Tag: football

• DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA

  

  ‘To watch him play football was to watch a great artist at work. Once he had the ball at his feet, it was impossible to retrieve it without fouling him.’ ‘Come on. He rode that gravy train like all these other overpaid footballers.’ ‘You’re too young to understand. Before him there was no gravy train. […]

  Iain Kelly

  26/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, 2020, argentina, armando, chaos, creative writing, Death, diego, diego maradona, drugs, Fiction, Flash Fiction, football, genius, God, literature, maradona, Short Story, skill, story, superstar, the hand of god, tragedy, world cup, Writing, writing prompt

• THE ROAR OF THE CROWD

  

  Hushed anticipation. He lined up the free-kick. This was it. His chance. He pictured it in his mind. The flight the ball would take as it left his foot. The swerve and arc that would send it right into the top corner of the goal. The net billowing and straining to contain the power. A […]

  Iain Kelly

  23/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, ageing, career, comedy, creative writing, crowd, dad, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, football, free-kick, glory, goal, goalkeeper, humor, humour, literature, moment, net, power, roar, Short Story, shot, son, sport, story, strike, Writing, writing prompt

• 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

  America, argument, comedy, control, creative writing, democracy, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, football, humor, humour, literature, sammiscribbles, scooby-doo, Short Story, sport, story, television, weekend writing prompt, wrangle, Writing, writing prompt

• THAT UNFAMILIAR FEELING

  

  It’s hard to describe what it is like to be a football supporter of the Scottish National team. Most of the time it is a painful experience. It’s not that we’re bad at football. We invented the game and played in the first ever international match against England. We’ve had some great teams and great […]

  Iain Kelly

  13/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Non-fiction, Short Story, Writing

  #fowc, #ttc, endorse, euro 2020, european championships, failure, familiar, finals, Flash Fiction, football, glorious, literature, lose, nation, non-fiction, one word challenge, qualifying, rise up, scotland, serbia, Short Story, soccer, sport, stevie clarke, story, success, superstition, Three Things Challenge, unfamiliar, unlucky, win, Writing, writing prompt

• GETTING BACK TO NORMAL

  

  Archie stretched up and swung the hammer, managing to nudge the satellite dish. ‘How about now?’ he shouted through the window. Agnes checked the television. ‘Still nothing.’ Archie sighed. He was not going to miss the first live football match in four months because the satellite signal was on the blink. He made another lunge […]

  Iain Kelly

  17/06/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  aerial, agnes, Archie, comedy, coronavirus, covid-19, creative writing, dish, drabble, easing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, football, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, life, literature, lockdown, measures, normal, satellite, Short Story, soccer, society, sport, story, television, televsion, Writing, writing prompt