Jim Stitzel
Joined Ficlatté in September 2014
144 stories, 6 challenges, 3 prompts, 414 comments, and 55 friends
Coffee beans earned: 5 
I dabble a little in a lot of things — writing, webcomics, gaming, photography, web design, music, and more. I write code full-time and words in the gaps in between.
All Stories
Lost Things: Fester and Rot
The old crone shuffled along the stacks of Building Ashrack, in no hurry to arrive at her destinatio…
Published 5 years ago.
Ice and the Fire
Malika's rise to consciousness was agonizing. She needed more sleep, but her shoulder was like ice. …
Published 5 years ago.
The Night Is Dark
Malika carried herself through the gateway to Triennell, as the holy man called it. To her it was si…
Published 5 years ago.
Sanctuary
Malika hesitated just a moment, then nodded. Dawn was beginning to break over the mountains on the h…
Published 5 years ago.
Room in a Bottle
"No one loves a clank at midnight."
The message was scrawled all over the room. The walls, the floo…
Published 5 years ago.
Healing Flame
Warmth spread through Malika like a breath of fresh air. She sucked air in sharply between her teeth…
Published 5 years ago.
Emotional Wounds
Malika tossed a glare at the Orthael. "Why?" she barked. "What has the All-mighty Flame ever done …
Published 5 years ago.
War Wounds
Malika pushed off from the ground, slowly rising to her feet. The pain in her shoulder FLASHED a hot…
Published 5 years ago.
Darkness Withdrawing
The cold in her shoulder withdrew. Malika hadn't even been aware of it until it was gone, but it eas…
Published 5 years ago.
Darkness Overwhelming
Mistress. Morduth's voice whispered into Malika's mind. It seemed distant, far away, echoing far b…
Published 5 years ago.
Beautiful Temptation
She walks through a crowded plaza, a beacon of sultry beauty. She is temptation incarnate, a temptre…
Published 5 years ago.
The Dead and the Living
The Lesser Dead in all their varieties watched as the swordmaiden passed, followed a moment later by…
Published 5 years ago.
Darkness Receding
Malika fled the village, passing scores of Lesser Dead as she did. Not one approached her, whether i…
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Darkness Looming
The light cleared, and Malika was momentarily blind. Then, she looked to Orthael, uncomprehending, o…
Published 5 years ago.
Darkness Descending
The darkness ahead grew, looming over Malika like a physical presence. She couldn't see it, but she …
Published 5 years ago.
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