Tag: murderer

• THE LAMPLIGHTER

  

  He struggled to push the cart through the thick snow and cursed winter, the short days and the long nights. He leaned his ladder against a lamppost and climbed. The gas ignited and a shivering orange glow lit the white scene. White and red. The body lay under a nearby tree. He scared a fox […]

  Iain Kelly

  24/03/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  #fowc, blood, brutality, creative writing, drabble, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, glow, jack the ripper, killer, lamp, lamplighter, literature, murder, murderer, park, police, red, ripper, serial, Short Story, snow, story, winter, Writing, writing prompt

• HUNTING SEASON

  

  White gives way to green. Cold to warmth. Life returns. I feel invigorated. Hibernation is over. Fresh blood runs through veins. Months since anyone came through. It’s been lonely recently. I’m eager to entertain. Soon the tourists will return. The young and adventurous. The healthy and vital. The thrillseekers. I’m happy to oblige. The highway […]

  Iain Kelly

  15/05/2017

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

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