Nikki Braziel | Substack

Nikki Braziel

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Nikki loves books, flowers, travel, and cats. She writes fiction that explores the intersection of the historical and the fantastical, the whimsical and the mundane.

Why Stories Work

Why Stories Work

By Nikki Braziel

A semi-regular analysis of craft in contemporary short fiction, to be read as a companion to each post’s subject story. Warning: here be spoilers. 🐉

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