About Me
Hello! I’m JJ Nightling: hardcore introvert, committed optimist, part-time author, and full-time executor of shenanigans. Welcome to my website! I’m happy you’re here.
You may be wondering…what is a nightling?
To me, the name nightling belongs to anyone who has ever felt like they were standing outside the circle. When I was 14 years old, I suffered a traumatic brain injury. In the span of a few days, I went from being a straight-A athlete to being the weird girl who couldn’t talk right, couldn’t walk right, couldn’t think right. Even now, many years later, I vividly remember what it felt like to see friends, acquaintances, and strangers looking at me like I was a comedy of errors, as if my slip ups were staged for their enjoyment. No matter where I went or who I talked to, I was the oddball…
Musings of a Nightling
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Corner of Gratitude
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Kind Gestures
We were on a long road trip and spent the night napping in the car at a rest area in Wyoming. When I woke up, it was very very (very) cold. The windows were layered with frost, and my joints groaned in protest with each attempt to move. Unable to muster the patience to defrost the windshield, I scraped off a small peek-hole and somehow managed to navigate to a gas station without getting us killed. After dashing inside (in the least coordinated manner) to empty my bladder, I assuaged my grumpiness by pouring myself an extra-large cup of coffee. As I approached the counter to pay, the woman at the register took one look at my face, produced a warm smile, and said, “It’s on the house.”
The Little Things
Strangers who say hello
Contact
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- jj [at] jjnightling [dot] com
- 650-265-7952