Tag: control

• DEMOCRACY

  

  They wrangled back and forth. Neither would accept the result. We waited for violence to escalate. In the end, Saskia won and Scooby-Doo went on. Dad would have to watch the football later. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Wrangle. Click on the link to read more stories…

  Iain Kelly

  14/11/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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• BLINDSIDED

  

  Dig the groove, the bass making the ground tremor. It robs  me of my vital sense, obliterating the noises I need to guide me. I don’t care, I’m along for the ride. The crowd surrounds, a swaying mass that cocoons me. I am lost in the music. Then. An offbeat rhythm disconcerts. A sudden surge…

  Iain Kelly

  20/05/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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