Tag: comedy

• YOU CAN’T PARK THAT HERE

  

  Sunglasses on, roof down. One arm on the door, one on the wheel. B-Lo (real name Brandon Archibald Lowescroft-Smith) pulled up into the parking space in his pristine new (mini) Chevrolet. The chilled beats from the stereo added to his smooth vibe of cool. ‘Hey,’ he nonchalantly raised his plastic sunglasses onto his head and…

  Iain Kelly

  07/06/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  brother, children, comedy, cool, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, kids, kidulthood, literature, Short Story, sibling, story, street cred, Writing, writing prompt

• CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

  ‘There,’ Archie called, as he swept up the final leaf and dropped it in the bin. ‘Will you come in now?’ Agnes called, her voice rising over the howling gusts of wind. ‘It’s nothing but a strong breeze. Doesn’t it feel better to have the garden clean and pristine?’ ‘Does it matter? The forecast says…

  Iain Kelly

  25/01/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  agnes, agnes and archie, Archie, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, literal, literature, metaphor, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt

• IN A SPIN

  He tried to contain his temper as he repeated the same argument into the telephone. ‘I stood in the store with your sales representative and pointed out the exact model I wanted.’ ‘And that’s the model you have,’ the manager explained. ‘Yes, but in white, not pink. Pink doesn’t match the rest of my kitchen.…

  Iain Kelly

  18/01/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  agnes, agnes and archie, Archie, colour, comedy, creative writing, customer, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, kitchen, literature, order, pink, service, Short Story, story, white, Writing, writing prompt

• A BOOT IN THE…

  Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. No job, no money. Now the car had packed in. What next? He aimed a kick at the car door and felt the bone in his foot crack. ‘Sonovabitch!’ He crumpled in agony. ‘That’ll be a fracture,’ said a voice from above. He looked up at the postman.…

  Iain Kelly

  16/11/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  boot, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, foot, fortune, fracture, Friday Fictioneers, funny, humour, literature, low point, luck, publication, Short Story, story, writer, Writing, writing prompt

• MAYBE IT WAS THE RAIN

  I kept the date. It was our last chance. Your last chance. If you don’t show up this time then I’ll know for sure. Fifteen years since the High School prom. We were perfect. You wanted to be with me. Why should that have changed? So every year, on the anniversary of that evening, I…

  Iain Kelly

  05/10/2022

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  comedy, creative writing, dark, date, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, hurricane, literature, media, rain, Short Story, social, stalker, stood up, story, weather, Writing, writing prompt