Category: Flash Fiction

• THE WOODS

  They stood in a circle and passed the ball to each other. Freddy waited for it to come to him. Don’t mess it up, he thought, first impressions count for everything at a new school. Danny, the team captain, took a massive swing with his left foot. The ball soared over everyone and disappeared into the…

  Iain Kelly

  09/08/2016

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

  creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, football, horror, playing fields, school, Short Story, soccer, woods, Writing

• FRANK, THE WONDER HORSE

  Frank, the Wonder Horse, loved his life. Riding across the plains, chasing the criminals, watching the sunset with the Old Sheriff by his side. One evening, Frank found he he was sharing his barn with a strange new contraption. The next morning, he watched the Sheriff turning on the contraption and riding out the barn…

  Iain Kelly

  05/08/2016

  creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Writing

  Cars, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Horse, Humanity, Man, Technology, western, Wild West, Writing

• THE HIGHEST BOTTLE

  

       First attempt at Friday Fictioneers challenge hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details here). The idea is to write a short story based on the photo prompt. My first attempt is a little on the long side, but not by too much, so I hope I’ll be forgiven! THE HIGHEST BOTTLE ‘You want a…

  Iain Kelly

  04/08/2016

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Literature

  Bar, bottle, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, scotch, Writing

• THE JEWEL AND THE SEA

             The waves lapped on the hull. The mainsail flapped in the gentle breeze. The sun burned. The coast was a hazy blur in the distance behind them. The woman lay motionless on the deck of the sailboat. She lay on her back, basking in the sun’s rays. She wore a…

  Iain Kelly

  03/08/2016

  Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Short Story, Writing

  Bijou, Boat, Cote D’Azur, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, France, Jewel, Man, Mediterranean, Prose, regret, Romance, Sailing, sea, Short Story, story, suicide, tragedy, Woman, Writing

• THE ATTIC BY THE SEA

  Exercise from a creative writing course I recently completed: Imagine a beach. On the beach is a door that leads to an attic. You go into the attic. Write about what you find there. THE ATTIC BY THE SEA        The attic was bare. The floorboards rough and uneven. As I walked across…

  Iain Kelly

  29/07/2016

  Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Writing, Writing Exercise

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