Jim Stitzel
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
97 stories, 4 challenges, 2 prompts, 370 comments, and 53 friends
Coffee beans earned: 5 
I dabble a little in a lot of things — writing, webcomics, gaming, photography, web design, music, and more. I’m a full-time code-wrangler with far, far too much to do.
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Curvature
"Explain what I'm looking at."
"Timestream 8496775816-AQZ-25.13.4. We pulled it from yesterday's ar…
Published 10 months ago.
Sandstorm
He trudged through the sand, up and over great dunes of the stuff, while the wind blasted him with e…
Published 11 months ago.
Danger in the Dark
At some point the redolent scent of moisture reached our noses, clinging to the air around us. Soon,…
Published 1 year ago.
Companions in the Dark
We traveled again, the tunnel growing narrower and wider at sporadic intervals. At times we were abl…
Published 1 year ago.
Aid in the Dark
You were at my side in an instant, an angel of light and beauty so magnificent that even now I canno…
Published 1 year ago.
Wounded in the Dark
We spotted dozens of other traps as we progressed, avoiding each with ease. They were not well hidde…
Published 1 year ago.
Discernment in the Dark
The floor leveled out and opened up into a cavernous space. We held our lanterns aloft, as high abov…
Published 1 year ago.
Descending into the Dark
We set out again, following the same pathway we'd been on before. The floor beneath us continued to …
Published 1 year ago.
Comfort in the Dark
You reached out your injured arm, placing your hand on my shoulder while I wrapped and bound it. You…
Published 1 year ago.
Piercing the Dark
Our blades flashed in the dark, sparks of light from our lanterns flickering off our weapons. The th…
Published 1 year ago.
Traversing the Dark
We traveled like that for some time. Talking. Sharing. Laughing. It was always a joy to travel with …
Published 1 year ago.
Sharing the Dark
We found each other in the dark some time later. Or, rather, the semi-dark. A crack in part of the t…
Published 1 year ago.
Into the Dark
The Watchers tell me you departed some time ago, that you walked into the tunnel by yourself armed w…
Published 1 year ago.
A Horse - and a Gun
Dagron Max had been stranded only twice in his life. The first time, he returned carrying a gun. The…
Published 1 year ago.
Quoth the Raven
I laid on my back on the forest floor, the deadfall beneath me striving vainly to push me closer to …
Published 1 year ago.
Jim Stitzel
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