Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Rules versus Laws and the Breaking Thereof
So, back in November I posted this thought for the day: There is a significant difference between breaking the rules and breaking the law. One is a key factor in progress and innovation; the other is a breach of morality and trust. I deliberately didn't provide any...
Holiday Flash Fiction
This morning I submitted a piece to the Merry Little Apex Christmas Flash Fiction Contest. It's something I've been meaning to do for a couple of weeks, but between the end of NaNoWriMo, Thanksgiving, and the early December chaos of wrapping up the semester and adding...
Thought for the Day
There is a significant difference between breaking the rules and breaking the law. One is a key factor in progress and innovation; the other is a breach of morality and trust. Thoughts? Bear in mind, this only just occurred to me, so I haven't even had time to unpack...
Fiction
Burning Coals
They fought on. Orthael gave ground again and again, knowing that he could not – would not – strike her. She threw him a dangerously open slice, daring him to show her that Fire destroyed without meaning or mercy. But that was not the case. He caught her blade in his shield hand.
Blazing Sparks
Orthael felt her blow crash into his guard with a stunning violence. He spun to deliver a pommel strike and felt her duck under him before his shield caught two quick blows.
Standing on the Precipice
He stands on the very edge of the precipice, his bare feet feeling every contour of the rough stone beneath them, his toes out over the edge and curling down as if to grasp the ledge itself. A warm breeze blows at his back, threatening to push him over at the...