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Letter to my cat (human nature)

A Nass writer wonders: how to live, how to be, and how to eat?

by Sasha Rotko on November 8, 2025November 8, 2025

LOST DOG.

“She imagined the dalmatian loved humans more than he loved dogs. She imagined him to be obsessed with fetch, to be the sort of dog who’d pause dinnertime to pick up a tennis ball. She imagined him to be sweet, to love scratches behind the ear and to snore when he slept.”

by Sasha Rotko on October 4, 2025October 5, 2025

All crows are murdered when the sun goes down

A laptop, a screen door, a sunset, and everything that is.

by Sasha Rotko on August 2, 2025August 2, 2025

The bar where the beach boys used to play

L.A., from someone who got out.

by Sasha Rotko on April 10, 2025April 11, 2025

The Interview

A Nass writer interviews Rupert Birkin, a central character of D.H. Lawrence’s novel Women in Love.

by Sasha Rotko on March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Where are all the dogs?

“I have been very quiet this past month, save for when I call mother and we talk about things like where all the dogs are.”

by Sasha Rotko on October 3, 2024October 7, 2024

Telescoping Melt

A much celebrated and reviled Nass tradition. To telescope, writers write a brief 300 word piece on a theme (this year, “melt”). Then, a 150 word piece. Then, 75 words. Then, 37 and a half. You’ll see.

by Emily Yang, Isabelle Clayton, Melanie Garcia, Sasha Rotko, Sofiia Shapovalova, Sophia Macklin on May 23, 2024September 5, 2024

A-Train to Elsewhere

“I did not understand the sentiment of a chapter. Life had only been one chapter. I thought life would only be one chapter.”

by Sasha Rotko on April 11, 2024April 11, 2024

Protected: That Girl

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by Sasha Rotko on March 1, 2024November 12, 2025


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