Stories tagged “Robert Quick”
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Commitment.
You declare your undying friendship to Robert Quick! Suddenly, her breath is short. ‘That wasn’t my intention at all! What if he thinks I really want to be friends? What if he wants to come over for dinner? I don’t even have nice silv...
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Bound Together
The hall swelled with attendees. More waited outside under the red book banner marked FICLY-NOMI-CON, waiting because they hadn’t bothered to pre-register. Everybody here shared something special that brought them together from all over the world...
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Another Page, Another Adventure
A hint of burnt ozone hung in the air, the only sign of the Door that had opened moments ago. “Where are we this time?” Robert asked. “You know the answer to that.” Zxvasdf chided, his hands doing the talking. Robert was still a...
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My Fellow Ficlyteers...
After the applause for Brebelle’s hearfelt poetry dies down, I trek across the stage. The auditorium is filled with a curious blend of avatars that reminds me of Stephenson’s Metaverse. Public speaking always turns my mouth into a desert. I...
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Continence Restored
A coachman awaits. The asylum looms behind him. He absently feeds parchment into the quiet pond. His Lord approaches. “What paper were you reading?” “M’Lord. It was the commitment orders for that classless servant boy.” &#...