Nikki Nelson-Hicks Feathers Her Crown

I first met Nikki Nelson-Hicks when she was dressed as Neil Gaiman’s Death at a dance for writers. I’m not ashamed to admit that I fell in love just a little bit. Talented. Artful. (Yes, and beautiful, but I don’t want her husband to shoot me so I’ll just stop there.) 

If you haven’t read her work, you really should. She’s really, really gifted with the wordsmithing. 

Tell us a bit about your latest work.

I just released an anthology of short horror stories in an anthology called Stone Baby and Other Strange Tales.

I am currently working on a story called Crown of Feathers. It tells the tale of Eli Kohl who has to learn the hard way that death is sometimes better.

What happened in your life that prompted you to become a writer?

I was an anxious, nervous kid with a bad belly. Reading was an escape. A weird defensive reflex to get away from the pain. I want to give back, give people the sort of escape I needed when I was a scared kid.

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