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Nicole Cushing is the Bram Stoker Award® winning author of Mr. Suicide and a two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award.

Various reviewers have described her work as “brutal”, “cerebral”, “transgressive”, "wickedly funny", “taboo”, “groundbreaking” and “mind-bending”.

Rue Morgue magazine included Nicole in its list of 13 Wicked Women to Watch, praising her as an “an intense and uncompromising literary voice”. She has also garnered praise from Jack Ketchum, Thomas Ligotti, and Poppy Z. Brite (aka, Billy Martin).

Her second novel, A Sick Gray Laugh (2019) was named to LitReactor’s Best Horror Novels of the Last Decade list and the Locus Recommended Reading List. She has recently completed and polished her third novel.

She lives in Indiana.

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Nicole Cushing In my experience, writer's block is usually due to stress, overwork, and/or inadequate self care. This doesn't happen to me frequently, but it does ha…moreIn my experience, writer's block is usually due to stress, overwork, and/or inadequate self care. This doesn't happen to me frequently, but it does happen.

The solution, for me, is usually to increase my self-care for a few days. (Get rest, make sure I'm sleeping well, eating well, getting exercise, etc.) If that doesn't work then I do a bit of journaling to mull over why I'm having trouble with a particular project. That has helped me out on more than one occasion. (less)
Nicole Cushing Hearing from readers who have enjoyed my work. My readership is still relatively small, but they are (generally speaking) smarter than the average bea…moreHearing from readers who have enjoyed my work. My readership is still relatively small, but they are (generally speaking) smarter than the average bear and that makes them fun to connect with.

It's especially nifty to hear from readers in places I'm unlikely to ever visit. I got a brief message the other day from a reader in Slovakia. That made my day.(less)
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The Sadist's Bible

3.42 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions
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Mr. Suicide

3.75 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions
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Children of No One

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A Sick Gray Laugh

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The Plastic Priest

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I Am the New God

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The Mirrors

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Mothwoman

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How to Eat Fried Furries

3.66 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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My Necronomicon Providence Schedule

Soon I will be departing for my trip to Necronomicon Providence. This is by far my favorite convention, in large part due to programming. I’m grateful to be participating once again this year.





If you’re attending as well and would like to know where I’ll be during the event, check out the programming schedule below. As always, I’ll be happy to sign books for you. Just connect with me after the grou

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“How can we know, for sure, that the universe is an immense tapestry? What proof is there that this is the case? Absolutely none! By simply asserting it’s a tapestry, without any evidence, believers cheat. What if, instead of a tapestry, the universe is a massive collage clumsily glued onto light-years of black construction paper by a drooling, psychotic lowlife? This seems to make far more sense to me. It would explain a lot.”
Nicole Cushing, A Sick Gray Laugh

“I don't want to be dramatic. I don't want to leave a note. Notes are for girls and faggots. If I do it, I'll do it in such a way that there won't be any mistaking the fact that it was a suicide. I would hang myself - that's plenty unambiguous. The proverbial picture worth a thousand words. That picture, alone, would say to whoever found me: "Look. I didn't want to be here.”
Nicole Cushing, Mr. Suicide

“The cat batted the thick, orange extension cord with his soft white paws; catching it in his teeth, gnawing, oblivious to the fact that Sheila planned to use it to hang herself. “Stop it!” Her voice cracked, her face grew hot.”
Nicole Cushing, The Mirrors

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