Tag: immigration

• S IS FOR ŠIAULIAI, LITHUANIA

  A STORY OF SUBSISTENCE IN ŠIAULIAI, LITHUANIA She threw the rock into the lake and watched the ripples spread across the calm surface. The warm sun beat down on her face. She lay back on the pebbled ground and closed her eyes, taking a draw from the cigarette she had smuggled away with her. How long…

  Iain Kelly

  21/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, adoption, America, AtoZchallenge, child, creative writing, europe, european union, Fiction, Flash Fiction, immigrant, immigration, lake, literature, lithuania, orphan, orphanage, Rėkyva Lake, Short Story, story, subsistence, survival, water, Writing, writing prompt, Šiauliai

• A IS FOR AARHUS, DENMARK

  A STORY OF ACCEPTANCE IN AARHUS, DENMARK He eased the lever by his leg and felt the huge crane swivel round. One more crate to be loaded and the massive container ship would be ready to depart in the morning, destined for Shanghai. The green light flashed on the dashboard and he began lowering slowly…

  Iain Kelly

  01/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, aarhus, acceptance, africa, AtoZchallenge, brexit, britain, creative writing, denmark, docks, europe, european union, Fiction, Flash Fiction, human rights, immigration, life, literature, love, pregnancy, racism, refugee, Romance, Short Story, stevedores, story, tolerance, Writing, writing prompt