Category: Short Story
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FIRST DAY BACK
Lily knelt down and started picking up the books, trying to block out the laughs and stares. She’d got it all wrong. Sneakers when everyone else had shoes. Short summer dress when everyone else wore leggings and tights. New plain backpack and all the cool girls had satchels. Hair plaited when the season’s look was…
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SHORT-TERM GAINS
‘I need to formulate a diverse and economical plan that will allow me to invest a certain portion of my assets into a future growth fund, while still being able to utilize my income in order to achieve my immediate and short-term goals.’ Brian folded down the top of his newspaper. Six year-old Harold stared…
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WEDNESDAY MORNING
‘What the hell am I going to do with all this?’ Larry moaned. They looked at the warehouse full of box after box after box of useless merchandise. ‘Put it in storage?’ Bob suggested. The wind picked up and a scattering of bright read t-shirts blew from an open box and took off across the…
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Tap, tap, tap. The soft knocking on the door. Laurie pulled herself up from the sofa and glanced in the mirror. What a mess. She had let herself go during lockdown, not that she had made much effort beforehand. She took another swig from the vodka bottle and tried to flatten her hair. She adjusted…
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WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF?
She saw him through the window as he approached the café. The arrogant strut, the charming smile, the nonchalant wave. She stopped toying with the sugar shaker and placed it back in the rack and clasped her hands together to mask her nervous tension. How had she not seen it in the first place? How…
Iain Kelly 