Month: October 2018

• GABRIELLA

  

  He shifted the pawn forward and sat back. He undid the top button of his shirt and took a slug of the oaky scotch. ‘You don’t have to hide, I know you’re here,’ he called out to the empty room. A head of chestnut hair rose silently from behind the chessboard. How had she managed to […]

  Iain Kelly

  31/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  a justified state, assassin, character, chess, chestnut, creative writing, crime, drabble, drama, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gabriella, gun, killer, killing, literature, murder, novel, pawn, preview, professional, scotch, Short Story, silence, story, thriller, Writing, writing prompt

• THE TO-DO LIST

  

  Must get that loose top step fixed, she thought, as she walked up to her front door. As always she had to force the key in. Must get that lock seen to by a locksmith before it jams completely. She pushed the door open, seeing the boarded up diamond of mint-green. Must get that piece […]

  Iain Kelly

  29/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  a justified state, comedy, creative writing, de-stress, decorate, door, evening, Fiction, fix, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, glass, house, housework, humor, humour, literature, lock, maintenance, novel, relax, Short Story, steps, story, stress, television, tidy, to do list, wine, Writing, writing prompt

• THE RAID

  

  The SUVs with blacked out windows swept through the quiet suburb, lights flashing. They descended on the school, swooping in to block access roads and prevent anyone leaving. From each vehicle emerged two agents in black suits. In unison they approached the main entrance. A visibly shocked and bemused Miss Carthwright pointed in the direction […]

  Iain Kelly

  28/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

  Agents, carving, comedy, competition, copyright, craft, creative writing, decoration, derivative, FBI, Fiction, Flash Fiction, halloween, humor, humour, infringement, kindergarten, law, literature, minions, painting, parents, police, pumpkin, raid, satire, Short Story, state, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, SUVs, teenage mutant ninja turtles, Writing, writing prompt

• SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME

  

  Stumbling through the thick, wet undergrowth she tripped on a protruding root and landed on her front. Another barrage of scrapes and cuts lined her face, hands and knees. Her clothes were tattered. She had no idea how long she had been running for. She pulled herself to her feet. Which way? She tried listening […]

  Iain Kelly

  25/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

  #writephoto, blood, chase, compass, creative writing, damel, escape, fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, full moon, halloween, horror, literature, lodestone, magnet, magnetised, pursue, Short Story, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, vampires, vampiress, way-stone, werewolf, werewolves, Writing, writing prompt

• SACRIFICE TO THE GODS

  

  ‘Run through the checklist.’ ‘Okay. The ceremony must take place in a grand altar.’ They look round the baroque dome and nod at each other. ‘Check.’ ‘Six golden urns placed in a circle atop six poles.’ ‘Check.’ ‘Attire of purple cloaks to worship royalty and their wealth.’ They look sheepishly at the garish cloaks they […]

  Iain Kelly

  24/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  altar, ceremony, chains, church, comedy, creative writing, cult, daggers, dais, dome, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, God, halloween, humor, humour, incompetence, literature, naked, offering, play, religion, ritual, royalty, sacrifice, Short Story, story, torture, virgin, virgin sacrifice, voluptuous, Writing, writing prompt