Iain Kelly

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  • THAT ONE SPECIAL DAY

    THAT ONE SPECIAL DAY

    It started one year, with one child. ‘What do those children get?’ she asked, and her mother told her, ‘Not much.’ The child had some shoes she’d outgrown. She placed them at the gate of the orphanage on Christmas Eve. The next year more shoes were left. Another year on and bags of clothing appeared.…

    Iain Kelly

    19/12/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    charity, child, children, christmas, creative writing, donation, feel better, Fiction, Flash Fiction, fortunate, Friday Fictioneers, giving, guilt, innocent, less, literature, orphange, present, secondhand, shame, Short Story, society, story, vulnerable, Writing, writing prompt
  • TABLOID INTRUSION

    TABLOID INTRUSION

    Well, it didn’t look much – a cuddly toy, a small chocolate each, a few sweets. It would have to do. He hoped they would understand. He collected them all and put them in the Santa sack. He left the newspaper lying open on the bed. His own face stared up at him from the…

    Iain Kelly

    17/12/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story
    believe, christmas, creative writing, discovered, family, father christmas, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, found, hidden, hounded, literature, merry, miracle, morning, noel, paparazzi, Presents, press, privacy, real, sack, santa claus, secret, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt
  • Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves for Christmas – #Dystopian #Thriller A Justified State by Iain Kelly

    Delighted to have been featured on Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore site, with my novel ‘A Justified State.’

    Iain Kelly

    17/12/2018
    creative writing
  • MORNING ROUTINE

    MORNING ROUTINE

    The sun came over the small village and the first signs of life began stirring. Looking down she watched the same routine unfold as it always did. A light came on at the Klein’s house – the children had risen too early again. Lithe Jenny Wright appeared dressed in luminous jacket and running tights and…

    Iain Kelly

    16/12/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction
    awakening, children, clockwork, creative writing, dawn, daybreak, discovered, domestic, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, found, life, literature, morning, protection, regular, routine, rural, Short Story, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, surveillance, survival, Village, violence, witness, Writing, writing prompt
  • WHAT LIES BENEATH

    WHAT LIES BENEATH

    **This is an excerpt from my new novel, ‘A Justified State’.** He raised his hand to shield his eyes from the water spray as the launch drew closer to the base of the towering wall. He could make out the gate that was lodged halfway open. The water lapped around the base as the pressure…

    Iain Kelly

    13/12/2018
    creative writing, Fiction, Literature, Thursday Photo Prompt
    #writephoto, a justified state, beneath, body, conspiracy, creative writing, Death, discovery, dystopia, dystopian, excerpt, Fiction, Flash Fiction, future, literature, murder, novel, Publishing, scene, sci-fi, science fiction, Thursday Photo Prompt, water, Writing, writing prompt
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