Hear Andy Nowicki read a selection from his 2011 novella, Under the Nihil . In this passage, taken from section 1 of the book, "Before the Nihil," the narrator plunges into madness, almost dies, then recovers, much to his chagrin.

https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/under-the-nihil 

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Here are some past selections of readings from Andy Nowicki's work, currently posted on his Soundcloud page:

---A full reading of the entire short story, "Motel Memento Mori," from the collection This Malignant Mirage. A young woman meets up with her death-obsessed English professor in a motel room, and an unusual exchange of ideas takes place: https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/motel-memori-3 

---An excerpt from the short story, "The Interview," from the collection This Malignant Mirage. You want this job badly, but you don't exactly know why. You get dressed up just right, hoping to impress your would-be new Boss, but things don't go exactly according to plan...: https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/the-interview

-- An excerpt from the story "The Doctor and the Heretic," taken from the collection The Doctor and the Heretic and Other Stories. An exquistely beautiful, widowed therapist can't quite understand why she is so taken with her new patient, a brooding, troubled, suicidal young man. https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/doctorheretic

-- An excerpt from Andy Nowicki's intellectual autobiography, Confessions of a Would-Be Wanker, detailing the tragic onset of sexualization in early adolescence: https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/wanker-confessions 

-- An excerpt from the story "Autobiography of a Violent Soul," from the collection The Doctor and the Heretic and Other Stories. A tormented narrator recounts incidents from his happy childhood, prior to the catastrophe of puberty: https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/the-dream-group

-- An excerpt from the novel Heart Killer, read by the author's wife, Mrs. Nowicki: https://soundcloud.com/jnow1101/heart-killer-frances