Wendy's short stories have appeared in online e-zines such as Daily Science Fiction and AE, as well as a number of anthologies. Her novel-length works are represented by Richard Curtis Associates.
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It's Come to Our Attention anthology (contributor: "Midnight on Addison Street")
February 2016
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Fourteen international authors come together in "It's Come to Our Attention" from Third Flatiron Anthologies. Their stories scratch below the surface to unearth a world of hidden gems:
Visit a landfill to hear some real trash talk. Tag along with an alien agent here to save the earth from his hideout in the insane asylum. Bust a conspiracy to change the climate via mind control. Form an unhealthy attachment to your radio. Go down to the basement even though we told you not to. Decide on the pros and cons of immortality. Tell a librarian she would look beautiful without her glasses. Find out what's at the bottom of the wishing well (besides coins). Indulge in a little illegal but highly satisfying genetic tinkering. Acknowledge the debt we all owe to French culture.
Contributors include Pauline J. Alama, James H. Zorn, Wendy Nikel, Philip Brian Hall, Hunter Liguore, Nyki Blatchley, James Dorr, Greg Beatty, Terri Bruce, Joel Richards, Marie DesJardin, Arthur M. Doweyko, E. M. Eastick, and Lisa Timpf.
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January 2016
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In this hissing and clanking steampunk anthology, there are moments that science just can't explain. All the mechanical geniuses scratch their heads and whisper words of ghosts and powers, of spirits and demons. Possessed automatons take on lives of their own. Superstitious pilots take all necessary precautions. Avant-garde machinists harness the spirits to power their creations. Revenge-minded ghosts stalk haunted gasworks. This is a mechanized playground for the souls of the dead.
Again and again, the spirit world proves itself inspiring and dangerous, useful and annoying. In rich steampunk worlds, chock full of gizmos and gadgets aplenty, these are the stories that go bump, clatter, boom in the night.
Contributors include Siobhan Carroll, Folly Blaine & Randy Henderson, Jessica Corra, Howard Andrew Jones, Emily C. Skaftun, Elsa S. Henry, Eddy Webb, Nayad Monroe, Jonah Buck, Erika Holt, Wendy Nikel, Parker Goodreau, Christopher Paul Carey, T. Mike McCurley, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Richard Dansky, Nick Mamatas, Spencer Ellsworth, Liane Merciel, Richard Pett, James Lowder, Cat Hellisen.
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Only Disconnect anthology (contributor: "Life After Download")
June 2015
Too much to do, too little time. Technology provides amazing new tools that help us reach out, connect with friends, and avoid boredom. But if we depend too heavily on our computers, will we even notice when the Singularity occurs?
"Only Disconnect" from Third Flatiron Anthologies contains 13 short fantasy, science fiction, and horror pieces that explore the nature of reality versus how we'd like to change it. Visit near-future societies, where citizens must take mind-control drugs or surrender their consciousness at work, be the first college student to attend an alien university, and laugh out loud as gut bacteria realize they exert a great deal of control over us. Decide whether it's worth it to try to keep our loved ones alive forever or cut the cord. Play along with expert gamers forced to disengage, only to find reality on an alien planet's even more exciting. Discover how some might cope with AIs, killer grizzly-human hybrids, and nature gods, each disgruntled with humanity in a different way. Remember that while experiments can go wrong, by our very nature we can never totally disconnect from our innate curiosity.
"Only Disconnect" proudly showcases an international group of new and established speculative fiction authors. Contributors include: Evan Henry, Robert Lowell Russell, Jonathan Shipley, Evelyn Deshane, Matt Weinburg, Wendy Nikel, E. E. King, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Adria Laycraft, Stephanie Flood, Jason Lairamore, Steve Coate, and Paul Barclay.
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The Time It Happened anthology (contributor: "Good to the Last Drop")
March 2015
Time. We feel it march by, seeming to gain momentum with each passing year. Some physicists argue that it might not actually exist. We have only our recollections to depend on, and sometimes those can fool us,
becoming fogged, like overexposed film.
"The Time It Happened" from Third Flatiron Anthologies contains 15 short science fiction adventures and flash humor pieces that explore world-altering events, both real and imagined, ranging from alien invasion and space wars to fantastically unpredictable science experiments. Seemingly minor crises, such as missing your morning cup of coffee, or a network glitch, can ruin your whole day, but what about forever? Historical events, like Lincoln's death, the Apollo 11 mission, or Sputnik, may not have happened quite like we remember. Yet surely the most important memories, like love, are permanently etched on the walls of time.
"The Time It Happened" proudly showcases an international group of new and established speculative fiction authors. Contributors include: Martin Clark, Atar Hadari, Dan Koboldt, Ellen Denton, Jason Lairamore, Larry C. Kay, Richard Mark Ankers, Thomas Canfield, Wendy Nikel, Evan Henry, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Neil James Hudson, Dana Schellings, Mark Hill, and Amanda C. Davis.
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Welcome to the Future anthology (contributor: "The Retirement of Captain Archibald Moore")
December 2014
What will the future hold?
Sometimes bleak, sometimes inspiring, these twenty tales seek to answer the very question that civilization has pondered for centuries. From a world where specialized eyes shape the way reality is perceived to fabricated simulations that are designed to allow full control over an augmented reality.
This book takes you to the far reaches of the universe to the remnants of a forgotten Earth.
In short, these twenty tales boldly answer the question of "what if" with a simple:
Welcome to the Future.
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Up, Do: Flash Fiction by Women Writers anthology (contributor: "Station 352A")
February 2014
The perfect read for Women's History Month. Enjoy thirty-three very short stories by women capturing the strength, the yearning, the loss and the joy of the female experience. From intense literary explorations to science fiction adventures to evocative family dramas, this anthology offers a glimpse into many fascinating worlds. Award-winning authors such as Kathryn Kulpa, Donna Hill and Catherine Edmunds convey laughter and pain with masterful precision. Five percent of the proceeds from this anthology will benefit rape crisis centers and veterans' charities.
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Tell Me a Fable anthology (contributor: "The Golden Key")
December 2013
Once upon a time...
These words begin one of the most enduring forms of literature, the fable. Timeless in its history and simple in its morality, it's our legacy, passed down in written form. Of all the fables, Grimm's fairytales hold a special place in our collective hearts. Favorites like Rumpelstiltskin, Rapunzel, Snow White and Little Red Cap are retold in this collection with a modern flare.
Stories by: K. Trap Jones, Danielle N. Gales, Wendy N. Wagner, Kristal Stittle, Vivian Caethe, Anne Bean, David Turnbull, Marie Michaels, Mark A. France, Benjamin T. Smith, Jason Barney, Wendy Nikel and Brenda Kezar
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Spirits of St. Louis anthology (contributor: "The Spirits of Calvary Avenue")
October 2013
Lonely Hitchhikers. Dirt Roads. Tired Soldiers. Strange Children. Mysterious Ladies. Dark Houses.
What do they have in common?
They all haunt the pages of this book.
From the Lemp Mansion to The Exorcist, from the 1904 World's Fair to Jefferson Barracks, the history of St. Louis, Missouri and its surrounding river towns is filled with stories of haunts and the supernatural.
Spirits of St. Louis: Missouri Ghost Stories is a collection of over thirty stories from authors across the globe, celebrating these ghosts, banshees, and shadows.
Do you believe in ghosts?
If you believe or not, this collection of dark tales of the dead and disturbed is sure to keep you awake at night. Lock the doors, turn down the lights, and prepare to be terrified.
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