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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12:20 Bus From the Basics
Published Jan 31, 2021 · 937 words (4 minutes) · 188 views
Science Fiction sci-fi technology urban near-future
A young woman who’s just received her first universal basic income payment tries to escape the neighborhood — and life — she grew up in.
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The Blackbird King
Published Dec 10, 2020 · 102 words (1 minute) · 274 views
Historical Classic Fantasy medieval Drabble flash retelling fairy tale steampunk clockwork
A very short story based on the nursery rhyme “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
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Detritus
Published Nov 16, 2020 · 802 words (3 minutes) · 218 views
Fantasy flash fairy tale fae flash fiction Faerie Queen
An archer standing guard over a cursed seaside castle confronts a new threat.
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The Village is Closed
Published Oct 15, 2020 · 924 words (4 minutes) · 309 views
Horror Mystery dark halloween eerie creepy dolls rural Strange
A village tucked away in the woods harbors a dark secret.
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Inertia
Published Sep 14, 2020 · 864 words (4 minutes) · 301 views
Science Fiction Romance Love flash sci-fi space generation ship
When a couple is paired off in an intergalactic project, they must face an unexpected disaster together.
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Indispensable
Published Aug 13, 2020 · 1,007 words (4 minutes) · 360 views
Science Fiction Romance Love technology AIs coffee artificial intelligence Robots sci-fi near future
An office worker has to decide whether to allow her company to create an AI version of her to replace her.
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An Examination of the Trash Recovered at Armstrong Lunar Park
Published Jul 20, 2020 · 943 words (4 minutes) · 1 like · 529 views
Science Fiction space travel near future sci fi
During a government shutdown, one ranger at a lunar park takes it upon themselves to continue clean-up.
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Stardust
Published Jun 15, 2020 · 997 words (4 minutes) · 408 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 · 546 views
Science Fiction regret Love and marriage Love melancholy time travel flash fiction
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) · 516 views
Fantasy Humor dragon Travel fun contemporary fantasy contemporary
It isn’t easy taking a dragon on vacation…
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