Kathryn Nicolai

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1,458 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 24 Aug

Kathryn Nicolai’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Stories from the Village of Nothing Much · Splash, Crunch, Sigh · 24 Aug 2026 podcast

Touching the date on the way out, little rituals we build into places we love.

to feel literally connected to them.

I lifted my arms up over my head, just like I'd been taught to when I was little.

Elbows squeezing my ears, fingers pointed, looking where I wanted to go.

A slight bend in my knees, I took a deep breath and dove.

I sliced through the water, feeling it wrap around my body, like I'd just been tipped fingers first into an envelope and sealed up inside.

That

Every part under the water at once feeling never fails to clear my head.

I paused, savouring the touch of the lake all around me, then kicked a few feet to the surface and pushed my hair from my eyes.

They focused on the same yellow oak on the far side, and I smiled across the water at it.

It felt like a reminder to enjoy this swim.

There wouldn't be many more left this year.

I tried out a side stroke, a lazy kick and pull maneuver that let me take in the view as I circled the platform.

I could already see that there were more empty boat slips than full.

Lots of folks had pulled their crafts out for the summer, and at the end of one of the docks was an optimistic pile of pumpkins.

I chuckled as I tipped onto my back, thinking of how the squirrels must be looking down at them from the trees, planning their lunch.

I swam to the ladder and gripped it with both hands, finding the bottom rung with my feet.

The water slapped the barrels below the platform, and the sound echoed hollowly in a familiar way.

I pulled myself up, touched the date with my right forefinger, and sprawled out on the surface, watching the sunlight scatter through my eyelids.

I was chilled from the water and sat up, pulled my knees up to my chest, wrapping my arms around them and letting the sun shine on my back.

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