Nikki Nelson-Hicks
@nikkinelsonhicks.bsky.social
Writer, Cat Mom, Gives Good Read.
On the shuttle thoughts:
I watched a man in a suit walk beneath some trees as they shuddered in the autumn wind, dropping yellowed leaves on him like a pale, golden rain.
He never lifted his eyes off the cold granite sidewalk.
This is how you miss the magic all around you, people. LOOK. UP.
I watched a man in a suit walk beneath some trees as they shuddered in the autumn wind, dropping yellowed leaves on him like a pale, golden rain.
He never lifted his eyes off the cold granite sidewalk.
This is how you miss the magic all around you, people. LOOK. UP.
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
On the shuttle thoughts:
I watched a man in a suit walk beneath some trees as they shuddered in the autumn wind, dropping yellowed leaves on him like a pale, golden rain.
He never lifted his eyes off the cold granite sidewalk.
This is how you miss the magic all around you, people. LOOK. UP.
I watched a man in a suit walk beneath some trees as they shuddered in the autumn wind, dropping yellowed leaves on him like a pale, golden rain.
He never lifted his eyes off the cold granite sidewalk.
This is how you miss the magic all around you, people. LOOK. UP.
A peek at what is coming in 2026. My collection of short stories illustrated by Dave Dick.
September 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A peek at what is coming in 2026. My collection of short stories illustrated by Dave Dick.
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September 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
While thrifting yesterday, I bought this. Brian Hicks not too happy. "YOU PROMISED NO DEAD PEOPLE HAIR IN THE HOUSE!"
#probablynothaunted
#probablynothaunted
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
While thrifting yesterday, I bought this. Brian Hicks not too happy. "YOU PROMISED NO DEAD PEOPLE HAIR IN THE HOUSE!"
#probablynothaunted
#probablynothaunted
While thrifting.
Brenna Gael : Why does that clown want to fight me?
Me: *dies laughing*
The clown in question:
Brenna Gael : Why does that clown want to fight me?
Me: *dies laughing*
The clown in question:
September 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
While thrifting.
Brenna Gael : Why does that clown want to fight me?
Me: *dies laughing*
The clown in question:
Brenna Gael : Why does that clown want to fight me?
Me: *dies laughing*
The clown in question:
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Well said, sir!
August 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Well said, sir!
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I have been cheering on this little late bloomer all summer. I am so happy to see it finally bloom! HUZZAH!!!
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I have been cheering on this little late bloomer all summer. I am so happy to see it finally bloom! HUZZAH!!!
I realized over the weekend that I've been doing this for 20 years. Soon, my writing career will be old enough to go bar hopping with me.
August 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I realized over the weekend that I've been doing this for 20 years. Soon, my writing career will be old enough to go bar hopping with me.
I was not home for most of weekend and Rosie has gone into I DON'T KNOW YOU mode.
a cartoon of king of the hill saying i dont know you
ALT: a cartoon of king of the hill saying i dont know you
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August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I was not home for most of weekend and Rosie has gone into I DON'T KNOW YOU mode.
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What is “The Craft of Writing”?
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve maintained a consistent point of view, provided incredible…
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve maintained a consistent point of view, provided incredible…
What is “The Craft of Writing”?
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve maintained a consistent point of view, provided incredible descriptions of the setting, and even offered a profound message. Yet, every time you read the story, it feels flat.
inventingrealityediting.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What is “The Craft of Writing”?
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve maintained a consistent point of view, provided incredible…
“Writing is easy. All you do is cross out all the wrong words.” – Mark Twain You’ve written an action-packed plot full of great twists. It’s got fascinating characters who grow and develop. You’ve maintained a consistent point of view, provided incredible…
Cube Chronicles:
I finally got an attorney's travel authorization forms signed by ALL the parties and used my home scanner to send it to Finance.
I received an email telling me that "this doesn't look like the others and won't be accepted."
I finally got an attorney's travel authorization forms signed by ALL the parties and used my home scanner to send it to Finance.
I received an email telling me that "this doesn't look like the others and won't be accepted."
a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch and making a face .
ALT: a man in a red shirt is sitting on a couch and making a face .
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August 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Cube Chronicles:
I finally got an attorney's travel authorization forms signed by ALL the parties and used my home scanner to send it to Finance.
I received an email telling me that "this doesn't look like the others and won't be accepted."
I finally got an attorney's travel authorization forms signed by ALL the parties and used my home scanner to send it to Finance.
I received an email telling me that "this doesn't look like the others and won't be accepted."
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the founders got a lot of stuff wrong but one thing they absolutely nailed was ridding ourselves of the ridiculous pageantry of royalty and along comes trump www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Trump is making the White House as tacky as he is
Donald Trump can’t stop gilding the White House.�
Recent photos show somehow even more golden trim in the already gold-dusted Oval Office.�
Progressive influencer Brian Tyler Cohen posted the ...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
the founders got a lot of stuff wrong but one thing they absolutely nailed was ridding ourselves of the ridiculous pageantry of royalty and along comes trump www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
This will be me in 2026. You have been warned.
August 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This will be me in 2026. You have been warned.
In 5 days, I will be 60 years old. I've been thinking about what advice I would give to my younger self. And then I thought: what would my older self say to me now? And it came to me: In 20 years, you will have lost more people than you gain. So, appreciate everyone now.
July 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In 5 days, I will be 60 years old. I've been thinking about what advice I would give to my younger self. And then I thought: what would my older self say to me now? And it came to me: In 20 years, you will have lost more people than you gain. So, appreciate everyone now.
Tomorrow is Dear Coworker's last day. It's got me thinking: What would I do if it was my last day? What would I do in retirement? How long before seeing Brian day in and day out would drive me to the brink of becoming a Dateline episode?
a man in a suit is sitting at a desk and talking about what could go wrong .
ALT: a man in a suit is sitting at a desk and talking about what could go wrong .
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June 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Tomorrow is Dear Coworker's last day. It's got me thinking: What would I do if it was my last day? What would I do in retirement? How long before seeing Brian day in and day out would drive me to the brink of becoming a Dateline episode?
I just deleted two years of work.
Had to come to the decision that this story was simply not going to work.
It's a weird feeling. Grief and Relief.
Now what the fuck do I do?
Had to come to the decision that this story was simply not going to work.
It's a weird feeling. Grief and Relief.
Now what the fuck do I do?
June 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just deleted two years of work.
Had to come to the decision that this story was simply not going to work.
It's a weird feeling. Grief and Relief.
Now what the fuck do I do?
Had to come to the decision that this story was simply not going to work.
It's a weird feeling. Grief and Relief.
Now what the fuck do I do?
Woke up this morning thinking about my WIP. I thought that was a good sign that I'm on the right track.
Then a voice roughened by a thousand cigarettes called in from the back of my head, "You're trying to put a tuxedo on a platypus."
Go home, Muse, you're drunk.
Then a voice roughened by a thousand cigarettes called in from the back of my head, "You're trying to put a tuxedo on a platypus."
Go home, Muse, you're drunk.
June 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Woke up this morning thinking about my WIP. I thought that was a good sign that I'm on the right track.
Then a voice roughened by a thousand cigarettes called in from the back of my head, "You're trying to put a tuxedo on a platypus."
Go home, Muse, you're drunk.
Then a voice roughened by a thousand cigarettes called in from the back of my head, "You're trying to put a tuxedo on a platypus."
Go home, Muse, you're drunk.
Very important to watch.
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We Deprogrammed Nazis—Now Let’s Talk About MAGA
YouTube video by Dark Brandon
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June 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Very important to watch.
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youtu.be/rxrT0Ot7Y0g?...
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"Don't threaten me with cooking, Todd, I'll fucking do it!" - just @arapino.bsky.social things.
June 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Don't threaten me with cooking, Todd, I'll fucking do it!" - just @arapino.bsky.social things.
Made a shadow box using the poison bottles Brian gave me for an anniversary gift and a cat skull I found in my sister's ditch. #artsandcrafts
May 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Made a shadow box using the poison bottles Brian gave me for an anniversary gift and a cat skull I found in my sister's ditch. #artsandcrafts
Not only do I have a contribution (The Cthulhu Casebooks) but there is also a very kind review of my own contribution to the Holmesian Library, The Shrieking Pits!!
Available now on Amazon.
Available now on Amazon.
May 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Not only do I have a contribution (The Cthulhu Casebooks) but there is also a very kind review of my own contribution to the Holmesian Library, The Shrieking Pits!!
Available now on Amazon.
Available now on Amazon.
Me, summed up in a meme.
May 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Me, summed up in a meme.