Iain Kelly

CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

‘There,’ Archie called, as he swept up the final leaf and dropped it in the bin. ‘Will you come in now?’ Agnes called, her voice rising over the howling gusts of wind. ‘It’s nothing but a strong breeze. Doesn’t it feel better to have the garden clean and pristine?’ ‘Does it matter? The forecast says…

Iain Kelly

25/01/2023

creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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IN A SPIN

He tried to contain his temper as he repeated the same argument into the telephone. ‘I stood in the store with your sales representative and pointed out the exact model I wanted.’ ‘And that’s the model you have,’ the manager explained. ‘Yes, but in white, not pink. Pink doesn’t match the rest of my kitchen.…

Iain Kelly

18/01/2023

creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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BABYLONIA DENIED

The sat nav assured him he was still on the best route. The straight road seemed to roll on endlessly. Looming trees hemmed him in on either side. ‘In fifty yards, take the left turn onto the B436, Babylon Street.’ Babylon Street? He had never heard of that one. Named after the ancient city, perhaps?…

Iain Kelly

11/01/2023

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The Best Books I Read in 2022

Delighted to see my novel, ‘The Barra Boy’, feature in fellow blogger Dawn M. Miller’s best reads of 2022, over on her LingeringVisions blog. Head over to see her other best books of the the last 12 months! Originally, my goal for 2022 was to read 55 books, but by May it looked as if…

Iain Kelly

05/01/2023

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STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

He had pulled himself up from the gutter, from the place where the only options was to rise or die. He kicked the addictions, beaten the disease, climbed each painful step through the trash and rubbish and litter of his broken life. Now he had made it back, back to the light, to the world,…

Iain Kelly

04/01/2023

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CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

IN A SPIN

BABYLONIA DENIED

The Best Books I Read in 2022

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN