August Rode
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
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One Last Look Around The House Before We Go
The last of the movers maneuvers the hand truck with the last of the boxes through the front door. I…
Published 3 years ago.
The Other Side of the Looking Glass
He is already there when she arrives, waiting for her on the other side of the glass, holding a red,…
Published 3 years ago.
The Wrong Season for Frogs
There aren't many frogs out and about now, being late autumn and all. By this point, most have alrea…
Published 3 years ago.
The Story
There are no sensory nerves in your brain; you cannot see, feel, smell, hear, or taste anything that…
Published 3 years ago.
Lost Things: Snare
It wasn't funny anymore. The first few times, maybe, but it had been several hours now and there was…
Published 4 years ago.
Lost Things: Pandora
The elevator doors opened. Pandora stepped onto the 52nd floor of the Pouthena Building. Pulling her…
Published 4 years ago.
Lost Things: Case 39
"What has been lost can be found at Building Grachkin, Floor 60, Row 95, Shelf 7, Case 39 between 9:…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Revision
He was tired. He'd read the same sentence four times and he was still stumbling across the words li…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Point of Inflection
In mathematics, a point of inflection is a point on a curve where the concavity of the curve changes…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Pride
Roger had been in the cradle of the marula tree's branches for three days.
Those three days hadn'…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Wait... Listen...
You can hear it in the still of the night if you're quiet and calm. Wait until the crickets and owls…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Meditation
Meditation didn't come naturally to him. Far too often, unwanted sensations and thoughts invaded his…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: The Winner
He sat in his car, parked in front of a small white house in Podunk, Florida. He had never been here…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Maiden Voyage
Richard stood at the stern of the ship, looking longingly back toward England. He had really hoped t…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Again
How does this story start? It starts with the thought that my stories rarely lie down in the page in…
Published 4 years ago.