Iain Kelly

FALLOUT SHELTER

‘Come with us, Sir. We need to get you to the fallout bunker right away.’ They grab him by the elbows and steer him down a grey corridor, moving fast. ‘The fallout bunker? Has there been a nuclear attack?’ ‘Not that fallout bunker, Sir. The political fallout bunker.’ ‘Why? What have I done now? Not…

Iain Kelly

25/02/2021

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DEAD ROSES

Dead roses in winter, withered and defeated. The Grand Armée reduced to an icy hell. The villages they entered had nothing to offer. They had stripped them bare of what little they had on their way to Moscow. Starving, frost-bitten and dog-tired, he stumbled on. To drop now meant certain death. No comrade would burden…

Iain Kelly

24/02/2021

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AFTER THE FIRST DATE

How long before making the call? The next day – too desperate? Two days – too aloof? A week – too late? Always the same conundrum. Not this time. The following evening. Perfect. He dialled. ‘The number you have dialled has not been recognised.’ Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt…

Iain Kelly

20/02/2021

creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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A NEW FREEDOM

Invigorating was one way to describe it. Freedom. A weight lifted. A new start. The rest of his life starting now. He put the sledgehammer down. All that remained of his laptop, PC, tablet and smartphone was a mangled, twisted pile of metal and plastic. His past life, his identity – trashed. He turned his…

Iain Kelly

18/02/2021

#fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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IRRECONCILABLE

We had our differences. For most couples they would have been irreconcilable, but we always muddled through. It’s all about compromise. Sure, his job kept him busy, away from home a lot. Maybe that helped. We weren’t living under each other’s feet for forty years. Then I found out it wasn’t his job that kept…

Iain Kelly

17/02/2021

#fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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FALLOUT SHELTER

DEAD ROSES

AFTER THE FIRST DATE

A NEW FREEDOM

IRRECONCILABLE