Tag: journey

• JOURNEY

  

  There he was again. Always in the same seat, always at the same time, always on the same bus route. Did the old man notice her the same way she noticed him? Did he wonder where she went everyday? Of course not. Her uniform gave it away. Him though? Where did he go? He never…

  Iain Kelly

  16/08/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• THE BARRA BOY BOOK TOUR

  Last weekend, I hit the road with my new novel, ‘The Barra Boy’. Two book events and signings were organised, one at Waterstones Oban and one on the island of Barra itself, at the Buth Bharraigh, the local community shop. Thanks to another rail strike, it was a drive up to Oban, taking in Loch…

  Iain Kelly

  26/08/2022

  book review, Books, creative writing, Fiction, Literature, novel, Publishing, the barra boy

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• SINK OR SWIM

  

  ‘You see that peak over there?’ Get to the top of that and it’s all yours.’ ‘That’s quite a climb. How close can the boat get to the shore?’ A pause. ‘You misunderstand. You start from here. Sink or swim.’ Was it worth it? To reach the top of the mountain. The promised land. It…

  Iain Kelly

  10/11/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• THE GIANT’S JOURNEY

  

  Every year one of the giants made the pilgrimage. This year it was the turn of Eindride. The village came out to see him off. The ritual sacrifice to the Gods was part of the Summer Festival, an offering to ensure their safe protection for another year. Armed with only the clothes he was wearing…

  Iain Kelly

  15/08/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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• LIFESPAN

  

  The span of their lives ran together. Born within minutes of each other in the same city, they attended different schools separated by only one block, divided more by religious difference than geography. They found each other through mutual friends in their teenage years, growing closer with every trip to the park, visit to the…

  Iain Kelly

  04/07/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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