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Posted 8 years ago -
Fractal Realities: A Flayed Mind
Irritation built as Anders stepped past the perimeter marker of Base Camp Aktina. No matter how loud he turned his music up, the sound of metal on metal always cut through. He was up to seven and still he could hear dozens of knives being sharpened at the…
Posted 7 years ago -
Notions and Musings 1 (June 1, 2015)
Yesterday I somewhat rashly read a typo as an intentionally significant respelling, a dropped letter suggesting an element missing in the story, conspicuous in its absence. I am sorry that I misunderstood, but I'm grateful because that would be an interes…
Posted 10 years ago -
Talu's Escape
Tap tap tap tap tap tap.
The pink girl darted across the rooftop, jumping gaps and dodging arrows, crystals, rocks, and all manner of magical projectiles.
"Talu, wait up!" The little weasel-like creature followed after her, much slower on its short litt…
Posted 6 years ago -
Block: the Pitiful Personification
I'm not sure when fun became a fight.
Tiny, temperamental typed letters, once my allies, took up sawn-off exclamation marks and loaded their cannon with blotted full-stops. They barred the way across the blank white battlefield with hyphens and ellipses …
Posted 10 years ago -
The Return (Poem)
The comments are broken, but that's okay
I hope they will be fixed someday
But the site is back, and for that I am glad
Nothing filled the void like this site had
For now, I can write
And that's a delight
I missed this site a lot
It was always in my tho…
Posted 9 months ago -
In Presence Exalted
At long last, Orthael returned the sword to its guard position and stood quietly for several seconds before realising there were no foes left to slay. That was not to say that he was alone, however. There was someone in the clearing beyond the trees, a si…
Posted 9 years ago -
For PrincessLapis, sent with a Frowny Face
I hope someone that can help, reads this. I stop by now and then to read all of your works. Normally I'll flick through the most recent stuff, other times I'll browse deeper. Today I saw a piece by PrincessLapis, titled The Morning Before. I noticed that…
Posted 3 years ago -
Return to Darkness
Story is marked as mature
Posted 10 years ago -
Fractal Realities: Some Investments Take Time
Anthony blinked a couple times, hard enough that fireworks of white light appeared across the dark space of the inside of his eyelids. He'd read the same sentence four times and he was still stumbling across the words like he'd never seen them before. He …
Posted 6 years ago -
Technical Draft Test
Once upon a midnight dreary, I wrote a Ficlet - loud and clearly
Over many a quaint and curious volume from the days of yore
Posted 11 years ago -
Lost Things: Fester and Rot
The old crone shuffled along the stacks of Building Ashrack, in no hurry to arrive at her destination. She looked at none of the row letterings, having no need for such things. She had been here many times, and she would be here many more times after. Alw…
Posted 5 years ago -
My Deepest Regret
Regrets, I've had a few.
I love a bit of Sinatra, and this line from My Way comes to mind right now. I have had some regrets in life, and regret is the emotion that floods my mind right now.
By some bizarre happenings that I still barely comprehend, it …
Posted 11 years ago -
No More Fear
"Do you two maggots have something to say to the whole toon?" Drill Seargent Norris yelled up into the faces of the new recruits.
"No Drill Seargent!" they barked back.
"Get on your faces and push, and I want to hear some conversation, or everybody will p…
Posted 9 years ago -
Second Post!
The first was wooden and splintery. Brittle. Damn thing would fall over at the slightest gust of wind. It wouldn't hold itself up, much less an entire fence.
This one, though... this one was made of metal. Stainless steel. It was solid -- and heavy. …
Posted 11 years ago -
Memory Lane

The world spun.
Images flashed through his head like a montage in a bad movie. He steadied himself against the fence as the pavement threatened to swallow him whole. What was supposed to be a tour of nostalgic sights had given way to a slew of repressed …
Posted 8 years ago -
Start A New Life
The veil waited, carefully spread over a chair back. All of the dressing room photos had been taken, the bridesmaids and her mother had taken their places, and the bride had a few moments to herself.
The mirror reflected her perfect form, the perfect dre…
Posted 11 years ago -
Yes, Let's
Let’s get messy;
Let’s run around
In places we’ve never experienced before;
Get lost in delirious abandon.
Let’s get wet;
Let’s find a lake
And jump in, shoes and all,
Let’s share towels and shoes and body heat;
Let’s dive off cliffs
Watching the Earth r…
Posted 9 years ago -
Counter Culture
She has the aesthetic of long skirts and crop tops. She wears black hats and black eye liner. She reads books by candlelight.
She keeps herbs in mason jars and poured tea on paper to age it. Her counters are covered in Babies Breath and cat hair.
She d…
Posted 10 years ago -
Fall of the Great House
"Wait. Excuse me, what? What do you mean I can't go back?"
The gate stood resolute and impenetrable. I tried to rattle its bars, but it didn't so much as tremble at my efforts.
I had seen the notices, read the warnings, but who could accept that their hom…
Posted 11 years ago -
Servants of Fire
Malika wiped away the tears from her eyes with the palm of one hand and gracefully rose to her feet, turning to face the newcomer.
"Be you friend or foe?" she asked. "Morduth insists you be friend, but I be not so willing to trust in his judgment just ye…
Posted 8 years ago -
Yes and No
That day had been bleaker than most. The smog cloud over head was especially dense, and I needed the headlights on my bike even at midday.
Recently, it had been getting easier coping with his absence. Yes, although I hate to admit it, it seemed like the…
Posted 9 years ago -
Love hurts
He saw that fake look of self assurance on her face, and it reminded him of a mosquito. People, like mosquitoes, rise out of the warm fluids, and their lives are just what they did in between feeding and reproducing. Here she was, with the life span of …
Posted 9 years ago -
First post!
Come one, come all, and welcome to Ficlatté. The site is organised much like Ficly was, so things should be mostly familiar.
Please, come on in and make yourself at home.
Posted 11 years ago -
Dancing with Death
Malika danced. Creatures emerged from the darkness all around her, and she whirled among them. Her steps were light, quick. She never remained still, never allowed the beasts to reach her. She was driven by need, fueled by the sword's own desire.
Blood …
Posted 9 years ago