Tag: America

• THE HANGING ROOM

  Somewhere in the rural midwestern USA, after the war has ended. ‘Why bomb a barn way out here? They’ve blown the roof right off. ‘Never had a roof. Was meant to be like this.’ ‘Why have a barn with no roof. What was it for?’ ‘Hangings.’ ‘Really?’ ‘Yeah. Could get about ten on each bar.…

  Iain Kelly

  27/07/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  America, apocalypse, camps, creative writing, dark, dark comedy, Death, dystopian, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flowers, Friday Fictioneers, hanging, humour, literature, midwestern, murder, Short Story, story, war, Writing, writing prompt

• THE RETURN

  

  ‘She’s back.’ The word went out. Of course, she’d never really been away. She had always been there, in our hearts and in our minds and in everything we thought and did. The last few years had been tough. Many had suffered. We clung on to the hope that she would one day return to…

  Iain Kelly

  21/01/2021

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #writephoto, America, beacon, creative writing, democracy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, freedom, hope, imauguration, literature, new start, president, return, returning, Short Story, statue of liberty, story, sue vincent, suffering, symbol, united states, USA, Writing, writing prompt

• DEMOCRACY

  

  They wrangled back and forth. Neither would accept the result. We waited for violence to escalate. In the end, Saskia won and Scooby-Doo went on. Dad would have to watch the football later. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Wrangle. Click on the link to read more stories…

  Iain Kelly

  14/11/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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• TIME LOOP

  

  Tennessee, 1865: Mary-Louise folded the newspaper in half and laid it down and looked at her husband. ‘We should at least give President Johnson a chance. He’s sayin’ he wants to bring the country together. You don’t think that’s a good idea?’ Tennessee, 2020: Roddy turned off the television and looked at his wife. ‘You…

  Iain Kelly

  11/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• SURMISE

  

  Surmise: noun, to suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it.”he surmised that something must be wrong.” See also: guess, conjecture, suspect. I surmise that there is intelligent life form other than ourselves somewhere out there in the universe. I surmise that there is a God, or some God or all the…

  Iain Kelly

  06/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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