Tag: Cold

• THE THAW

  

  After the suicide season over Christmas, when the lack of daylight drove depression rates soaring, the thawing of the winter snow was always the next busiest time of year. Anders Sand had already cleared two cases in the past week, bodies unearthed from the retreating white blanket: one a climber who had been missing for…

  Iain Kelly

  21/12/2017

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

  anders sand, Avenge, Cold, creative writing, crime, Death, detective, disembowlment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, frozen, gabi henrikson, grave, japan, literature, mountains, murder, norway, oslo, samurai, sand, seppuku, Short Story, snow, story, thaw, Thursday Photo Prompt, valley, Writing, writing prompt

• ELLIE

  

  Ellie struggled along the icy path to the children’s hospital, two full bags in either hand. ‘Morning, Ellie. What are you donating today? More hats?’ Ellie nodded. Bill took the bags from her. ‘Thank you, Ellie. You have a nice Christmas.’ Ellie left silently. Bill handed the bags to Beth. ‘Put these with the rest.’…

  Iain Kelly

  20/12/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Sunday Photo Fiction

  baby, bereavement, charity, child, christmas, Cold, coping, creative writing, Death, depression, donation, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, grief, hats, hospital, infant, kindness, knitting, literature, loss, neo-natal, sadness, Short Story, storm, story, Writing, writing prompt

• RAIN DELAYS PLAY

  

  Bob tapped in on the 9th green. Level par halfway round. The children packed off to their grandparents, a romantic weekend ahead with Helen and a quiet round of golf while she finished up at work. This was the life. As he teed off on the 10th the sunshine faded. Bob looked up. The clear…

  Iain Kelly

  01/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  Clouds, Cold, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Golf, humor, humour, literature, play, rain, Romantic, Short Story, Sneeze, story, Weekend away, Writing, writing prompt