Author S. K. Nicholas

x and i: a novel

a journal for damned lovers vol 1-3

Anxiety

  • My Girl

      For an unspecified amount of time, I’m crawling on my belly through fields of wet corn and then in the blink of an eye I’m pissing down some alley walking back from the pub. When she dances up ahead visible only to me, the taste of smoke hits the back of my throat and makes… Read more

  • YouTube: Proof Copy of Damned Lovers 2

      A fifteen-minute video where I give my initial reaction on receiving the proof copy of the second volume of A Journal for Damned Lovers. I look smug in the still used here, but it was just that the sun was in my eyes. I’m kinda like a vampire, but more delicate and less lethal. A… Read more

  • Dark Wishes

      Beneath the moon, a swan dances for no one. Behind the curtains and beyond the clouds, we’re moving to an invisible beat as the town sleeps oblivious to our mischievous ways. We could go on drinking and fall into each other’s arms. We could kiss on the corner of the street and spit at… Read more

  • A Journal for Damned Lovers: Volume 2 – Proof Copy

      The proof copy of the second volume of A Journal for Damned Lovers came in the post today. It took me by surprise as it wasn’t expected to arrive until Wednesday. Instead of opening it straight away, I put it to one side and kept walking around it as if it were somehow dangerous.… Read more

  • The Floating World

      The forest and all the animals are in her belly. The trees that tower so high into the sky of which are older than God, they want my seed, but my seed isn’t good enough because I’m just a shadow of something that wasn’t here to begin with. There’s the need within me to… Read more

  • Plague Lover

      Waking with a hangover, I fill the sink with cold water and plunge my head beneath the surface while she observes her body in a mirror smeared with handprints left over from last night’s act. What year is this? I really can’t remember. Seriously, what year is this? I try asking her, but my… Read more

  • YouTube: Influential Books + Films + Music

        A video where I go through a few of the most influential books, films, and albums I own and discuss the impact they’ve had on my creative vision. It’s nice to talk about things that mean so much to me, and how they’ve shaped me not only as a writer but a person, as… Read more

  • Songs

      Reflections of her image trail down the street, and as she pushes her head out the car window, she’s pretending she’s flying through the heavens like an angel or some shooting star the likes of which we’ll never get to touch. Maybe it’s the pills that do it, or perhaps it’s the sunshine on… Read more

  • YouTube: Release Date for Damned Lovers Volume 2

        In this video, I talk about the upcoming release date for my second book and give some more insight into my current writing process. It’s 35 minutes long. A good length. A Journal for Damned Lovers on Amazon.co.uk A Journal for Damned Lovers on Amazon.com Read more

  • Noctourniquet

      The mirror on the wall shows a version of me that shouldn’t be here. The figure within the glass that appears bathed in sunshine and bad luck, he rolls a cigarette without saying a word while catching my eye with a strange grin spreading along his dry and soundless lips. Maybe it’s the me of my… Read more