Iain Kelly

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  • HOSTILE CITY
  • FULL SUN
  • THE BARRA BOY
  • ALL WE CANNOT…
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  • LAST ORDERS

    The result of a writing exercise from a course I took recently – given the first sentence, extrapolate a page of fiction writing. LAST ORDERS            He lifted his head from his drinking, as cattle do, and looked at me vaguely. His large, dark, empty eyes reinforced the bovine similitude. He didn’t…

    Iain Kelly

    29/07/2016
    Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Writing Exercise
    Bar, Bartender, Fiction, First Sentence, Flash Fiction, Last Orders, noir, Short Story, Writing, Writing Exercise
  • THE LAST FLOWERS

               Eight in the morning and she was still the only one there. She wasn’t surprised. It had been three weeks now. Still Evie felt she had to come. She hunched down against the concrete pillar, protecting her from the unceasing wind. At least it wasn’t raining today. The surface of…

    Iain Kelly

    28/07/2016
    Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Short Story, Writing
    creative writing, depression, drama, Fiction, flowers, grief, Short Story, suicide, tragedy, Writing
  • THERE WILL BE HOPE

         Running. Hard. Breathing heavy. Feet pounding. Sweat dripping. Muscles straining. The hard surface jarring his joints as he hurtles onwards. Round another corner. No time to look back. Need to stop. Hide. Somewhere.      Blood. Blood on the streets. Blood on his clothes. Death. He survives. He runs. Escape. In the future…

    Iain Kelly

    15/07/2016
    Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Short Story, Writing
    creative writing, culture, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hope, love, peace, Short Story, Writing
  • JIMMY

              He sat facing the door of the bar. The bar was typical for this part of town. A couple of regulars were propped up on stools at opposite ends. They drank in silence and consistently. The bartender knew them well enough to keep their drinks topped up without being asked.…

    Iain Kelly

    13/07/2016
    Fiction, Literature, Short Story, Writing
    detective, Fiction, noir, Short Story, Writing
  • DIALOGUE

          **An exercise in dialogue writing – write a converstaion between a parent and their teenage child**        ‘We need to talk to you about this school report, Joseph,’ said Joseph’s father, turning the volume down on the football game on the television and addressing his son who had walked into…

    Iain Kelly

    05/07/2016
    Fiction, Short Story, Writing
    comedy, creative writing, dialogue, exercise, Fiction, funny, humor, humour, money, Short Story, Writing
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