Tag: goal

• 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

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• THE YARN SPINNER

  

  ‘Let me spin you a yarn,’ said the storyteller to the girl. ‘Once there was an young lady who sat with needle and thread,’ she began. ‘She sat all day darning all sorts of items from socks to sheets. ‘She took no money, but was grateful for gifts of thanks. ‘None of the villagers knew…

  Iain Kelly

  05/11/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

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