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  • SIMPLE THINGS

    SIMPLE THINGS

    Simple things. Being able to take a walk without fear is one of them. The empty blue sky overhead is another. Seeing the children running and playing again, though their innocence has been stolen. The worry remains. How long will it last this time? There is no simple solution. There is too much hate, too…

    Iain Kelly

    22/11/2023
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    ceasefire, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gaza, gaza strip, hope, israel, life, literature, palestine, peace, Short Story, simple, story, war, west bank, Writing, writing prompt
  • RESET

    RESET

    The drought lasted through the summer. Trees and plants shriveled and died, so did a few thousand vulnerable people and animals. Everyone waited for The Rains to end the suffering. Anything that could collect water was set out in readiness. Watering cans hung from tree branches, buckets lined pavements, plastic bottles sat on window sills.…

    Iain Kelly

    15/11/2023
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    climate change, creative writing, drought, earth, environment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flood, Friday Fictioneers, global warming, green, Humanity, literature, Nature, Short Story, story, vengeance, Writing, writing prompt
  • ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – 112 DAYS UNTIL PUBLICATION

    16 weeks to go until the official publication date of my new novel ‘All We Cannot Leave Behind‘ on the 28th February 2024. Work on the front cover is ongoing at my publisher, but in the meantime, the book listing has started to appear on several online stores, including Waterstones, Amazon, WH Smith and Bookshop.org.…

    Iain Kelly

    08/11/2023
    Books, creative writing, Fiction, Literature, novel, Publishing, Writing
    all we cannot leave behind, creative writing, crime, Fiction, historical, literature, novel, publication, Publishing, release, scotland, Writing
  • BOLT FROM THE BLUE

    BOLT FROM THE BLUE

    ‘It’s hardly a bolt from the blue. More like a threatening grey sky and several storm warnings.’ ‘Oh sure, with hindsight it’s all so easy.’ She’s right of course. I should’ve seen it coming. The signs were there. Still, I never thought he would leave me like this, I am his wife after all. Just…

    Iain Kelly

    30/08/2023
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    Alcohol, bolt, coming out, creative writing, divorce, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gay, LGBTQ+, literature, marriage, relationship, Romance, shock, Short Story, story, widfe, Writing, writing prompt
  • JOURNEY

    JOURNEY

    There he was again. Always in the same seat, always at the same time, always on the same bus route. Did the old man notice her the same way she noticed him? Did he wonder where she went everyday? Of course not. Her uniform gave it away. Him though? Where did he go? He never…

    Iain Kelly

    16/08/2023
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    bus, commute, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, human, journey, life, literature, people, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt
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