Tag: bravery

• ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR

  

  Jess watched the children. Smiling, waving , spinning. Shouts of glee filled the air. Behind the music and laughter the metal gears of the amusement ride clanked and creaked. Hearing that mechanical jolt Jess froze, staring into the past and hearing the screams. A flash of twisted metal, upturned carriages, sirens. ‘You okay?’ her mother…

  Iain Kelly

  17/01/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  accident, amusement park, bravery, children, creative writing, Death, fair, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, fun fair, injury, literature, pain, phantom limb, psychological, rehab, rehabilitation, ride, Short Story, story, tragedy, Writing, writing prompt

• SNAKE BITE

  

  ‘Put your hand in.’ Charlie hesitated and looked into the dark hole in the rock. What was the worst that could happen? It’s just a rock, he told himself. Legend said it was the skull of an old dinosaur. Another said medieval warriors proved their strength by striking it with their sword. Others believed it…

  Iain Kelly

  09/08/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  adder, bite, bravery, children, creative writing, fear, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gang, initiation, legend, literature, myth, phobia, rock, Short Story, snake, snake bite, story, test, venom, Writing, writing prompt