Tag: Humanity

• STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

  He had pulled himself up from the gutter, from the place where the only options was to rise or die. He kicked the addictions, beaten the disease, climbed each painful step through the trash and rubbish and litter of his broken life. Now he had made it back, back to the light, to the world,…

  Iain Kelly

  04/01/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  commentary, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gutter, Humanity, life, literature, New year, Short Story, social, society, state, story, trash, world, Writing, writing prompt

• FOR OUR OWN GOOD

  

  The bars appeared overnight. We didn’t notice until Bill left the house for work and walked smack into them outside the front door. The Presidential decree came soon after. Lockdown again, only this one enforced by steel cages. A strong rebuke: until we could all learn to behave for the greater good, we’ll remain behind…

  Iain Kelly

  16/03/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  bars, cage, comedy, creative writing, dark, dark comedy, drones, Fiction, Flash Fiction, freedom, Friday Fictioneers, Humanity, humor, humour, liberty, literature, lockdown, president, rights, Short Story, story, war, Writing, writing prompt

• ROAD TO NOWHERE

  

  They couldn’t be it. After following the track through the forest for three days, this couldn’t be the end. The broken track hung in mid-air. The others looked at him. They were tired, hungry and desperate. And angry. It was Barnaby that challenged him. ‘What now?’ He had no answer. They had trusted him, and…

  Iain Kelly

  10/02/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  apocalypse, climate change, courage, creative writing, dystopia, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, Friday Fictioneers, global warming, hope, hopeless, Humanity, leader, literature, metaphor, pandemic, planet, race, Short Story, story, survival, track, Writing, writing prompt

• EVOLUTION

  

  IN THE APARTMENT ‘When did you last see your baby?’ ‘I went into the kitchen to collect her food. When I came back, she and the chair were gone.’ ‘You think someone stole the chair and kidnapped your child?’ ‘I don’t know!’ ‘Alright, Ma’am, keep calm.’ ON THE STREET ‘Dispatch, this is Officer 423. We’ve…

  Iain Kelly

  16/09/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  action, baby, City, comic, creative writing, DC comics, drabble, evolution, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Humanity, kid, kidnap, literature, marvel, police, powers, saviour, Short Story, Species, story, superhero, world, Writing, writing prompt

• A TALE OF TWO WORLDS

  

  Palm trees and bright lights and smiling people. The glamour. The glitz. The full Hollywood razzmatazz. Over-turned cars and burning fires and desperate people. The injustice. The violence. The full social unrest. Cameras clicking and flashbulbs sparking and the crowd cheers. The gowns. The radiant idols. The elite on show. Cameras clicking and flashbulbs sparking…

  Iain Kelly

  12/08/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  America, black lives matter, City, class, country, creative writing, disparity, drabble, europe, far left, far right, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, glamour, Humanity, injustice, justice, literature, loss, political, poverty, racism, riots, Short Story, social, society, story, system, world, Writing, writing prompt