Iain Kelly

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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PICKING UP THE PIECES

She stared at the wreckage. The clean-up task would be huge. Enormous. Gargantuan. Would she be able to do it? Did she have a choice? No one was going to help her. She would have to do it on her own. It was her responsibility, and she had no one else to blame. She stood…

Iain Kelly

06/02/2021

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PROPHECY

‘It is a given, Sir. It is only a matter of time.’ ‘Nothing is a given yet.’ ‘The votes are almost all counted. You have it, Sir. You will be appointed the next leader of the country.’ His eyes gleamed and I had to stop myself from giving in to his enthusiasm and optimism. ‘There…

Iain Kelly

04/02/2021

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MAKING A MARK

‘It seems they broke in and found themselves indisposed.’ ‘Indisposed?’ ‘The toilet, Sir.’ ‘And this is the best chance we have?’ ‘Yes, Sir. No fingerprints, no footprints, no strands of hair. A professional job.’ ‘Except they forgot to flush, eh? Not brought up right.’ ‘No, Sir. We’ve extracted three pieces of loo roll. One is…

Iain Kelly

03/02/2021

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

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#NowWithAdded… Dystopian

Originally posted on Fiction Can Be Fun: What I absolutely love about this feature is the responses we receive are so terrifically varied. Even knowing that authors are individual and unique, you never know what to expect… and that aspect delights me. Opening this feature for 2021 is Iain Kelly, whose dystopian work The State…

Iain Kelly

31/01/2021

creative writing

ROAD TO NOWHERE

PICKING UP THE PIECES

PROPHECY

MAKING A MARK

#NowWithAdded… Dystopian