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

Nov 8, 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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Threshold — a serial storyAt an estate sale, Owen buys an antique Colt .45 in poor condition. At home, he begins the process of cleaning up the revolver.
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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…
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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…
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Banished! An “Aqua World” SciFi Drama — serialized fiction
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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>an entire and completed serialized novel
Feb 14
Feb 14
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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
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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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[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…
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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…
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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…
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PHANTASMAGORIAThe New King
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Life in the TriangleAs Dorothy stood near the edge of a hill looking down on the city, she shut her eyes tightly. When she opened her eyes, Dorothy saw only…
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Walking the WastelandBradley walked the highway, stopping at every town in the barrenness of West Texas. Searching for sustenance. Searching for shelter…
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Speculative Encountersa Medium Publication
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Jan 24
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The Creepy Dolls in Key WestYou never know what secrets they might be harboring in their porcelain hearts.
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Jan 17
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Hailstones — a flash fiction storyLike a hailstorm from Hell, something pounded the roof, first in a quick staccato dissonance then becoming a cacophony of bass drum…
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the LaazuhriDani stared at the Last Wall just ahead of her. No one had ever gone beyond that.
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