Iain Kelly

KITSCH

Can a person be kitsch? He’s sweet, but he wears trouser braces with a garish shirt and hat and brightly coloured cords. I give him a chance, but then he invites me back to his and I see the living room… 1970s mustard-orange decor and chintzy lamps, and I’m out. ‘I’ll be off,’ I say.…

Iain Kelly

27/02/2021

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BOOK REVIEW: WHERE CROWS LAND by PAUL McCRACKEN

The Blurb: This gripping thriller is set in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and chronicles the dramatic events when a former detective, Joseph Carter, sets out to gain redemption from the consequences of an old case that cost him everything. Carter is still haunted by the murders of his niece and brother-in-law at the hands of a…

Iain Kelly

26/02/2021

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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

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KITSCH

BOOK REVIEW: WHERE CROWS LAND by PAUL McCRACKEN

FALLOUT SHELTER

DEAD ROSES

AFTER THE FIRST DATE