Robert Quick

Jeremy knelt, his breath catching at the beauty. This find was proving to be an even greater treasur…

Light.

It was too hot.

Uncomfortable.

If I could just worm my way deeper into unconsciousness I w…

The girl took a step back from me, a hand creeping to her mouth.

“Umm, is that normal?” she asked, …

I couldn’t help but groan. Standing up had not been a good idea. Everything hurt.

“Do you know that…

An uncomfortable tingling ran across my shoulders and up the back of my neck; the sensation of insec…

Each spadeful of dirt opened the earth a little further. It never seemed like much but it added up b…

Matthews woke up, head flat against his desk, arm curled around a bottle of apricot brandy. It was t…

Everything was wrong. I didn't want to be Thomas Tinsley. He looked like a dope. It took effort not …

Irritation built as Anders stepped past the perimeter marker of Base Camp Aktina. No matter how loud…

Bombs.

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Rain.

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Down.

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Trembling, we breathe.

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I reread the unfamiliar name slowly. “Thomas Tinsley.” Repeating it three more times, accenting it d…

What would it be like to break into a hundred different worlds? A thousand? Would he ever get used t…

Realistically it wasn't going to happen. The lighter dark of the road seemed to go on forever, windi…

Dreaming heart breaks

there's no escape

when you're with him

I drown within

your sweet memory

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I followed the stream up to where I had dammed it a year ago. I was surprised it had held this long.…