Tag: delayed

• PARANOIA

  

  ‘Delayed indefinitely’ was the phrase the captain had used, offering no further information. Outside the aeroplane, rain continued to pour but the weather wasn’t bad enough to ground flights. Peering through her window she saw the airport personnel circling them. No one seemed to approach the aircraft. It had been an hour now. Her mind…

  Iain Kelly

  04/06/2018

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

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• DELAYED

  

  They had been waiting for three hours in the airport terminal. The departure boards were full of yellow-highlighted rectangles reading ‘DELAYED.’ The fog looked thicker than ever out the window. The children were climbing on the seats again. ‘Joe get down from there and let go of your sister,’ Claire said. The kids ignored her. Pete…

  Iain Kelly

  20/02/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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