Escapist
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
19 stories, 0 challenges, 0 prompts, 46 comments, and 5 friends
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Escapist from Ficly! So glad the community has found a new home thanks to some dedicated writers.
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Clairvoyance Over Cards
"Autumn now," Grandma spat, rocking in the tired oak chair. A graying cat sat in her lap, wide eyed.…
Published 6 years ago.
Sighing Fruit, Singing Colors
Lascia ch’io pianga
I'm like a beast- other to myself
mia crude sorte
a gendered thing
e …
Published 6 years ago.
Fawn Girl
"Sweet girl, you've started your Moon Tides," the kind old woman told me, her dark hand holding too …
Published 6 years ago.
Sorceress Anointed
This week I was cast as the Evil Sorceress in an opera- I’m a man (biologically), mind you- but I al…
Published 6 years ago.
Drowned Feathers in New York
Graceful, sad queen of the swimming birds
covered in tulle and leaping-
your sickness was hidden so …
Published 7 years ago.
Michael (III)
A grisly, grating moan spread across the warrior tribe as they discovered their kin at the shrine.
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Published 7 years ago.
Michael (II)
Michael began to cry. He had entered the Altar by the Sea, and he was a timid tempest: shaking and n…
Published 7 years ago.
Michael (I)
Michael's tribe was one of warriors. Their magic was rooted in guttural blood-lust, the feeling of k…
Published 7 years ago.
Eve, as told by Adam
"Eve?...if ya ask me, God set 'er up fer failure."
"...bless 'er heart, but Eve never loved me. Wel…
Published 7 years ago.
A Grown Woman with Magic
I turn 80 today. Birthdays don’t mean much anymore, but I’ve been lucky. I'm the only one of my frie…
Published 7 years ago.
Almonds and Dead Birds
"Ow," I inhaled.
Tucker winced too, but smiled and kept going. "Not many people come in at 5 AM to…
Published 7 years ago.
Flowers, Bleeding Dandelions
After taking in what Sally had shown me, I felt like a dandelion seed who had caught a shimmering wi…
Published 8 years ago.
Six Words Prompt: Grown Ups?
"Pokemon cards?"
"Check!"
"Vodka tonic?"
"Check!"
Published 8 years ago.