Tag: #fowc

• 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

• ARREST

  

  ‘Give me your shirt,’ Gabriella told him. Danny removed his jacket and shirt and handed it to her. She ripped it into shreds and began wrapping it round Henrik’s chest. ‘It’s a clean wound, in and out. Gone through the lung but he should survive if we get him to a hospital soon enough.’ ‘How…

  Iain Kelly

  12/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, a justified state, amazon, arrest, book, creative writing, extract, Fiction, Flash Fiction, gabriella, indie author, kindle, literature, novel, novels, one word challenge, paperback, published, sale, samson, Short Story, story, the state trilogy, Writing, writing prompt

• TIME LOOP

  

  Tennessee, 1865: Mary-Louise folded the newspaper in half and laid it down and looked at her husband. ‘We should at least give President Johnson a chance. He’s sayin’ he wants to bring the country together. You don’t think that’s a good idea?’ Tennessee, 2020: Roddy turned off the television and looked at his wife. ‘You…

  Iain Kelly

  11/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, America, andrew johnson, biden, civil war, confederate, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, folk, lincoln, literature, MAGA, north, peace, people, president, rebel, rebellion, reconstruction, scalawag, scallywag, Short Story, slavery, south, story, tennessee, trump, union, Writing, writing prompt

• LANDSLIDE

  

  The bright red blinking lights spread across the road, breaking the pitch black of the night. I stopped and rolled down the window, feeling the unpleasant cold rain hitting my face. A police officer in a rain smock leaned over. ‘Road’s closed. Landslide down the mountainside.’ ‘The Old Military road too?’ This was the usual…

  Iain Kelly

  10/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, car, creative writing, crime, criminal, Death, detour, Fiction, Flash Fiction, grave, hitchhiker, landslide, lift, literature, mountain, murder, noir, predator, remote, rescue, serial killer, sexual, Short Story, shovel, story, violent, Writing, writing prompt

• HYSTERIA

  

  ‘We’ve won!’ Archie tore through the house in just his pants and burst into the kitchen, where Agnes was preparing breakfast. ‘We’ve won!’ ‘Alright, don’t get hysterical, it’s only an election in another country.’ ‘Not that. This!’ Archie pointed at the smartphone in his hand. ‘What’s this?’ ‘I’ve got an email from the National Lottery.…

  Iain Kelly

  09/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, agnes, Archie, breakfast, celebration, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, hysteria, hysterical, literature, lottery, lotto, lunch, millions, national lottery, Short Story, story, treat, Writing, writing prompt