Nicole WalkerMicrograms

Beautifully written small bits that manage to effortlessly dive deep. Brief snippets of prose that are insightful, scientific and generous. Provides the reader with emotional connection in various settings and makes them all relatable and relevant.

Micrograms by Nicole Walker is a collection of short essays that break and bend the lines of the traditional essay form. Walker takes pieces of the world and zooms in, makes these essays micro in length but grand and poignant in theme and implication. A mix of science and experience, lyrical prose and sharp images, the collection of short pieces breathes life and complexity into the smallest of things, like the cells of our gut wall or a starling with a fractured wing, and brings them to the page where they turn into connections that reflect the world and the self.