Tag: bonnie prince charlie

• THE BEGINNING OF A REVOLUTION

  

  Mist rolled down the hillside into the base of the valley where the small hamlet lay. Silence ruled as the hanging shroud dampened any sound. Then, cutting through the atmosphere, a clear, sharp repeated noise emerged. ‘Slap, slap, slap’ footsteps against the rock path descending the slope. It was joined by another, louder noise. A…

  Iain Kelly

  30/08/2018

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

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• CULLODEN

  

  Through hard-falling rain a bird, black from beak to tail-tip, swoops and glides, buffeted by wind that swirls around the surrounding mountains. From the elevated height, black beady eyes see across the flat, windswept moor of the valley. In amongst the heather and wild grass the eyes see something unfamiliar. Wings angled to ride on…

  Iain Kelly

  11/01/2018

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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