Iain Kelly

Fiction Writing

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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
    book review, creative writing, Fiction, Publishing, the barra boy
    book, book recommendations, novel, thebarraboy, Writing
  • 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
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    commentary, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gutter, Humanity, life, literature, New year, Short Story, social, society, state, story, trash, world, Writing, writing prompt
  • RED SKY

    I had a red sky behind me. The sun dipping away, ending another day. A good day, a better day. Bridges had been built, past mistakes put aside. I got back to my apartment and sat in the darkness. Tomorrow he would return and we would try again. He had forgiven me, again. I had…

    Iain Kelly

    30/11/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    betray, creative writing, desire, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forgive, Friday Fictioneers, literature, marriage, passion, red, relationship, sex, Short Story, sky, story, Writing, writing prompt
  • CLIFF EDGE

    The end of the United Kingdom. Figuratively and literally. Beyond the cliffs, over the water, Europe and the rest of the world. The court has spoken. Scotland has no say, the Scottish Parliament has no say, the Scottish people have no say. London will rule. There will be no self-determination. It feels like democracy is…

    Iain Kelly

    23/11/2022
    creative writing, Friday Fictioneers, Non-fiction, Short Story
    creative writing, equals, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, independence, literature, non-fiction, political, politics, referendum, rule, scotland, Short Story, story, union, united kingdom, westminster, Writing, writing prompt
  • A BOOT IN THE…

    Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. No job, no money. Now the car had packed in. What next? He aimed a kick at the car door and felt the bone in his foot crack. ‘Sonovabitch!’ He crumpled in agony. ‘That’ll be a fracture,’ said a voice from above. He looked up at the postman.…

    Iain Kelly

    16/11/2022
    creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story
    boot, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, foot, fortune, fracture, Friday Fictioneers, funny, humour, literature, low point, luck, publication, Short Story, story, writer, Writing, writing prompt
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