Tag: homicide

• VIGILANTE

  

  The body had been found a mile away. The blood stains on the park bench, and the ground surrounding it, corresponded to the mutilation seen on the victim. His death had been violent and tortuous. A uniformed officer finished putting up the crime scene tape.  A crowd of onlookers had already gathered. Samson scanned the…

  Iain Kelly

  06/08/2018

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

  assault, bench, blood, cop, creative writing, crime, detective, detective fiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, homicide, investigation, killer, literature, motive, murder, park, police, samson, scene, Short Story, story, torture, vigilante, Writing, writing prompt

• JUSTIFIABLE

  

  Had she done the right thing? She had no idea. Others would judge her. She only knew she had done what she thought best. The water was icy cold on her feet. It reached the bottom of her dress, weighing the light linen down. The light gold sand swirled around her ankles. The red on…

  Iain Kelly

  20/11/2017

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

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• URBAN STREET

  I walked down Urban Street where the kid had taken the bullet last night. The Community Center sat on the corner. It looked like a vacant lot. All the windows were boarded up. I heard singing. A mournful gospel voice. I pulled open the door and edged in. The choir broke into a powerful cry.…

  Iain Kelly

  28/01/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

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