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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Into the Wild
We marched with triumphant certainty to the chain linked fence's gate. Mark went first, stepping on …
Published 5 years ago.
Foreign Peacemakers
I had cut through Liddell Park on my way to my girlfriend's flat. It wasn't the first time I'd tried…
Published 5 years ago.
Benign and Malignant
The echo of my boots attracted the silent judgment of every deluded man in the Hall. Under their dis…
Published 5 years ago.
Inside the Iron Calliope
The whistles coming out of the Iron Calliope almost sounded like music which meant the bar was havin…
Published 5 years ago.
Less than Salubrious Reminder
I joined my papa at the top of the hill. Intertwining my fingers, I stretched again, slowly pushing …
Published 5 years ago.
Rest Salubrious
I stretched out, hand reaching languidly for the sun. I wanted to pluck the bright golden ball from …
Published 5 years ago.
A Spark Around the Forge
The awkward heaviness of the sword, made his swing go wide. The flying creature closed the distance …
Published 5 years ago.
Reflections of Shadows Carried
As I turned right at the old adobe building, Carmen's voice piped up from the back seat. "Grandma, w…
Published 5 years ago.
What About Incomplete Good Deeds?
Heading to Starbucks for some writing, I turned on to Fernando Valley Road. It was one of those four…
Published 5 years ago.
Hot Lead
All signs pointed to a rather violent end. The lights were off, the windows smashed. Curiously, the …
Published 5 years ago.
The (Meta) Drama of the Game
“Why are you kicking me out? What did I do?”
Jack wouldn't quite meet my eye, staring just past my …
Published 5 years ago.
On a Breaking Bridge
“I'm not saying you're not entitled to your rage--or any feeling really—I'm saying that if you yell …
Published 5 years ago.
The Power of a Promise
Driven by a promise, through the dark and twisted tunnels of the Dewar and the misty mountains of th…
Published 5 years ago.
Red Eyes: Strictly Business
The Indian man stiffened and turned his back to restock the cigarette case. “Nothing, man. I don't k…
Published 6 years ago.
Tropes of the Trade: A Little Sweeter
Jacqueline made a sour face. “You mean to keep an eye on me. I hate having someone watching over my …
Published 6 years ago.