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Wendy Nikel

@wendynikel.bsky.social
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Sci-fi & Fantasy Writer. Book cover designer. Codexian. www.wendynikel.com

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It was unusual. Special. Good things so rarely appear round here, even less just fall from the sky. So when this arrived, speed was of the essence. But now it was safely tucked away. Ready. Waiting. Offering a chance at a new life. #scifi by @wendynikel.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Two figures look up at a bird flying across a blazing sun
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 09/01/2026
Today's reprint is a story of history, discovery, and clearing way for something new. Read "Speaking for Those With Obsidian Tongues" by Wendy Nikel here:
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Speaking for Those With Obsidian Tongues - Small Wonders
Time passes slowly for those made of stone. Each day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a day. At least that's what they tell us.
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 26/12/2025
For Boxing Day, can we offer you a cover for Issue 31? Subscribe to get it on New Year’s Day! smallwonders.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy...
The cover for Small Wonders issue 31. A person with long purple hair floats in space, their body curves to cup a solar system in their lap. The issue’s pieces are by Gwendolyn M. Hicks, Julia Rios, Wendy Nikel, Adrian Ward, Michelle Koubek, Guan Un, Eliza Dermendzhiyska, Eva Papasoulioto, and Katherine Quevedo. Art is by Anastasia Rzyhkova.
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
If your story was written by AI, you didn’t actually write it, and that’s why I don’t want it or think it should be eligible for awards. If your story was assisted by AI, you used tools that are built on plagiarism, and that’s why I don’t want it or think it should be eligible for awards.
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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This planet is strange. You can feel it. All the crew report it. Maybe it will be better once the airlock is open and we can step out onto the surface. But there’s definitely something here. Calling. Reaching out. Is it a welcome? #scifi by @wendynikel.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The singular proposition of trees
Staying in sync.
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Punny closer to September: In “The Forest Through the Teas,” author Wendy Nikel goes all in on the wordplay to give Grandma Hyacinth a distinct voices. Check it out now on FFO! #flashfiction #writingcommunity #cozy #fantasy @wendynikel.bsky.social www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
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The Forest Through the Teas
Walking into the Ninety-Fifth Annual Ladies’ Mysticality Society Tea Party with her granddaughter at her side, Hyacinth Gartner had never felt prouder.Her granddaughter had never looked more misera…
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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
It’s nearly time for the holidays, and this time it’s going to be different. This time, the issue will be resolved. I have it all planned out. He will be comfortable. He will be safe. All I need to do is keep digging this hole. #scifi by @wendynikel.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Digging foxholes in the dark
A safe place.
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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
It worked for the rabbit. It worked for the gerbil. So there was no reason it wouldn’t work for you. Just a short hop into the future and then meet up in time for tea. Why would anything go wrong? #scifi by @wendynikel.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I’ll burn this bridge when you get here
Just passing time.
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Wendy Nikel @wendynikel.bsky.social · 21/03/2024
First in SciFi is featuring the audiobook of my time travel novella today. Check it out! - www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
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The Continuum by Wendy Nikel
In this episode we present the first chapter of The Continuum, a time travel thriller written by Wendy Nikel and narrated by Jennifer Stoneking Love this chapter? Buy the full audiobook https://www.a
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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
It includes the amazing work of @keychild.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social, @wendynikel.bsky.social, and many more! 🪲
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 15/01/2024
Don't listen to the whispers. That's how the ghosts get you. Join us today for "Whispers of Ascension" by @wendynikel.bsky.social: "Nobody tells you about the ghosts. Not the travel agent, who books the flights and arranges the base camp accommodations." smallwondersmag.com/piece/whispe...
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Wendy Nikel @wendynikel.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
NEW BOOK DAY! Wrapping up the year with another short story collection (and if you check out the other books in the series, you just may find a couple free ones today!) mybook.to/legendaryves...
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Wendy Nikel @wendynikel.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Hello, Bluesky! By way of introduction, here's some things I've been working on lately! SHATTERED CITIES: 12 POST-APOCALYPTIC SHORT STORIES, the 8th book in my collection of short story collections, is now available to preorder for Oct 31! mybook.to/shatteredcit...
Moody book cover of SHATTERED CITIES: 12 POST-APOCALYPTIC SHORT STORIES. Cover design by Wendy Nikel
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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
An open letter to SFWA has been penned to request the creation of a distinct Nebula Award for genre flash fiction (microfiction, drabbles, anything up to 1500 words). The accompanying signature sheet is open to anyone who would like to see this happen.
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Nebula Award for Flash Fiction
Dear members of the SFWA Short Fiction Committee, SFWA Awards Rules Committee, SFWA Board, and Nebula Awards Commissioner, Flash fiction, short-short fiction, drabbles, dribbles, and other forms of v...
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