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Mel Nichols

1969—2025
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Mel Nichols’s books included Catalytic Exteriorization Phenomenon (Edge Books, 2009) and Bicycle Day (Slack Buddha, 2008). She taught at George Mason University.

Nichols died of complications related to cancer in August 2025.

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