Tag: crisis

• THE NIHILIST

  ‘Anything to eat with that?’ ‘No, thanks.’ He stared into the wine glass. Just one sip to ease the pain, the dull ache, the feeling that life was drifting away. Wine wasn’t the answer, but still, one sip couldn’t hurt. Just to feel that bit alive once more. ‘If you don’t drink that, I will.’…

  Iain Kelly

  20/07/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  Alcohol, Alcoholic, alcoholism, creative writing, crisis, despair, fall, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, help, literature, nihilism, nihilist, nihilistc, Short Story, story, the barra boy, wine, 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

• DALE SOLVES THE ENERGY CRISIS

  

  The initial idea had been so simple. Now it was a reality. Dale stood before her innovation. Three giant prongs extending into the sky. The metal forks would extract moisture from the atmosphere and turn it into electricity. She proudly hit the switch to turn it on. *** It took Montreal months to recover from…

  Iain Kelly

  10/07/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  atmosphere, Clouds, comedy, creative writing, crisis, cyclone, dark, disaster, drabble, electricity, energy, farce, Fiction, Flash Fiction, floods, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, literature, manmade, moisture, montreal, power, rain, Short Story, silly, storm, story, water, weather, Writing, writing prompt

• POTTERING IN THE GARAGE

  

  Mary was as surprised as her gawking neighbours when the string of black vans pulled up outside her house with a screech of tyres and flashing lights. Armed MI5 agents rushed across her perfectly manicured lawn and flowerbeds, surrounding the house. ‘Come out now. Hands where we can see them!’ Instinctively she raised her hands…

  Iain Kelly

  12/12/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  comedy, creative writing, crisis, energy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, garage, government, humor, humour, impossible, literature, MI5, motion, perpetual, potter, power, science, secret, security, Short Story, source, state, story, thermodynamics, Writing, writing prompt

• THERE’S ALWAYS A BIGGER FISH

  

  ‘Where is he?’ Rupert was becoming hysterical. ‘I told you, he’s probably just hiding in the pirate ship, maybe he’s found some treasure.’ Hurry up Marc, she pleaded. She could tell when Rupert was about to have one of his anxiety attacks, one of the many results of his Asperger’s. Until now the fish had…

  Iain Kelly

  22/10/2018

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

  anxiety, aspergers, attack, bigger, calm, child, creative writing, crisis, Death, Fiction, fish, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, goldfish, humor, humour, literature, parent, pet, Short Story, story, subterfuge, syndrome, Writing, writing prompt