Jim Stitzel
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
144 stories, 6 challenges, 3 prompts, 414 comments, and 55 friends
Coffee beans earned: 5 
I dabble a little in a lot of things — writing, webcomics, gaming, photography, web design, music, and more. I write code full-time and words in the gaps in between.
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Dance in the Dark
We moved lightly through the corridor, which eventually opened up in a larger space, pocked with dee…
Published 5 years ago.
Dead Man Walking
I am a dead man walking. That's not a metaphor, not a promise of a future event the way you usually …
Published 5 years ago.
Curvature
"Explain what I'm looking at."
"Timestream 8496775816-AQZ-25.13.4. We pulled it from yesterday's ar…
Published 5 years ago.
Sandstorm
He trudged through the sand, up and over great dunes of the stuff, while the wind blasted him with e…
Published 5 years ago.
Danger in the Dark
At some point the redolent scent of moisture reached our noses, clinging to the air around us. Soon,…
Published 6 years ago.
Companions in the Dark
We traveled again, the tunnel growing narrower and wider at sporadic intervals. At times we were abl…
Published 6 years 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 6 years ago.
Wounded in the Dark
We spotted dozens of other traps as we progressed, avoiding each with ease. They were not well hidde…
Published 6 years 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 6 years 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 6 years 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 6 years ago.
Piercing the Dark
Our blades flashed in the dark, sparks of light from our lanterns flickering off our weapons. The th…
Published 6 years ago.
Traversing the Dark
We traveled like that for some time. Talking. Sharing. Laughing. It was always a joy to travel with …
Published 6 years 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 6 years ago.
Into the Dark
The Watchers tell me you departed some time ago, that you walked into the tunnel by yourself armed w…
Published 6 years ago.
Jim Stitzel
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