Author S. K. Nicholas

x and i: a novel

a journal for damned lovers vol 1-3

  • Sneak Peak: Candice Louisa Daquin Reviews Sudden Denouement Anthology Volume I

    Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: If you imagine a group weaving a disharmonious double-jointed vision together, using their blood as dye, you may come close to revealing the proffered mouths of these voices. In Birds & H e a r t s, ra’ahe khayat writes; “we’re not humans without h e a r t… Read more

  • Looking for a Reason

    The rain smells like dog breath. Turning her nose up at it, she peers out from under the market stall and eyes the gathering clouds as they swarm overhead. The rain hits the pavement and kicks up a stink that makes her feel queasy. Makes her belly heave like she be drinking but that was… Read more

  • Poem in which I dye my hair ashen blonde- Henna Sjöblom

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  • Homage-Laura C./5 A.M Decisions

    Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: Shut your mouth. No, seriously, shut your damn mouth, you look retarded. That’s right, RETARDED. Oh, London. Friday Night Office Girls in Friday Night Office Uniforms; midnight tights running down the front of a leg. Nuggets and fries and half on the floor. Alcoholic grins, my new best friend,… Read more

  • A Taste for Chemicals

    There’s a beggar smoking a joint and she sniffs the scent and shakes her head like a cat chewing a mouse. The beggar has a cup by his feet, but it’s late in the day and looks like he’s not expecting any money. He’s sitting beneath the bridge that connects the poor side of town… Read more

  • Looking for your next read? Try these titles from Sudden Denouement Publishing

    Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: Machiavelli’s Backyard by David Lohrey “We are radical practitioners of right thinking, determined to destroy Western Civilization. We must step back to move forward: first go the arts and the Decorations, then the courts, the laws and institutions. By the time we’re through, they’ll be nothing left but vaginal jelly and sawed-off shotguns.” Available… Read more

  • My Bloody Valentine

    Perched on the dressing table sits a cigarette. Ash falls from it and lands upon the carpet, and just like that she rubs the ash into the worn fabric with her big toe not caring if it leaves a mark. The comb glides through wet hair. It drags across her skull and gives her the… Read more

  • Banshee

    9.49 pm. I’m eating dinner and watching TV sat on a crusty old bean bag. Was supposed to go out and buy a settee at some point. It’s on my list of things to do, but nothing on the list excites me. In fact, I don’t even know where the list is anymore, and I’m… Read more

  • If You Can’t Find One in Queens, Forget About It-David Lohrey

    Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: I love Japan. I’m so into it, I eat my cornflakes with chopsticks. I want to fit in. I’m so into it, I wear a fake, jet black top-knot of my bald head. ? Japan is everything I imagined it would be. They still hate us; it’s a chance… Read more

  • Meet Sudden Denouement Collective Member Samantha Lucero

    Originally posted on Sudden Denouement Collective: The editors of Sudden Denouement Literary Collective know that our strength is our writers. We hope that you enjoy getting to know them through our new Writer Interview Series. What name do you write under? My poetry and short stories are under Samantha Lucero. In what part of the… Read more