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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Reclamation: Noodle Stall IV
The fat man moved suddenly, standing up and ducking forward to release her hold while throwing his u…
Published 6 years ago.
Reclamation: Noodle Stall III
Behind the counter, a serious faced Jin watched them while he used his apron to wipe his hands. She …
Published 6 years ago.
Reclamation: Noodle Stall II
“You have the wrong man.” he said, slowly putting the bowl down and setting his hands flat against t…
Published 6 years ago.
Reclamation: Noodle Stall
She moved through the crowd deliberately, puddles overflowing around the soles of her boots as she t…
Published 6 years ago.
Everything We Bring, part 1
Brett Parker bounced along the dirt road to the sounds of Toby Keith's “Beer for My Horses.” Satelli…
Published 6 years ago.
New World Order: Interlude I
President disavows knowledge of attack in the middle east, official inquiry to follow
Another ineff…
Published 6 years ago.
New World Order: Prologue, Part Six
He walked through the detonations unscathed and unfazed. Soot and dirt splashed against his uniform …
Published 6 years ago.
New World Order: Prologue, Part Five
The chain-link fence trailed along as far as his eye could see. He continued to the nearest section.…
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New World Order: Prologue, Part Four
The sun's golden head peaked over the mountains, tinting the sky with rose. The gunfire that had swe…
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New World Order: Prologue, Part Three
Without altering his course, the man brushed by the human obstruction and with a negligible hand ges…
Published 6 years ago.
New World Order: Prologue, Part Two
The child babbled something in a language that the man didn't understand and ran off, calling out in…
Published 6 years ago.
New World Order: Prologue, Part One
The man appeared in a rectangle of shimmering purple light, a Door. Striding forward with confident …
Published 6 years ago.
One Child's Treasure--
“Claire, did you want to give your mom something?” Tammy asked, propelling her niece forward.
The s…
Published 6 years ago.
The Mating Game
I stalked through the halls looking for a victim. I didn't know what I was going to do but I was goi…
Published 7 years ago.
Devils We Be
I'm a monster. Born of rage, that primordial scream from birth hovers at the edge of my consciousnes…
Published 7 years ago.