Tag: #fowc

• INSATIABLE

  

  He couldn’t control it. He needed it. He wanted it. His desire was insatiable. He could not live without it. It was what he needed more than sex. More than money. More than power. He had to have it. In the middle of the night. At dawn. At dinner. At work. On the golf course.…

  Iain Kelly

  30/10/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, comedy, creative writing, desire, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humour, insatiable, limelight, literature, money, one word challenge, power, satire, sex, Short Story, story, trump, twitter, Writing, writing prompt

• PERTINENT

  

  ‘There are only two pertinent questions: who stands to gain the most, and who stands to lose the most?’ My old partner’s advice circling around my head. At the start of every case, as I approach every crime scene, as I question every suspect – who gains and who loses? Up until now those questions…

  Iain Kelly

  29/10/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, case, creative writing, crime, Death, detective, detective fiction, drama, family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, investigation, literature, murder, noir, one word challenge, pertinent, Short Story, story, thriller, Writing, writing prompt

• THE MINISTRY OF DISTRACTION

  

  ‘What’s it to be today, Sir?’ ‘Options?’ ‘Well, we have the usual of course: immigration outrage, racial injustice, free school meals for the poorest children…’ ‘Stop, stop, stop. Are you mad? All of those can be linked back to me. What else?’ ‘Ah, you want something a bit juicier, more conspiracy theory. How about the…

  Iain Kelly

  28/10/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, brexit, britain, celebrity, creative writing, cycle, Death, disseminate, distraction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flat earthers, immigration, infection, information, injustice, literature, media, news, no deal, one word challenge, pandemic, politics, poverty, public, scandal, school meals, Short Story, Social Media, society, spin, story, united kingdom, Writing, writing prompt

• SHORT-TERM GAINS

  

  ‘I need to formulate a diverse and economical plan that will allow me to invest a certain portion of my assets into a future growth fund, while still being able to utilize my income in order to achieve my immediate and short-term goals.’ Brian folded down the top of his newspaper. Six year-old Harold stared…

  Iain Kelly

  27/10/2020

  #fowc, #YDWordPrompt, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• WEDNESDAY MORNING

  

  ‘What the hell am I going to do with all this?’ Larry moaned. They looked at the warehouse full of box after box after box of useless merchandise. ‘Put it in storage?’ Bob suggested. The wind picked up and a scattering of bright read t-shirts blew from an open box and took off across the…

  Iain Kelly

  26/10/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, America, Build Back Better, creative writing, election, entrepreneur, Fiction, Flash Fiction, literature, M.A.G.A., MAGA, merchandise, one word challenge, polls, Short Story, story, t-shirt, wednesday, Writing, writing prompt