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.
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Bargaining Post
The thing that spoke to me had the face of a dead god but used the voice of my father. I had known t…
Published 8 years ago.
Post-Deity, Post-Life
It closed its eyes and roared.
"Sacrilege! Blasphemy! Desecration! The Aldergods will destroy you u…
Published 8 years ago.
God-Post
I held that piece of flesh up before me, bitter distaste filling my mouth. If what my father and I h…
Published 8 years ago.
Post of the Father
I carried my father's post on my left shoulder as I walked back to the front of the property. I took…
Published 8 years ago.
Beautiful Tragedy
A child. Barely out of diapers. He stands stock still on the busy sidewalk as hundreds of grown-ups …
Published 8 years ago.
Moon Shadows
Grims dropped it with a single shot. The bullet entered through the cat's open maw and exited throug…
Published 8 years ago.
And This Is Life
I have suffered brutal betrayals these past months, betrayals no one should have to endure. I have w…
Published 8 years ago.
Man-Made Post (Made of Man)
I don't know how I made it through what came next. The next days were a blur of pain, both physical …
Published 8 years ago.
Post Repair
I grabbed our wagon, pushing it over to where my father stood, forever carven in wood. Carefully, I …
Published 8 years ago.
A Peck o' Trouble
Grims slung his rifle then bent to the body. Blood dribbled from the kid's mouth, but not much. Thre…
Published 8 years ago.
Never Gonna Be Your Girl
You poked a hole in the box. I can only imagine what that did to your fingernails, wearing them down…
Published 8 years ago.
Corners
I drag a finger along a wall as I walk around the room. I can feel the grainy surface of drywall and…
Published 8 years ago.
ɹəɥʇᴂN
Grey mist sails past his face, and it is enough to shake him from his reverie. His mind is sluggish,…
Published 8 years ago.
Everywhere I Go
You've heard the expression, "Everywhere you go, there you are." Well, I've got a variation for you.…
Published 8 years ago.
Dream Mist
"Anything?" Bantu asked.
"Gimme a sec," replied Shari. With a gloved hand she reached into the mist…
Published 8 years ago.
Jim Stitzel
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