Tag: Bones

• SURVIVAL

  

  I tried not to vomit as I peeled the fetid sock away from my foot. It came off in tattered patches, stuck to the putrid flesh underneath. The pain was excruciating. I had to look. It wasn’t my foot any longer. I didn’t recognise it. It was just a lump of red-purple meat. There were…

  Iain Kelly

  30/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, action, alien, Bones, creative writing, Death, drama, earth, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flesh, foot, hill, human, hunt, injury, invasion, kill, literature, mountain, putrid, sci-fi, science fiction, sentinel, Short Story, skin, Species, story, survival, thriller, Writing, writing prompt

• THE HOUND ON THE MOOR

  

  ‘What do you think, a cow?’ Arthur poked the skull with his stick. ‘Possibly, or a large hound.’ ‘Strange, sitting here in the middle of an empty moor. A deer I could understand. I wonder how it got here.’ James puffed on his pipe. ‘Well, let’s have a closer look. The evidence is all there,…

  Iain Kelly

  11/10/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

  #writephoto, arthur conan doyle, bone, Bones, creative writing, deduction, deerstalker, fan fiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hat, hound, hound of the baskervilles, inspiration, j. m. barrie, kirriemuir, literature, moor, mystery, origin, peter pan, pipe, remains, sherlock holmes, Short Story, skull, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, Writing, writing prompt

• CAUGHT

  

  He strained against the ropes as the sun moved across the sky above the trees. A gentle breeze made the canopy whistle and sway. It was the only sound. He still saw the painted face under the tousled hair, the horrific voice still echoed in his head. ‘The judgement of the Gods will decide your…

  Iain Kelly

  23/08/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

  #writephoto, belief, Bones, burn, caught, creative writing, deity, discovery, expedition, explorer, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, Gods, heart of darkness, jungle, literature, magnifying, religion, rope, Short Story, story, sun, superstition, Thursday Photo Prompt, tribe, uncivilsed, Writing, writing prompt

• CÂINE

  

  ‘What is it?’ Gheorghe asked, poking at the pieces with the end of his pen. ‘Bones, stripped bare of any flesh.’ answered Mihaela, the forensic officer in charge of the scene. ‘Human?’ ‘Canine.’ Small blessing, Gheorghe thought. He had worked for the UN at the end of the Bosnian war. He had seen mass graves…

  Iain Kelly

  12/12/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  acid, Bones, bucharest, canine, creative writing, crime, detective, dog, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, forensic, hydroflouric acid, literature, macabre, mayor, noir, political, romania, scandal, Short Story, story, stray dogs, thriller, Writing, writing prompt

• A COG IN THE MACHINE

  

  Back to work after the holiday then, thought Michael, heading down the stairs to the basement and pulling on his overalls. It had been nice seeing family and friends, enjoying a few social nights out and joining in the festivities. Now to carry on with the everyday grind. There was a backlog after a fortnight…

  Iain Kelly

  04/01/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  black comedy, Bones, creative writing, Dark humor, dark humour, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Grinding, horror, literature, murder, New year, Short Story, story, work, Writing