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I’m Stepping Away

An overview of my work — it will be free and accessible to everyone

A single sharpened black wooden pencil resting vertically on the left side of a blank, light gray sheet of paper, surrounded by empty space.

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Evolution of Consciousness

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Nico Cost

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Nov 4

Four Twin Stories — An Invitation to Double Your Vision

What you miss when you only read half the story

Two hands holding up two jigsaw puzzle pieces against a soft, blurred background of green trees, moving them close together as if about to connect them.

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Shadows in the Library

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Nico Cost

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Nov 4

Seasons Come and Go

She was chasing the summer sun

A close-up photograph of a vibrant purple rose with slightly weathered outer petals, blooming against a soft green background.

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Systemic Critique

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Nico Cost

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Nov 2

At the Top, You Have to Be Infallible

Nobody wants to follow a weakling

Yellow warning strips on a dark step that read “STEP DOWN”, symbolizing danger and a forced exit from a high position.

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Microcosm

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Nico Cost

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Nov 1

It Was Almost Christmas

A race against the calendar

A close-up shot of a beautifully wrapped gift box tied with a soft, dusty rose or lilac ribbon, captured in warm, moody lighting.

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Doctor Funny

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Nico Cost

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Oct 31

Who Says AI Doesn’t Have a Sense of Humor?

And no, I’m not making this up

Two frozen croquettes covered in visible ice crystals, resting on a white paper towel over a light gray wooden kitchen surface.

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First Line Fiction

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Nico Cost

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Oct 30

Freezing Halfway Down His Cheek

An exhibition of loneliness

An abstract, high-contrast aerial view of ice formations divided into two sections. On the left, a luminous, textured turquoise-cyan ice edge curves like a silhouette against a stark, gitzwart, matte frozen surface on the right.

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First Line Fiction

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Nico Cost

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Oct 30

Just a Bit Too Much

The anatomy of a confession

$A close-up overhead shot of a thick sheet of deep dark-blue ice, heavily fractured with jagged, intersecting white cracks and trapped, suspended round air bubbles throughout.$

$A close-up overhead shot of a thick sheet of deep dark-blue ice, heavily fractured with jagged, intersecting white cracks and trapped, suspended round air bubbles throughout.$

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First Line Fiction

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Nico Cost

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Oct 27

Pulling the Truth

An inheritance to last a lifetime

A close-up shot of a weathered stone gargoyle in the shape of a screaming human figure, attached to the side of a gothic cathedral with a large stained-glass window in the background.

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Shadows in the Library

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Nico Cost

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Oct 25

Where Are You, My Love?

I’ve been looking for you all day

A vibrant red rose with green leaves floating on beautifully rippling turquoise water, creating a stark and artistic color contrast.

Nico Cost

Nico Cost

Philosophically provoking self-realization. Exploring the human mind through essays, fiction, and music. Genuinely curious about what it means to be human.

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