Iain Kelly

ENOUGH ALREADY

Snow. Again. Christmas had been magical. Days off school in January building snowmen had been fun. Now it was February. The thought of ice cold hands and toes put him off going outside. The roads were closed. Elsa had put ‘Frozen’ on for the hundredth time. Football practice had been cancelled for the third week in…

Iain Kelly

14/02/2018

creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

boredom, christmas, cooped up, creative writing, depressed, fed up, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, fun, literature, lonely, Short Story, sledge, sledging, snow, snowman, spring, story, stranded, winter, Writing, writing prompt
SCARRED

For years they had called him a freak because he looked different. No friends, no relationships, cast aside by an uncaring society. His mother’s love was the only one he’d known, caring for him, nurturing him, protecting him, until she was gone too soon. Then loneliness in an unforgiving world. He longed to join in…

Iain Kelly

12/02/2018

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

Abuse, acceptence, boys, bullying, childhood, creative writing, cruel, disfigurement, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, freak, friendship, literature, lonely, scarred, scarring, Short Story, society, sport, story, team, world, Writing, writing prompt
LIVING IT UP AT THE HOTEL INFERNO

Frank opened his door, bleary-eyed, towel over shoulder, wash bag in hand. The queue for the bathroom stretched down the corridor, the usual faces. He nodded to a few as he walked past and reached the end of the line. Hot cobbles burned the souls of his feet, singeing the flesh. Others swayed from side-to-side…

Iain Kelly

11/02/2018

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

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SANCTUARY

He cowered in the shadows. Outside he could hear the screams and the howling. The others had left him. They promised to return by nightfall. Until then he was on his own. Footsteps pounded past the opening. He held his breath until they faded away. How long did he have left? How long before they…

Iain Kelly

08/02/2018

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

#writephoto, birthday, children, comedy, creative writing, fear, Fiction, Flash Fiction, funny, horror, humor, humour, literature, party, real life, sanctuary, Short Story, story, suspense, terror, Thursday Photo Prompt, Writing, writing prompt
AFTERMATH

Pale skin made her standout. Too many heads turned in her direction. Assassinations make people suspicious. Years of civil war did that to a country. The heat was heavy and oppressive. The hotel, a ramshackle construction of tin roofs and wooden struts, teetering on collapse. The receptionist, red lips and false eyelashes, eyed her as…

Iain Kelly

07/02/2018

creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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ENOUGH ALREADY

SCARRED

LIVING IT UP AT THE HOTEL INFERNO

SANCTUARY

AFTERMATH