Tag: love

• O IS FOR OGRE, LATVIA

  A STORY OF OBLIGATION IN OGRE, LATVIA Kūrmāja, the house, at 32 Brīvības Street in Ogre was the social hub of the small town. Here the local newspaper had its offices, next to the café on the lower floor. Above the rooms comprised a boarding house. In the evenings the high circles of society gathered…

  Iain Kelly

  17/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Social Media

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• N IS FOR NESSEBAR, BULGARIA

  A STORY OF SEARCHING FOR NIRVANA IN NESSEBAR, BULGARIA The Pearl of the Black Sea. Here was somewhere where she could forget about all the troubles in the world, and all the troubles in her world too. This was about as far east as she could go in the European Union. Across the Black Sea,…

  Iain Kelly

  16/04/2018

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

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• K IS FOR KOMÁRNO, SLOVAKIA AND KOMÁROM, HUNGARY

  K IS FOR A KLUTZ IN KOMÁRNO, SLOVAKIA AND KOMÁROM, HUNGARY Miro had arranged to meet her on the Elisabeth Bridge at midday. Before leaving the house he double-checked he had the ring in his jacket. The box caught in his pocket as he pulled it out, he fumbled it, dropping it to the floor…

  Iain Kelly

  12/04/2018

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

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• B IS FOR BIRKIRKARA, MALTA

  A STORY OF BENEVOLENCE IN BIRKIRKARA, MALTA ‘When the rain comes here it floods the valley. Often we had to leave our home and take with us what we could carry. I used to love the nights we had to spend camping on the hill before we could return home.’ Luċija rolled over on the lush…

  Iain Kelly

  02/04/2018

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

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• 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

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