Tag: diabetes

• GOOD INTENTIONS

  

  She lined up the various jars at the sink. She screwed her face up in disgust at some of the labels. His attempt to help was well intentioned, but ill-conceived. She had been living with type-1 diabetes for 20 years. She had patiently explained carb counting and insulin injections to him, as she had had […]

  Iain Kelly

  06/11/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  auto-immune, carbohydrates, condition, creative writing, date, diabetes, diet, drabble, eating, education, Fiction, Flash Fiction, food, Friday Fictioneers, gesture, goodwill, health, intention, juvenile diabetes, life, lifestyle, literature, Short Story, story, type-1 diabetes, Writing, writing prompt

• INSULATED

  

  She held the blanket to her face and breathed in. The fragrance hit her. She pictured him in sunshine, among the flowers of the rose garden they used to visit. She saw his smile and those wide blue eyes. The fragrance wasn’t him of course. The smell that had stained the blanket was the medicine, […]

  Iain Kelly

  31/01/2019

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

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