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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Trinity: Separate Corners
I hate running. The thought wasn't mine. Or at least it wasn't solely mine. The walls in my mind d…
Published 5 years ago.
The Devil's Motto
"No it's not. My motto is Pride First." Lucifer replied, taking a drag on his cigarette. "No one …
Published 5 years ago.
Teetering
The mirror didn't hold anything back. Even when it was steamed over, my bulbous shadow watched in si…
Published 5 years ago.
A Conversation with the Unconscious
“No, I wouldn't say you're fat.” Trent said, his face pressed against my back. Despite the heat of t…
Published 5 years ago.
Children of Angels
A face cruel and beautiful appeared above us in the bright afternoon sky interrupting our picnic. Ja…
Published 5 years ago.
Shaken, Rattled, and Rolling
You cruise to a gentle stop at the red light. It's the end of the work day. You're looking forward t…
Published 5 years ago.
Red Eyes: Bloody Trailhead
Lamar watched Ashish sigh before the Indian man replied. “If I answer your questions, will you just …
Published 5 years ago.
The Eye in the Drain
I'm telling you this because I don't have anyone else. I don't even care if you believe me. I don't …
Published 5 years ago.
Free to Love
We climbed to the top of Memorial Hill. I didn't think too much of the flag flapping above us. My mi…
Published 5 years ago.
Dangerous Men
“That was a warning shot, d-bee. Try anything funny and there won't be enough left of you worth bury…
Published 5 years ago.
Crisis Bonding
Three strangers crouched around a small fire, warming their hands. Despite that earlier two of them…
Published 5 years ago.
Languishing the Night
The reeds outside swayed, swept by a breeze that I couldn't feel. The candles never wavered so it wa…
Published 5 years ago.
Strength is Weakness
"Umm, there's no shoes allowed in here." The girl said, stretching long over her legs.
I'd been in …
Published 5 years ago.
Predatory Behavior
“Your dad doesn't want you hanging around here.” Me, I added silently.
A woman leaned over a whit…
Published 5 years ago.
Eclipse
"How do you know if you like someone?"
The question hung in the seven-hundred mile space between …
Published 5 years ago.