What Nelson Writes

horror fiction

  • Just Enough Rope-Free Fiction

    Just Enough Rope-Free Fiction

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    This is a short story that lead to a sequel short story and then spawned my second novel, Spiders in the Daffodils. I did a cursory re-edit for the website and damned, if I don’t still like this story and the world that came along with it as well. I borrowed a bit from…

  • 37 Days

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    Yeah, the site is sure looking different, right? I’m so glad you’ve noticed! Kinda couldn’t help it…I mean, it was even gone for a few days. Hell, it’s still gone as I write this!) The mistake was upgrading and changing stuff 40 days before the new book is finally released. The release of the…

  • The Good Bye

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    Something a little new here on the site….a “live” reading. This story was written nearly 20 years ago and rewritten for a Halloween reading in 2022 with my pals from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the HWA. It was a fun and good time! Let me know what you think!

  • An Update Delay…San Diego Part 1.2

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    Paying attention! It’s always the right time!

  • THE LETTER IN THE LIGHTHOUSE (灯台の手紙)

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    Spooky goings on at the Aniva lighthouse…

  • StokerCon 23 Part 3

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    Better late than never? Maybe… Keep in mind I am writing this approximately four months from next StokerCon..Late? Understatement. I’ve been trying to write this third part for months and each time I start, something awful happens. It’s a post that in retrospect doesn’t really require a ton of exposition except from the point…

  • And the Winner is…

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    Who won? What’s the cover look like? Why are you waiting?? Come on IN

  • StokerCon Part Two: There’s Not a Word Yet For Old Friends Who’ve Just Met

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    One of the best things for me during conventions like StokerCon is hanging out with people who do similar things to you on a multitude of different levels. And by different levels I mean indie writer to award winning author to best selling author. This happened all weekend. There are a few examples that…

  • StokerCon2023

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    I’ll admit, the inability of not being able to drive was one of the biggest drags of post heart surgery life. (Other than the discomfort.) So when I got the thumbs up to drive again, I literally vanished for a bit (AKA-I went out a lot because it wasn’t the house…) But, I’m back…

  • Recovery is not a Road

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    I have now watched more TV in the past 4 weeks than I have in the last 4 years.