Tag: biden

• THE ACTIVIST

  

  Her little hands scrawl circles. She places an assortment of toys inside them – Lego, a pencil. a toy truck. She babbles in words that make sense to only her. She looks up seeking recognition for a job well done. I nod and smile and say that’s lovely. She accepts it and begins the process […]

  Iain Kelly

  03/11/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  activist, biden, boris, children, climate change, convention, COP26, creative writing, criminal, demonstrators, extinction rebellion, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, future, generation, global warming, literature, protest, Short Story, story, UN, united nations, world, Writing, writing prompt

• 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

  #fowc, America, andrew johnson, biden, civil war, confederate, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, folk, lincoln, literature, MAGA, north, peace, people, president, rebel, rebellion, reconstruction, scalawag, scallywag, Short Story, slavery, south, story, tennessee, trump, union, Writing, writing prompt

• REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME

  

  I’m breaking my own rule for once and writing something overtly political: an opinion piece, and it’s just my opinion, so feel free to disagree. Regardless of the eventual outcome of the US Presidential election, more Americans have voted for Donald Trump in 2020 than they did in 2016. Let that sink in. Half of […]

  Iain Kelly

  04/11/2020

  #fowc, Commentary, Non-fiction, Writing

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