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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Fractal Realities: It's Infectious
Five men stood around the pool of greasy black tar that used to be Zach Cho. Everything had happened…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Through the Door
I have a screen door that doesn't open. The sliding glass door sit between the kitchen and the backy…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Exposure Therapy
Roger had been in the cradle of the Marula tree's branches for three days. Muscles ached unevenly ac…
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Fractal Realities: In the Face of the Wild
Vines and creepers covered every part of the bulkhead's interior. Sickly brown leaves, branches whos…
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Fractal Realities: An Eclipsed Dawn
Dana gasped as Don rose up off the floor, power and presence radiating from him like light from a su…
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Fractal Realities: The Other
Grosser looked away. Averting his eyes didn't help. It didn't stop Marnie from flinging his accusati…
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When Water Kills
Not everything that falls from the sky is bad. Like Rain. Rain isn't bad. Usually. There is acid rai…
Published 4 years ago.
Fractal Realities: Inward Frontiers
Jim reached up, fingers searching for the next handhold in the sheer face of the cliff. Large patche…
Published 4 years ago.
Hearts of Darkness
“Yes, it is but passage through the Dark Kingdoms is always expensive, friend. Guaranteed safety is …
Published 4 years ago.
When Friends are not Friends
By the time Kharon showed up, there was virtually no sign of the camp at all. We didn't try to hide …
Published 4 years ago.
When Friends Have Already Met
I returned to the camp and let them know the good news. “Kharon agreed to help. He hates what the ne…
Published 4 years ago.
Vulture Chic Among Fiends
"Ah that's a real nice boon there, a standout miracle of blessings that any priest-liar's tongue wou…
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Fractal Realities: Establishing a Connection
Jorge stretched out his legs until his joints popped. He sighed as he relieved pressure he hadn't co…
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An Ill-fitting Mask
The mention of a hospital stabbed a spine-shaking spear of coldness through my middle. Gritting my t…
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Murphy's Grasp
Two more minutes and she would be free. It had been fifty-eight minutes since Rosa had trapped herse…
Published 4 years ago.