Category: creative writing
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State of Denial: Iain Kelly’s new novel for these ‘Interesting Times’
Originally posted on Word Shamble: There’s an old Chinese curse that wishes the unlucky recipient to Live in interesting times Now, no one – be they Brexiter, Remainer, environmentalist, climate change denier (Donald Trump, I suspect, might be all of the above, depending on what time of night he’s tweeting and how much cheese he…
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STATE OF DENIAL – THE NEW NOVEL RELEASED TODAY

My second novel, ‘State of Denial’ is now available to buy in paperback and on Amazon Kindle by following the links below: U.S.A. – AMAZON.COM UNITED KINGDOM AUSTRALIA CANADA INDIA BRAZIL MEXICO GERMANY FRANCE SPAIN ITALY NETHERLANDS JAPAN It is available FREE to those with Kindle…
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HARBINGER

The following is an edited extract from my new novel, ‘State Of Denial‘, which is published tomorrow and is available to buy now on Amazon (see the links below). Harbinger noun: ‘A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.’ The sun reached its zenith in the clear blue sky.…
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THE WAIT

They wait. Rain starts to fall, umbrellas unfurl. The leaves overhead are golden-brown, autumnal. It seems appropriate. The mood is patient. They’ve waited this long, what’s another hour or two? Most are elderly. The young can’t stand around like this, they have to keep moving, keep hustling, to get through the day. A shuffle forward,…
