Tag: childhood

• A VERY USEFUL ENGINE

  

  Weary Thomas trundled down the track. It had been a busy day on the island of Sodor. All the children had been to visit and have their photo taken with the No. 1 engine. The Fat Controller had been very proud of Thomas. Left alone at the end of the day each engine puffed away…

  Iain Kelly

  05/12/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• SPECTRAL MISTS

  

  ‘Years since anyone has lived here.’ The cobwebs and thick carpet of dust, moss and dirt reinforced Daisy’s words. Wind blew in through broken windows, daylight entered where once the roof had blocked its path. Outside the crumbling walls the thundering sound of the surf crashing against the foot of the cliffs resounded. ‘They found…

  Iain Kelly

  13/09/2018

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

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• NATURAL BEHAVIOUR

  

  Melinda trembled as she dialled the number. She bit her finger nails, holding the ‘phone to her ear, praying she would answer. Out the window she watched Indigo and Lake running round the garden. They seemed so happy, but… The voicemail service answered. She swore and hung up, then re-dialled. ‘Come on,’ she muttered. This…

  Iain Kelly

  05/08/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

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• SCARRED

  For years they had called him a freak because he looked different. No friends, no relationships, cast aside by an uncaring society. His mother’s love was the only one he’d known, caring for him, nurturing him, protecting him, until she was gone too soon. Then loneliness in an unforgiving world. He longed to join in…

  Iain Kelly

  12/02/2018

  creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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• HOLD ON TO THE LIGHT

  

  He should’ve gotten on the train. He could’ve been in the countryside with his sister. But he didn’t want to leave Mother in the city. Not with the air raids and bombs falling. Then he had gotten lost trying to get home from the station. The old lady found him and took him to her…

  Iain Kelly

  29/01/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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