Tag: international

• H IS FOR DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE), NETHERLANDS

  A LETTER OF HOPE FROM DEN HAAG (THE HAGUE), NETHERLANDS 28th July 1899, Den Haag, Netherlands My Darling Alix, I hope you are keeping well in my absence, and that our new arrival, Maria Nikolaevna is not giving you sleepless nights. I long to be back with you and our girls in the Motherland and…

  Iain Kelly

  09/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, arbitration, AtoZchallenge, conventions, court of justice, creative writing, den haag, europe, european union, Fiction, Flash Fiction, geneva conventions, hague conventions, historical fiction, history, holland, hope, international, international criminal court, letter, literature, netherlands, peace, peace conference, Russia, Short Story, story, the hague, treaties, tsar, tsar nikolai II, war, War crimes, Writing, writing prompt

• E IS FOR ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG

  A STORY OF ELATION IN ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG The violinist onstage, the world renowned Daniel Hope, took the applause. As it gradually died away he raised the instrument to his chin and an expectant hush descended. The opening notes of Brahms’ Violin sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 quietly soared from the sliding bow.…

  Iain Kelly

  05/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, AtoZchallenge, brahms, britain, creative writing, daniel hope, disability, echternach, elation, equal opportunities, europe, european union, festival, Fiction, Flash Fiction, inspiration, international, literature, luxembourg, music, musician, Short Story, sonata, story, violin, wheelchair, Writing, writing prompt