List: Short Fiction by C. L. Nichols | Curated by C. L. Nichols, Author

Sep 16, 2024
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Short Fiction by C. L. NicholsA collection of mostly speculative short stories, flash fiction, serial fiction, and microstories.
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Till Death Do Us PartWhen Paul Hutton’s wife is taken by a vampire gang, he goes after her — with the aid of a fallen-out-of-favor female vampire.
Dec 3, 2023
Dec 3, 2023
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Jul 31
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Outburst — a Medium Serial Story: episode 1The sunspots were getting bigger. Observatory officials watch massive solar flares head for earth. A paranoid living in a shack with an…
Jul 30
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Jul 30
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Harry & SueOn a stormy evening in the aftermath, Harry comes upon Sue’s bungalow.
Dec 18, 2023
Dec 18, 2023
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Beastly Winter — Chapter 1Though not yet five, Sonny Catlin knew not to leave his backyard. But Sonny had heard the puppy’s whimpers and they sounded so close, just…
Mar 4
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Mar 4
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Banished! An “Aqua World” SciFi Drama — serialized fiction
Feb 4
Feb 4
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Remnants — Episode 1The golden orb dissected the night, its bright tail gashing the sky. Bobby Kent stood outside and looked up, an arm around Kyra Wentworth.
Feb 26
Feb 26
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Schizogenesis <C. L. Nichols with Jeff Pickrell>a serialized novel
Feb 14
Feb 14
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ClairaudientCrouching next to the makeshift grave, Billy looked at the detective standing across from him on the other side of the hole.
Dec 12, 2023
Dec 12, 2023
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Primate Penmanship Projecta Brief 7-Act Play
Dec 5, 2023
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Dec 5, 2023
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Canoes & Catacombs — episode 1The group of five lifelong Seattle residents go on a five-day canoe journey up the Mountain River in the Canadian Mackenzie Mountains.
Apr 24
Apr 24
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The Cereal ChroniclesI stared at the long line of shoppers, waiting impatiently for my turn at the checkout counter.
Mar 11
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Mar 11
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Armageddon ChessSalassa moved her knight, her gaze flickering between the board and the distant mushroom cloud.
Dec 14, 2023
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Dec 14, 2023
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Beyond Here Lies Nothin’This way lies madness.
Dec 13, 2023
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Dec 13, 2023
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[Threshold] A Big Change — Episodes 1–4Jack Reynolds opened the side door of the big barn and stepped inside. Something scurried across the dim area near the back, to quickly…
Mar 2
Mar 2
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Paula’s Plight — a microstoryThe burnt, rusted hulks of vehicular wreckage blocked the highway, mirroring the gridlock of a previous world. Most still held the bones…
Mar 2
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Mar 2
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Jack & Titan Make a HomeJack Kindle crawled across the flat rock, edged out, held onto a straggly branch to stare below. The valley spread before him, dotted by…
Mar 1
Mar 1
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Apotheosis — a microstoryThe crew on the Beringia breathed sighs of relief.
Mar 1
Mar 1
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Adieu, Earth — a microstoryInside a starship dropping off groups of colonists onto planets along the way, one woman in a padded recliner sat beside a viewport…
Feb 16
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Feb 16
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PHANTASMAGORIAThe New King
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