August Rode
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
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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 3 days ago.
Fractal Realities: Pride
Roger had been in the cradle of the marula tree's branches for three days.
Those three days hadn'…
Published 10 days 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 11 days ago.
Fractal Realities: Meditation
Meditation didn't come naturally to him. Far too often, unwanted sensations and thoughts invaded his…
Published 2 months 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 3 months ago.
Fractal Realities: Maiden Voyage
RIchard stood at the stern of the ship, looking longingly back toward England. He had really hoped t…
Published 3 months 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 months ago.
Fractal Realities: Reflections
I keep only one mirror in the house and I'm not entirely sure why. I should have destroyed it when I…
Published 4 months ago.
Fractal Realities: God of War
Being held was a new experience for Ares and he didn't like it much. At some deep level, he understo…
Published 4 months ago.
Saint James Infirmary
Superficially, the last evening we were together had started out well but I sensed something of a di…
Published 4 months ago.
Fractal Realities: Endgame
I knew what the endgame amounted to. What I didn't know was precisely when the endgame was going to …
Published 4 months ago.
Fractal Realities: Perhaps
He could feel her tenuous caress across his skin, cool and teasing. He turned slowly but never saw h…
Published 4 months ago.
Fractal Realities: January
He gently shook his canteen and judged that the water might last until perhaps sundown. If he didn't…
Published 4 months ago.
Fractal Realities: The Arena
As the finely honed edge of his opponent's weapon sliced the air where his head had been a mere frac…
Published 5 months ago.
Fractal Realities: Slaughterhouse Eight
He absolutely hated this job. No matter how loud he turned his music up, the sound of metal on meta…
Published 5 months ago.