Tag: peace

• THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER

  

  The light glowed out of the fog as it turned. He knocked the door. An old man answered. ‘I was expecting Donnie.’ ‘He quit.’ He led him inside. ‘You need a tour?’ ‘I’ll figure it out.’ ‘Fair enough. See you in a month.’ The solitude enveloped him. Bliss. Lockdown had shown him the path to…

  Iain Kelly

  08/05/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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• SUE – IN MEMORIAM

  

  It is absurd. She can’t be gone. She wouldn’t want you to be angry, but there is anger. She wouldn’t want sadness, but how can you stop the tears? How do you fill the hole that has been left behind? But we will always have her words, her joy and her inspiration. And gratitude, for…

  Iain Kelly

  04/04/2021

  #writephoto, creative writing, Non-fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

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• TIME LOOP

  

  Tennessee, 1865: Mary-Louise folded the newspaper in half and laid it down and looked at her husband. ‘We should at least give President Johnson a chance. He’s sayin’ he wants to bring the country together. You don’t think that’s a good idea?’ Tennessee, 2020: Roddy turned off the television and looked at his wife. ‘You…

  Iain Kelly

  11/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• THE STAKEOUT

  

  He ate the last crumbs, rolled up the wrapper and tossed it in the back. Still hungry. Should’ve stopped at a store for provisions on the way. Across the street nothing happened. He stared at the unmoving windows and door. How long had it been? Three hours. Another five before the night shift took over.…

  Iain Kelly

  03/06/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• IMAGINE

  

  ‘Imagine all the people, sharing all the world,’ sang John Lennon. And they shot him. ‘I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character,’ ministered the Reverend Martin Luther…

  Iain Kelly

  17/01/2019

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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