Tag: literal

• CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

  ‘There,’ Archie called, as he swept up the final leaf and dropped it in the bin. ‘Will you come in now?’ Agnes called, her voice rising over the howling gusts of wind. ‘It’s nothing but a strong breeze. Doesn’t it feel better to have the garden clean and pristine?’ ‘Does it matter? The forecast says…

  Iain Kelly

  25/01/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  agnes, agnes and archie, Archie, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humour, literal, literature, metaphor, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt

• IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY

  

  ‘We’ve been here before,’ she said. She didn’t just meant the roundabout they were passing for the fifth time. They were hopelessly lost. He promised each time that he would change. This time she needed to take a new direction. She needed to get off this emotional merry-go-round for good. ‘We’ve tried every exit,’ she…

  Iain Kelly

  27/11/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  analogy, betrayal, car, creative writing, directions, drabble, drama, exit, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, infidelity, life, literal, literature, marriage, metaphor, metaphorical, paths, relationship, roads, roundabout, sex, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt

• THE ENEMY WITHIN

  

  The castle was his fortress, protecting him from the dangers that surrounded him. Water around three sides made attack impossible, and the narrow drawbridge that joined it to the mainland was impregnable. No one had been able to storm these solid defences for years. But inside the castle there existed a powerful enemy, one that…

  Iain Kelly

  11/07/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

  #writephoto, castle, creative writing, defend, depression, enemy, fable, Fiction, Flash Fiction, fortress, ghost, literal, literature, madness, mental health, mental illness, metaphor, paranoid, protect, psychosis, schizophrenia, Short Story, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, water, within, Writing, writing prompt

• NO ENTRY

  

  An endless wall. In the middle a black door. In front of it signs reading: ‘No Entry.’ ‘If no-one is allowed to enter, why have a door at all?’ Qiáng asked. ‘So that those on the other side can expel people out.’ Mǐn replied. ‘So it is an exit only?’ Mǐn shook her head and smiled. ‘It…

  Iain Kelly

  20/08/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  barrier, boundaries, creative writing, door, entry, evil, exclusion, exit, extradition, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, good, immigration, inclusion, inequality, kingdom, literal, literature, metaphorical, opportunity, refugee, Short Story, story, wall, Writing, writing prompt