Category: creative writing

• PERFECTION

  

  Gustav sat on his foldout chair, staring at the carved tree trunk. The gathered crowd waited for his next movement. The Monterey Wood Carving Festival had finished two weeks ago. The other sculptures had since been removed. Gustav had become a local celebrity. He would leave when he was sure it was finished. He picked up…

  Iain Kelly

  07/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• THE YARN SPINNER

  

  ‘Let me spin you a yarn,’ said the storyteller to the girl. ‘Once there was an young lady who sat with needle and thread,’ she began. ‘She sat all day darning all sorts of items from socks to sheets. ‘She took no money, but was grateful for gifts of thanks. ‘None of the villagers knew…

  Iain Kelly

  05/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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• FINISH THE STORY – THE OPEN ROAD, Part Four

  Teresa, the Haunted Wordsmith, tagged Fandango to write part 2 of her latest Finish The Story challenge, titled “The Open Road.” Then Fandango tagged KeithsRamblings to write part 3, and Keith has tagged me to continue the story. Here’s the story so far, with my contribution at the end: THE OPEN ROAD Part One by Teresa It was Spring…

  Iain Kelly

  05/11/2018

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Writing Exercise

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• SOMEWHERE

  

  The wind whipped her loose hair around her face as the small fishing boat chugged slowly out of the bay. It was calm in the sheltered harbour but ahead in the wide open vista they could see billowing clouds and showers of rain. A rainbow arched over the skyline where the contrasting weather fronts met.…

  Iain Kelly

  04/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

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• A JUSTIFIED STATE – BOOK LAUNCH

  My first novel – ‘A Justified State’ – is now available to buy! ‘A Justified State’ is a thriller set in an imagined city of the future. The State is ruled by the socially reformist Central Party Alliance. Poverty and homelessness have been eradicated, but overpopulation, an energy crisis and an ongoing overseas war are threatening…

  Iain Kelly

  03/11/2018

  creative writing, Fiction, novel, Publishing

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