Tag: Franco

• Z IS FOR ZARAGOZA, SPAIN

  A STORY WITH A LOSS OF ZEAL IN ZARAGOZA, SPAIN The atmosphere in the bullring was intoxicating, the crowd jeered and cheered. The pre-match entertainment ended and it was time for the real show to begin. Sitting high up in the oval theatre, looking down on the golden sand floor of the arena, Michael saw…

  Iain Kelly

  30/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• SACRIFICE

  

  The last of his comrades made it to the end of the bridge. They didn’t look back. He turned and saw the first of Franco’s troops cresting the hill and charging down the slope towards him. He winced at the pain from his shredded legs. The blood pumped from the bullet holes. He tried pulling…

  Iain Kelly

  10/08/2016

  Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story, Writing

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