Tag: humour

• A FEW TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES

  

  Last week had gone so well. Seeing all the regular faces, some on grainy webcams, some in the synagogue. It felt good to preach again. Now, the loudspeaker wouldn’t switch on, he’d forgotten the login for his Zoom account and the wi-fi kept dropping out. ‘I think I’ve found your problem.’ Ben got up from…

  Iain Kelly

  27/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  #fowc, broken, comedy, creative writing, electrical, Fiction, fix, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, issue, jewish, literature, mend, preach, rabbi, religious, sermon, Short Story, story, synagogue, Technology, water, Writing, writing prompt

• THE WRONG GUY

  

  The man arrived in reception and shouted his name. ‘Guy?’ He stood up and walked towards him, ‘Hello.’ ‘This way, we haven’t got much time.’ Odd, he thought, his interview for a BBC accountant job wasn’t for another twenty minutes. They hurried along corridors. ‘It’ll be Karen interviewing you. Just give her the answers and…

  Iain Kelly

  20/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• CONFUSED ME(ME)

  ‘You’re a meme!’ said Agnes. ‘A what-what now?’ said Archie. ‘A meme. That photo of you from Christmas last year?’ ‘The one where I was dressed up in your…’ ‘No, not that one.’ ‘Because that was just for playing the dame in the panto.’ ‘Yes, dear. No, the one where you opened the present from…

  Iain Kelly

  19/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, agnes, agnes and archie, Archie, comedy, confused, creative writing, Fiction, fitbit, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, infection, literature, meme, modern, online, photo, picture, Short Story, society, story, Technology, viral, Writing, writing prompt

• OPERATION LOCKDOWN

  

  He tried not to tense. Stay relaxed, but focussed. He was sweating in the warm sun, the droplets of moisture ran into his eyes. He blinked them away and carried on. Almost there. He skilfully removed the bone, held between the small tweezers, from the opening in the arm and when he drew the instrument…

  Iain Kelly

  11/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, agnes, alarm, Archie, batteries, board game, boredom, comedy, competition, competitive, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, game, humor, humour, literature, lockdown, obssession, operation, Short Story, spare, story, time, tweezers, Writing, writing prompt

• MODERN WARFARE

  This was war. Storm the capital. Tear down the barricades. Release the hounds of hell. This was his crucible. He would destroy them. Save the country and his people. He was armed and dangerous and ready. He waited for the signal. The signal to war. The message blipped up onscreen: DeathDestroyer23452 has signed in. ‘Yo,…

  Iain Kelly

  09/01/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

  comedy, computer, creative writing, crucible, Death, destroyer, Fiction, Flash Fiction, game, gaming, humor, humour, literature, online, playstation, Short Story, story, war, warfare, weekend writing prompt, Writing, writing prompt, xbox, zombie