Tag: diy

• FLAT-PACKED

  

  Archie stared in puzzlement at the leftover screw and nut. He scratched his head. He checked and re-checked the instructions. He was sure he had done it correctly. With a crash, the room folded flat around him. Damn these new flat-packed houses. Written as part of #MicroMondays, hosted by Varad over at Loose End Of…

  Iain Kelly

  06/11/2017

  creative writing, Micro Fiction, Micro Mondays, Short Story

  42, agnes, Archie, building, comedy, creative writing, diy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flat-packed, house, humour, hunor, literature, Micro Fiction, Micro Mondays, room, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt

• TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD

  The power saw sliced through the panel at the wrong angle. ‘Dammit.’ The latest mishap during the garage renovation. The myna bird laughed. Definitely a laugh this time. Three days it had perched, mocking his every calamity. ‘Funny, is it?’ he asked. The yellow beak cachinnated. He put some seed in his hand. The myna…

  Iain Kelly

  11/10/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  calamity, comedy, creative writing, dark comedy, diy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, garage, humor, humour, injury, literature, mocking, myna bird, mynah bird, power saw, Short Story, story, thumb, Writing, writing prompt