Wendy Nikel
Space explorer, time traveler, wanderer of eerie places
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Wendy Nikel is a speculative fiction author with a degree in elementary education, a fondness for road trips, and a terrible habit of forgetting where she's left her cup of tea. Her series of time travel novellas, beginning with THE CONTINUUM, is now available from World Weaver Press. For more info, visit wendynikel.com
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Stardust
Published Jun 15, 2020 · 997 words (4 minutes) · 62 views
Science Fiction space elevator space pandemic Sci-Fi Horror pandemic reading Grief sci fi hopeful epidemic
When the inventor of a space elevator dies of in an epidemic, her family says goodbye to her in an unusual way.
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All the Days We Can't Leave Behind
Published Apr 17, 2020 · 873 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 178 views
Science Fiction Love melancholy time travel flash fiction regret Love and marriage
When a tragedy is “rewound” with the help of time travel, a couple finds they still must cope with the emotions it brings.
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Always Let Your Dragon Fly First Class
Published Mar 19, 2020 · 1,706 words (7 minutes) · 116 views
Fantasy Humor contemporary dragon Travel fun contemporary fantasy
It isn’t easy taking a dragon on vacation…
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I'm Sorry I Couldn't Make it True
Published Feb 11, 2020 · 1,983 words (8 minutes) · 1 like · 161 views
Science Fiction time travel young adult sci-fi unrequited love
A teen uses her brother’s time travel machine to try to “fix” her one big regret.
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Questions Posed in an Alien Tongue
Published Jan 15, 2020 · 1,286 words (5 minutes) · 4 likes · 523 views
Science Fiction melancholy sci-fi Alien outer space
At age five, she survived a crash landing on an alien planet. At age twenty, she's charged with learning what brought her ship here. But the answers may permanently change her relationship with her keepers—or are they her captors?
Wendy Nikel, tea aficionado and flash fiction expert, has published dozens of short stories in venues such as Nature Futures, Daily Science Fiction, and Flash Fiction Online. Her time travel novella, THE CONTINUUM, is now available from World Weaver Press.
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The Mature Starlet's Guide to Making a Comeback
Published Dec 3, 2019 · 982 words (4 minutes) · 182 views
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When it comes to getting a second chance at life, Eleanor Ridgeway doesn’t fight fair.
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#blessed
Published Nov 10, 2019 · 811 words (3 minutes) · 186 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction Social Media technology flash fiction Parents hashtags
A new mom gets caught up in the world of social media.
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One Who Does Not Sleep
Published Oct 7, 2019 · 3,048 words (12 minutes) · 260 views
Classic Fantasy Historical magic young adult coffee
When a bag of magical beans goes missing, a girl tasked with waking the city must confront the being she most fears.
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An Economy of Words
Published Sep 4, 2019 · 501 words (2 minutes) · 199 views
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A seamstress struggles to conserve her words in a world where each one is precious.
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