Jae
Joined Ficlatté in November 2014
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Just Another Escapist
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Starless
The satellites.
They should have known when they launched them, battalions at a time. Everything wa…
Published 3 years ago.
Why Pray?
What is the point of prayer?
We ask god to make things a certain way that have been what they are al…
Published 3 years ago.
Asbriong 12
"Pol, take steering."
The man grimaced silently as they switched places. With everyone crowded in t…
Published 5 years ago.
The Mantle
Deep night air swirled visibly in departing tendrils of fog as I ghosted along the rooftops. Each fo…
Published 5 years ago.
The Splinter in the Soul
I was surrounded. The priests stood before me, frowning. The crowd packed tightly behind the wall of…
Published 5 years ago.
Scorched
Everyone told us that tectonic instability had created the Furrows. Volcanic activity eventually emp…
Published 5 years ago.
Participant's Fee
"You can't!"
I lost touch of the page, stumbled as though from a great fall. The assorted people in …
Published 5 years ago.
Outrun Your Sorrow
"Uh, ok."
He sat down. Normally he would have walked a bit first to avoid cramps. The blond girl ser…
Published 5 years ago.
Detour
"Do you know War of the Worlds?"
I pulled my eyes off the screen parading footage of the rolling con…
Published 5 years ago.
My Story: 2
He knew it was coming for some time, but was not expecting the email when it arrived in the inbox th…
Published 5 years ago.
My Story Begins
HOW FITTING TO BLEED HERE
TO COME HERE IN DRUNKEN STUPOR
ONLY THE FINEST OF INK TO
NARRATE TH…
Published 5 years ago.
Guitar Therapy
I still wince as my fingers run up and down the strings. Each night, every night, I pick this thing …
Published 5 years ago.
Facts and Reality
"You can do it." My brother's voice carried more necessity than encouragement. He rescued his daught…
Published 5 years ago.
Hopes and Dreams
"You can do it!" Maggie screamed with feline enthusiasm. The others lined up behind me as I faced th…
Published 5 years ago.
Insubstantial
I can feel it happening again.
It's been a while...
Of all the worlds - I've lost count - that have …
Published 5 years ago.