Iain Kelly

TORRENT OF ABUSE

The insults poured from their mouths like dark water cascading in a torrent, tumbling on top of him and those he loved. The more they beat him down, the more determined he was to stand up. In the end, like the rocks worn down by years of abuse from a waterfall, he could take the…

Iain Kelly

05/03/2020

#writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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SUPPLY AND DEMAND

‘Why the empty shelves?’ ‘I’m reorganising.’ ‘No more processed food?’ ‘Only fruit and vegetables.’ ‘Meat?’ ‘No.’ ‘Chocolate?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sweets?’ ‘No. There is no longer the demand for these things.’ ‘The health drive?’ ‘Tackling obesity.’ ‘I see, uh, you wouldn’t happen to know where I could get my hands a few treats, do you?’ ‘I can’t…

Iain Kelly

04/03/2020

creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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HARLEY QUINN – COMIC ART

A copy of the Harley Quinn character, from the DC Universe Rebirth Harley Quinn cover (May 2017). Reasonably pleased with it, and enjoyed adding the colour.

Iain Kelly

01/03/2020

Art, Drawing, Image, Media

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IT HAPPENS TO US ALL

He stood like a statue, frozen on the spot. He went back over all the decisions that had led him to this moment, raking through his memory for the answer that would not reveal itself through the fog. He reached out but could not grasp the key information he had forgotten. He tried to not…

Iain Kelly

27/02/2020

#writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON

The lights go up, the cast take their bow. Silence greets them from the empty auditorium. They keep going because there is nothing else to be done. Night after night, show after show, repeat and repeat. Bereft of enthusiasm they go through the motions, a ghost-like shadow of their former ardour. Delirium set in weeks…

Iain Kelly

26/02/2020

creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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