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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Silence . . . Grows
Dinner was terse.
Another Tuesday night, another dinner hosted by my parents. Generally, I looked f…
Published 7 years ago.
For Want of Rain
Her laughter broke the silence.
The toughs behind her joined in with cruel chuckles until she cut t…
Published 7 years ago.
Moving In
My new apartment felt like it was part of my old neighborhood. The details differed, of course. A Me…
Published 7 years ago.
A Grim New Fairy-tale
“License and registration, please.”
The face looking down at me was stern, the voice measured. Ther…
Published 7 years ago.
A City's Fury
Damaran wove through the crowd with a thumb in his belt and glare for anyone that would meet his eye…
Published 7 years ago.
Smothered
Anthony fingered the thick woolen blanket that nearly suffocated him with stuffy heat. The fabric wa…
Published 7 years ago.
The Clash of Silent Drums
Captain Iremond paced the length of the bridge. He knew it wasn’t good for the crew’s morale but he …
Published 7 years ago.
Return to Darkness
Josie’s fingers moved over the keypad. Six-eight-one-one-enter. He looked at the keypad and then at …
Published 7 years ago.
Living Vessels
The bearded man stood on the marble stairs of the park’s stage and raised his Big Gulp cup over his …
Published 7 years ago.
A Strange and Unfriendly Awakening
I woke up flat on my belly, a rocky and uneven ground pushing uncomfortably into my stomach. My body…
Published 8 years ago.
Filling the Void
Marcos massaged his temple with a thick thumb. "Good party last night."
I offered him some of my Wa…
Published 8 years ago.
April Seventh
I raised my glass of Southern Comfort to the lone cupcake. "Cheers."
The whiskey was sweet and warm…
Published 8 years ago.
Getting Up
I lay in the bed craving sleep. Even though I’d gone to bed at midnight, I’d woken up dozens of time…
Published 8 years ago.
A Better Time (After Evans & Brown's Amalden Valley)
Hand in hand,
my sister and I ringed
our governess beneath
an acorn tree's leaves.
We skipped and …
Published 8 years ago.
One by One
The diesel motor ran loud. It drowned out the rattling of the nearby chain link fence. The distant c…
Published 8 years ago.