Tag: literature
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ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – PUBLICATION DAY
Today, 28th February, is the official publication day for my latest novel, ‘All We Cannot Leave Behind’, an historical crime thriller set in Edinburgh in 1920. I’m excited to share the story with readers. Look out for future events and book signings in the near future. It’s available now online and hopefully will start popping…
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THE LAND OF THE FREE
It had sat there for over a hundred years, a monument to those who had lit out on the Oregon Trail to settle the land and make their future. This wagon hadn’t made it to the end. Had the people who came with it, or had they perished along the way from hunger, thirst, exhaustion,…
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STUMBLE AND FALL
The sun was too weak to melt away the compacted ice. The pathway was pitted and rutted. ‘Like a metaphor for life,’ said Michael, as we walked along. ‘It’s only smooth for little bits here and there, the rest is stumbling your way through.’ ‘Are those supposed to be words of encouragement?’ I was irritable.…
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IT IS ENOUGH
It isn’t much, but it’s more than most have now. It is a roof and solid walls. The oil lamp will give me light during the nights. There is no radio or television or computer, but I have paper and pencil. It is hard to write from my imagination. What I have seen in the…
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PROGRESS
She saddled up the white mare. One last ride across the open plains. Then retirement in the city and her new apartment. Nestled in the distance the farmhouse and barn – the small bit of the world that they had once owned. She thought about the years spent working this land. She thought of her…
Iain Kelly 