Robert Quick
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
333 stories, 10 challenges, 23 prompts, 440 comments, and 32 friends
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Where the -@!# did my muse go?
Writer, dreamer, knight, shackled by entertainment . . . and people.
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Jacqueline, A Retrospective
"Whoooo!" Jackie whooped into the night, swaying drunkenly to Tiffany's rendition of “I Think We're …
Published 5 years ago.
Shh, Part 18
“Well at least this place has a real bed. Stay comfortable, I'll be back.” Lenn said to Liv. He step…
Published 5 years ago.
Hunters
Sheriff Briggs eyed the man leaning against the dark Chevy. The pocket of tobacco in his lip had sta…
Published 5 years ago.
Shh, Part 17
Lenn paused at the bedroom door. “I rescued a cat on the way here, a scrawny black and white thing. …
Published 5 years ago.
Red Eyes: Street Thoughts
Lamar took a chocolate drumstick out of the waist high freezer and spun out the door, leading with h…
Published 5 years ago.
Chip chip chip
It's dark and the rats are eating my sleep. They feast on my lack growing fat and fearless. I've bee…
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Shh, part 16
“You're shivering.” Liv said.
Lenn pulled away suddenly aware that his clothes, his side of the bed…
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Shh, part 15
Lenn poured soup into the thermos lid that doubled as a cup. “I guess we'll start with broth first. …
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Shh, part 14
Lenn hated the way her spasms, electrified her face in pain. “Oh my God, Liv.”
“It sounds worse tha…
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Shh, part 13
The hallway wasn't long enough to break into a full run and Lenn barely registered the pictures of s…
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Shh, part 12
Together they walked into the softly lit apartment. A half of dozen candles offered warm light and L…
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Shh, part 11
“Come on, man. Just move. I'm not leaving the cat out here in the storm.” Lenn said. “There's no foo…
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Shh, part 10
“My names Lennart Larsson. I'm looking for the occupant of 163 C.”
“Goddamnit, Lenny.” A disgusted …
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Shh, part 9
Three-hundred twenty-three mind-numbing steps later, he had crossed the second street, and followed …
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Shh, part 8
Lenn struggled against currents of howling wind and driving rain so strong they felt like the spirit…
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