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
A True Beginning
She heaved, great, gasping, shuddering sobs, still clutching the sword in her hand. Her tears that f…
Published 9 years ago.
Silence after the Storm
The forest lay in perfect stillness around her, the bodies of the beasts she had slain strewn haphaz…
Published 9 years ago.
Dancing with Death
Malika danced. Creatures emerged from the darkness all around her, and she whirled among them. Her s…
Published 9 years ago.
Feeding the Flame
Malika stepped back, spinning to her left as another creature lunged out of the darkness. The sword …
Published 9 years ago.
Rust, Blood, and Flame
Malika paced steadily deeper into the woods, sword out to the side. Pale blue flames, barely visible…
Published 9 years ago.
Swordmaiden
The little girl entered the forest, armed with nothing but her courage, her grim determination, and …
Published 9 years ago.
Departure
"Take care of her, Woost," said the faerie, lifting off from the pillow and flitting to the window. …
Published 9 years ago.
Fate
"What happens now?" asked Woost.
"Nothing," said the faerie, landing on the pillow next to the infa…
Published 9 years ago.
Dust
A spark of green faelight flitted through the nursery window as the last rays of day faded from the …
Published 9 years ago.
Light In My Eyes
I lay down for bed and turn out the lamp, but I still can't sleep. It's the light behind my eyes tha…
Published 9 years ago.
Mob
Damion stands at the edge of the woods, just inside the treeline. His attention is focused on the ho…
Published 9 years ago.
Beautiful Insanity
He is a tiny man. Under four feet tiny. Balding pate. Small eyes. Round, tortoiseshell glasses. Tatt…
Published 9 years ago.
Gods of Dirt
There were things we worshiped before the new gods. Things of the dirt. Things of the dark. Things t…
Published 10 years ago.
Husk
As the shade drifts by one particularly large oak, its glow momentarily illuminates a small, bulbous…
Published 10 years ago.
Shade
Night clings to the forest like a shroud. The darkness is nearly absolute, the silhouettes of the tr…
Published 10 years ago.
Jim Stitzel
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