Kasia Nikhamina is a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. “Divinity School”—Kasia’s intimate letters about living and dying—can be found on Substack. She is working on her first novel. Her essay—“What else can I give you?”—was published on Roxane Gay’s The Audacity in October 2022. Kasia is a reader. Runner. Traveler. Seeker. She likes birds, coffee, and post-volcanic landscapes. Born in Kalisz, Poland, in 1985. New Yorker 1990-2024. Now in the Garden State (aka New Jersey). Kasia was a resident at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in 2024. Kasia also runs Redbeard Bikes, a bike fit studio and shop in DUMBO, Brooklyn, together with Ilya, her husband.