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  • FINISH THE STORY BLOG HOP – PART 6

    Teresa’s challenge details can be found here: https://thehauntedwordsmith.wordpress.com/2018/08/25/finish-the-story-8-25-august-2018/ Rules– Copy the story below as it appears when you receive it (and the rules please) Add somehow to the story in which ever style and length you choose Tag only 1 person If you choose to not participate or finish the story, please comment/tag the original…

    Iain Kelly

    27/08/2018
    creative writing, exercise, Fiction, Short Story
    blog hop, creative writing, exercise, Fiction, finish the story, literature, Short Story, story
  • THE PATH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

    THE PATH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

    They found him the next morning, tangled among the branches of the topiary tree. It appeared Father Reg had managed to stagger back from the local pub despite severe inebriation. However, on reaching the monastic retreat where he had been living in meditative isolation, Father Reg had confused the symbolic door of the religious installation…

    Iain Kelly

    26/08/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction
    branches, comedy, creative writing, cross, drunk, enlightenment, facre, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, literature, monastic, path, pub, religion, retreat, Short Story, spirituality, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, topiary, tree, Writing, writing prompt
  • CAUGHT

    CAUGHT

    He strained against the ropes as the sun moved across the sky above the trees. A gentle breeze made the canopy whistle and sway. It was the only sound. He still saw the painted face under the tousled hair, the horrific voice still echoed in his head. ‘The judgement of the Gods will decide your…

    Iain Kelly

    23/08/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt
    #writephoto, belief, Bones, burn, caught, creative writing, deity, discovery, expedition, explorer, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, Gods, heart of darkness, jungle, literature, magnifying, religion, rope, Short Story, story, sun, superstition, Thursday Photo Prompt, tribe, uncivilsed, Writing, writing prompt
  • CAST OUT THE LIGHT

    CAST OUT THE LIGHT

    They stood on the shore and watched the last lights float away on the tide. Their glow faded and the dark night took hold, the dark night that would last forever. It had been prophesied: cast out all light and let the dark rule. They would be rewarded when he came for them. Only the…

    Iain Kelly

    22/08/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    apocalypse, battle, black, candle, creative writing, dark, devil, drabble, dying, dystopia, evil, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, future, good, hope, light, literature, living, satan, sci-fi, Short Story, soul, story, sun, white, Writing, writing prompt
  • NO ENTRY

    NO ENTRY

    An endless wall. In the middle a black door. In front of it signs reading: ‘No Entry.’ ‘If no-one is allowed to enter, why have a door at all?’ Qiáng asked. ‘So that those on the other side can expel people out.’ Mǐn replied. ‘So it is an exit only?’ Mǐn shook her head and smiled. ‘It…

    Iain Kelly

    20/08/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story
    barrier, boundaries, creative writing, door, entry, evil, exclusion, exit, extradition, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, good, immigration, inclusion, inequality, kingdom, literal, literature, metaphorical, opportunity, refugee, Short Story, story, wall, Writing, writing prompt
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