Tag: humor

• CRABBIT

  

  Shovelling the seaweed away, Agnes was not happy. ‘Fourth time this year,’ she muttered and threw a disgruntled stare at the waves lapping against the ineffective flood wall. Archie pulled up in the hire van. He drove over the seaweed Agnes had spent the last hour gathering into one neat pile. ‘Next lot ready?’ he…

  Iain Kelly

  07/10/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  2020, agnes, agnes and archie, anger, Archie, cantankerous, clean, comedy, crabbit, creative writing, disgruntled, drabble, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flood, Friday Fictioneers, grumpy, humor, humour, literature, rage, seaweed, Short Story, storm, story, weather, Writing, writing prompt

• ILL-GOTTEN GAINS

  

  Her Mum helped her bake the pastries using the rhubarb they had grown in their garden. Each had their own neat tray – rhubarb crumble, rhubarb tarts, rhubarb and toffee cake. She set up the stall at the corner of her street, waiting to capitalise on the Friday, end-of-week rush hour footfall. ‘Treat for the…

  Iain Kelly

  02/10/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Three Things Challenge

  #threethingschallenge, 3TC, bake, business, cake, chocolate, comedy, creative writing, entrepreneur, Fiction, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, literature, pie, profit, rhubarb, sale, Short Story, skim, stall, story, sweets, Three Things Challenge, toffee, Writing, writing prompt

• A FUTILE LIFE

  

  It was time to give up. Admit defeat. Accept the desolation. The whole thing was futile. Life was futile. It was just another thing, on top of everything else, that made him angry about this year. A year of pandemic, riots, protests, more Brexit, more Trump, more Boris. Was it no wonder the country was…

  Iain Kelly

  25/09/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Three Things Challenge

  #threethingschallenge, 2020, 3TC, brexit, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, futile, humiliation, humor, humour, literature, mad, pandemic, panic, panic buying, short, Short Story, story, supermarket, tall, Three Things Challenge, toilet paper, toilet roll, top shelf, Writing, writing prompt

• DOWN ISLAND TRADERS

  

  ‘You got any reels?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Any lures?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Lines?’ ‘None a’them either.’ ‘Okay, bait?’ ‘Live or dead?’ ‘Live.’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Dead?’ ‘Not that either.’ ‘Okay, what about boat equipment?’ ‘What like?’ ‘A boat hook?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Cleat hooks?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘Rope?’ ”Fraid not.’ ‘Do you have anything for a fishing trip?’ ‘I got fresh fish.’ ‘How does fresh…

  Iain Kelly

  09/09/2020

  creative writing

  comedy, creative writing, drabble, entertainment, Fiction, fishing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, literature, Short Story, store, story, traders, weekend, Writing, writing prompt

• CLOUDED JUDGEMENT

  

  I stood in front of the bench. The sentencing judge peered down at me with a look of disgust. ‘Do you have anything to say in mitigation before sentencing?’ he asked. My solicitor had advised me against saying anything: ‘Just accept the punishment. You were found guilty. The judge will frown upon excuses.’ But I…

  Iain Kelly

  13/08/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, clouded, comedy, creative writing, entertainment, exposure, face mask, Fiction, Flash Fiction, hits, humor, humour, indecent, judge, judgement, literature, macarena, modern, nonsense, public indecency, Short Story, Social Media, story, taste, Thursday Photo Prompt, tiktok, Writing, writing prompt, YouTube