Iain Kelly

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  • LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP

    LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP

    ‘Harold, are you listening?’ ‘Hmm, oh, sorry. I drifted off there.’ ‘Sandra was just saying that you seem distant sometimes.’ ‘Distant? No, not at all. I wouldn’t say that.’ He  pulled himself up straight on the uncomfortable chair and gave Sandra an encouraging smile. It was met with an icy cold stare. He tried to…

    Iain Kelly

    18/01/2018
    creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt
    betrayal, breakdown, counselling, creative writing, daydreaming, distant, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, freedom, life, literature, long distance relationship, loss, love, marriage, midlife crisis, relationship, Short Story, story, therapist, therapy, Thursday Photo Prompt, Writing, writing prompt
  • ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

    ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

    Jess watched the children. Smiling, waving , spinning. Shouts of glee filled the air. Behind the music and laughter the metal gears of the amusement ride clanked and creaked. Hearing that mechanical jolt Jess froze, staring into the past and hearing the screams. A flash of twisted metal, upturned carriages, sirens. ‘You okay?’ her mother…

    Iain Kelly

    17/01/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    accident, amusement park, bravery, children, creative writing, Death, fair, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, fun fair, injury, literature, pain, phantom limb, psychological, rehab, rehabilitation, ride, Short Story, story, tragedy, Writing, writing prompt
  • BLACK GOLD

    BLACK GOLD

    ‘This is it?’ Hank spat. ‘What the hell is this?’ ‘Ain’t no pot of gold, that’s for sure.’ Kurt answered. ‘A goddamn shack in the middle of a goddamn wilderness. I done told you chasing rainbows was an idiot idea.’ ‘You’re right, Hank. I should’ve listened.’ They stood kicking loose dirt. The rain stopped, the…

    Iain Kelly

    15/01/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story
    black gold, chasing, comedy, creative writing, desert, dreams, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, gold, humor, humour, legend, literature, luck, myth, oil, poor, rainbow, rich, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt
  • THE LAST SNOW LEOPARD

    He had been waiting an eternity for a glimpse of the almost mythical creature that lived in the mountains in Asia. Seeing it on film was one thing, the chance to see one alive was something else. And time was running out – this old male was the last one left. A hush of wind…

    Iain Kelly

    14/01/2018
    creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction
    camera, conservation, creative writing, Endangered, Extinction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, literature, Nature, photography, Safari, Short Story, Snow leopard, Species, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, Wildlife, Writing, writing prompt, Zoo, Zoology
  • CULLODEN

    CULLODEN

    Through hard-falling rain a bird, black from beak to tail-tip, swoops and glides, buffeted by wind that swirls around the surrounding mountains. From the elevated height, black beady eyes see across the flat, windswept moor of the valley. In amongst the heather and wild grass the eyes see something unfamiliar. Wings angled to ride on…

    Iain Kelly

    11/01/2018
    creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt
    1745, aftermath, army, battle, bird, black, bonnie prince charlie, britain, catholic, creative writing, crow, culloden, dead, duke of cumberland, Fiction, Flash Fiction, government, hanover, highland clearances, jacobite, literature, monarchy, no quarter, pitched battle, protestant, rebellion, Short Story, story, stuart, Thursday Photo Prompt, war, wounded, Writing, writing prompt
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