Month: September 2019

• POISED

  

  In the dark shadows he lurked. It was time. His natural state was a recluse, satisfied with his own company, content to live in the world of his imagination. He did not need the companionship or support of others. But now the strange creature was poised to reveal himself and his work, to offer up…

  Iain Kelly

  05/09/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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• THE HOUSEPLANT

  

  I can’t say I don’t deserve it, after everything I put her through, but death seems harsh. I don’t even like the thing. I only stuck it on the bookcase because she was coming round. She insisted I keep it. She had bought it for me after all, on our first anniversary. And I thought…

  Iain Kelly

  04/09/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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