Skip to content

Iain Kelly

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Amazon
  • Goodreads
  • HOSTILE CITY
  • FULL SUN
  • THE BARRA BOY
  • ALL WE CANNOT…
  • STATE TRILOGY
  • ABOUT
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • A VERY BRITISH DAY OUT

    ‘Take the next left onto B709,’ says the satnav. ‘Where is she taking us?’ says the passenger. ‘I’m just following the directions, dear,’ says the driver. ‘Are we there yet?’ From the backseat. ’10 minutes away,’ says the passenger, ‘I can see the castle from here.’ ‘You said that 5 minutes ago!’ ‘It’s these bloody…

    Iain Kelly

    03/08/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    british, car journey, comedy, creative writing, day out, day trip, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, funny, holiday, humour, literature, satnav, Short Story, story, tourists, Writing, writing prompt
  • THE HANGING ROOM

    Somewhere in the rural midwestern USA, after the war has ended. ‘Why bomb a barn way out here? They’ve blown the roof right off. ‘Never had a roof. Was meant to be like this.’ ‘Why have a barn with no roof. What was it for?’ ‘Hangings.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Yeah. Could get about ten on each bar.…

    Iain Kelly

    27/07/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    America, apocalypse, camps, creative writing, dark, dark comedy, Death, dystopian, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flowers, Friday Fictioneers, hanging, humour, literature, midwestern, murder, Short Story, story, war, Writing, writing prompt
  • Books: The Barra Boy

    Originally posted on Books and beans: The Barra Boy by Iain Kelly is carefully-crafted and intriguing exploration into Ewan Fraser’s childhood and an absolute pleasure to read. The Barra Boy by Iain Kelly Ewan Fraser is an ageing lawyer in a London office. He grew up in Glasgow but that was a long time ago.…

    Iain Kelly

    24/07/2022
    creative writing
  • THE NIHILIST

    ‘Anything to eat with that?’ ‘No, thanks.’ He stared into the wine glass. Just one sip to ease the pain, the dull ache, the feeling that life was drifting away. Wine wasn’t the answer, but still, one sip couldn’t hurt. Just to feel that bit alive once more. ‘If you don’t drink that, I will.’…

    Iain Kelly

    20/07/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    Alcohol, Alcoholic, alcoholism, creative writing, crisis, despair, fall, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, help, literature, nihilism, nihilist, nihilistc, Short Story, story, the barra boy, wine, Writing, writing prompt
  • SPINSTER

    There was no thread left, but she kept the wheel spinning. They had all left her. Left her traditional values. They told her to embrace modern life. She didn’t want to. When Cassandra told her about her girlfriend, she’d tried to accept it. When Cassandra told her they were expecting a child, she smiled through…

    Iain Kelly

    06/07/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    abortion, creative writing, daughter, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gay, lesbian, LGBTQ+, literature, mother, needle, relationship, religion, Short Story, spinster, story, thread, time, traditional, values, Writing, writing prompt
Previous Page
1 … 21 22 23 24 25 … 214
Next Page

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com

  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Iain Kelly
    • Join 2,141 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Iain Kelly
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar