fee on each paid subscription.
Thank you, readers!