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  • THE ROAR OF THE CROWD

    THE ROAR OF THE CROWD

    Hushed anticipation. He lined up the free-kick. This was it. His chance. He pictured it in his mind. The flight the ball would take as it left his foot. The swerve and arc that would send it right into the top corner of the goal. The net billowing and straining to contain the power. A…

    Iain Kelly

    23/11/2020
    #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story
    #fowc, ageing, career, comedy, creative writing, crowd, dad, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, football, free-kick, glory, goal, goalkeeper, humor, humour, literature, moment, net, power, roar, Short Story, shot, son, sport, story, strike, Writing, writing prompt
  • THE VACCINE DILEMMA

    THE VACCINE DILEMMA

    ‘It’s a paradox, this vaccine. I don’t trust them, I don’t want to get it. But the only way I can stop them controlling my life is by letting them inject me with it.’ ‘That’s not a paradox.’ ‘Yes it is. The only way I can stop them controlling my life is if I do…

    Iain Kelly

    21/11/2020
    creative writing
  • PARADOX

    PARADOX

    Two new hips and knees. A hair transplant. New skin. A bionic liver. A new kidney. My third heart. I went through the list in my head. Immortality came at a cost. There wasn’t much of my original body left, the one I was born with. But looked the same as I did when I…

    Iain Kelly

    20/11/2020
    #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story
    #fowc, age, brain, catch-22, creative writing, experience, fear, feelings, Fiction, Flash Fiction, heart, immortality, life, literature, medical, memory, mortality, paradox, parts, replace, ship, Short Story, story, surgery, time, transplant, whole, Writing, writing prompt
  • THE OPPRESSED

    THE OPPRESSED

    The rain poured down. It was freezing. We stood around waiting. There came the fanfare and we all looked towards the balcony. He appeared, his arm raised, a smile on his face. He was surrounded by acolytes, the same people who had days ago been denouncing him on all media outlets. ‘Hail to the King!…

    Iain Kelly

    19/11/2020
    #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story
    #fowc, common, coup, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hail, king, leader, literature, media, monarchy, one word challenge, oppressed, oppression, palace, politics, populace, population, power, president, republic, Short Story, story, topical, Writing, writing prompt
  • THE TRITE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS

    THE TRITE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS

    10.57 – Pitch Meeting. Christmas Marketing Strategy for a leading supermarket. ‘Right, let’s hear your ideas.’ ‘A time to be with loved ones, especially this year.’ ‘A bit obvious.’ ‘Great food. Good times.’ ‘Very trite.’ ”Helping You Save Their Christmas’. You know, the parents are superheroes saving it for the kids.’ ‘Stealing Santa’s thunder a…

    Iain Kelly

    18/11/2020
    #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story
    #fowc, advert, advertising, agency, capitalism, christmas, concept, creative writing, cynical, dialogue, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, idea, literature, marketing, one word challenge, shopping, Short Story, slogan, story, trite, Writing, writing prompt
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