My name is Spencer Nitkey. I write speculative fiction.

“I was a dragon. . . It’s like reading.” - Samuel Delany

To become a dragon, check out some of my stories. I write literary and speculative fiction.

Included in Afterlives 2025: Years Best Death Fiction. Protocolized Magazine 1st Place Winner. 2023 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction finalist. Two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. Two-time Best Small Fictions nominee. Best of the Net nominee. Best Microfictions nominee. Rhysling Award nominee. To find out more about me, check out my About page.

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