Tag: monk

• A NEW SHANGRI-LA

  

  At the end of the rough track through the mountains there was only inhospitable forest on steep hillsides. The young monk Lopsang watched mystified as the village elder Tenzin propped up the sign with twigs. ‘Why are we warning people away? There’s nothing there.’ The wise man finished his work. ‘Because if we tell them…

  Iain Kelly

  21/03/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• THE BURNING MONK

  

  Sayadaw Ashin Nanda bowed his head. A steady stream of vehicles passed by. Drivers stared at the monk. Fingering his prayer beads, he asked for answers. The noise of the city faded into the background. He tried to recall what the scene would have looked like fifty years ago. *** Thích Quảng Đức, the Vietnamese…

  Iain Kelly

  23/10/2017

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

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