Tag: chocolate

• ILL-GOTTEN GAINS

  

  Her Mum helped her bake the pastries using the rhubarb they had grown in their garden. Each had their own neat tray – rhubarb crumble, rhubarb tarts, rhubarb and toffee cake. She set up the stall at the corner of her street, waiting to capitalise on the Friday, end-of-week rush hour footfall. ‘Treat for the…

  Iain Kelly

  02/10/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Three Things Challenge

  #threethingschallenge, 3TC, bake, business, cake, chocolate, comedy, creative writing, entrepreneur, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, literature, pie, profit, rhubarb, sale, Short Story, skim, stall, story, sweets, Three Things Challenge, toffee, Writing, writing prompt

• SUPPLY AND DEMAND

  

  ‘Why the empty shelves?’ ‘I’m reorganising.’ ‘No more processed food?’ ‘Only fruit and vegetables.’ ‘Meat?’ ‘No.’ ‘Chocolate?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sweets?’ ‘No. There is no longer the demand for these things.’ ‘The health drive?’ ‘Tackling obesity.’ ‘I see, uh, you wouldn’t happen to know where I could get my hands a few treats, do you?’ ‘I can’t…

  Iain Kelly

  04/03/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  black market, business, capitalism, chocolate, creative writing, crisis, deal, demand, diet, drabble, ebook, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, fruit, health, literature, meat, money, natural, obesity, opportunity, read an ebook, sale, Short Story, smashwords, story, sugar, supply, sweets, under the counter, vegan, vegetable, Writing, writing prompt

• PICTURE POSTCARD

  

  He lumbered down the narrow staircase. Breath heavy, legs aching. His broad flanks brushed either side of the narrow, twisting spiral staircase. This was not why he had come to Belgium. Finally, he reached the bottom of the Belfort. Dolores and Brad were waiting patiently. ‘Okay,’ he managed a cheerful smile, wiping the sweat from…

  Iain Kelly

  23/11/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

  american, beer, belgium, bell tower, bruges, cafe, cart, chocolate, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, holiday, Horse, humor, humour, literature, market, menu, Short Story, steak tartare, story, tourist, What Pegman Saw, Writing, writing prompt

• ROLL OF THE DICE

  

  Odd number and it was chocolate bar, even number and it was an apple. Johnny rolled the dice. It stopped on five. Yes!, he thought. It tipped over onto two. Johnny nudged it back onto five. Leaving things to chance was all very well, but self-determination definitely had it’s benefits. Written for the Scottish Book…

  Iain Kelly

  06/01/2017

  50 Word Fiction, creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story

  50 Word Fiction, apple, chance, chocolate, competition, dice, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humour, literature, roll, scottish book trust, self-determination, Short Story