Tag: apocalypse

• INVASIVE SPECIES

  The spores floated through the air. No one knew where they had come from. Some said outer space, some said underground, some said the remotest part of the Great Steppe. Some revered as they passed overhead, some reviled. Portents of doom mixed with euphoria. The Great Coming of either a God or a Devil. Alarms […]

  Iain Kelly

  14/09/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  alien, apocalypse, creative writing, doom, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, hakea, invasion, literature, plant, plantlife, sci-fi, science fiction, Short Story, spores, story, war of the worlds, Writing, writing prompt

• 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

• ROAD TO NOWHERE

  

  They couldn’t be it. After following the track through the forest for three days, this couldn’t be the end. The broken track hung in mid-air. The others looked at him. They were tired, hungry and desperate. And angry. It was Barnaby that challenged him. ‘What now?’ He had no answer. They had trusted him, and […]

  Iain Kelly

  10/02/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  apocalypse, climate change, courage, creative writing, dystopia, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, Friday Fictioneers, global warming, hope, hopeless, Humanity, leader, literature, metaphor, pandemic, planet, race, Short Story, story, survival, track, Writing, writing prompt

• THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS

  

  A body of work. That’s all I have at the end. All of it in the past. What will the future hold? I gave everything, at the expense of family and friends and love and finally, life. All to achieve the goal. The goal set by my leader. Did I do it for my country? […]

  Iain Kelly

  07/12/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, apocalypse, armageddon, atomic, body, bomb, creative writing, Death, destroyer, Destruction, doomsday, Fiction, Flash Fiction, fusion, future, history, human, leader, literature, Nature, nuclear, pride, revolution, sci-fi, science, science fiction, Short Story, sin, story, war, world, Writing, writing prompt

• ALLEVIATE 2020

  

  They needed something to alleviate the boredom. The dark nights were creeping in, the weather was turning towards wintery and the numbers were rising again. Christmas was all they had to look forward to, and it looked like it would be cancelled. They had the same thought at the same moment. ‘Can we?’ ‘Should we?’ […]

  Iain Kelly

  22/10/2020

  creative writing

  #fowc, 2020, alleviate, apocalypse, creative writing, dark comedy, fandango, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, literature, meteor, one word challenge, pandemic, Short Story, Space, spring, story, strike, time machine, time travel, winter, Writing, writing prompt