Iain Kelly

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

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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

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Iain Kelly

13/02/2021

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DEEPER MEANING

‘I’m worried for your welfare!’ she shouted up to him, trying to hide her genuine fear. ‘I’ll be fine.’ He had come this far, he wasn’t going to turn back now and chicken out in front of everyone. A bet was a bet. He stood in just his pants and looked down at the black…

Iain Kelly

11/02/2021

#fowc, #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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ROAD TO NOWHERE

They couldn’t be it. After following the track through the forest for three days, this couldn’t be the end. The broken track hung in mid-air. The others looked at him. They were tired, hungry and desperate. And angry. It was Barnaby that challenged him. ‘What now?’ He had no answer. They had trusted him, and…

Iain Kelly

10/02/2021

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A NEW FREEDOM

IRRECONCILABLE

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DEEPER MEANING

ROAD TO NOWHERE