Tag: people

• 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

  alone, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, happiness, human, interaction, lighthouse, literature, lockdown, mystery, peace, people, Short Story, solitude, solitudinarian, Space, story, stranger, weekend writing prompt, Writing, writing prompt

• EASING RESTRICTIONS

  

  Green for Go. The hustle and bustle. The crowded market. The anxiety. Tell yourself they’ve all been vaccinated. Tell yourself the numbers are small. Faces unmasked. Breathing. Germs. Raw meat. Sweating. Palpitations. Get out. An open street and space. Relax, everything is normal. The green signal flashes. Step out onto the road. The driver doesn’t […]

  Iain Kelly

  07/04/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  anxiety, creative writing, crowd, danger, Death, drabble, drug, easing, end, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, green, life, lights, literature, lockdown, market, masks, new normal, normal, opening, overdose, people, red, relax, restrictions, risk, Short Story, story, traffic, up, vaccine, valium, Writing, writing prompt

• PROPHECY

  

  ‘It is a given, Sir. It is only a matter of time.’ ‘Nothing is a given yet.’ ‘The votes are almost all counted. You have it, Sir. You will be appointed the next leader of the country.’ His eyes gleamed and I had to stop myself from giving in to his enthusiasm and optimism. ‘There […]

  Iain Kelly

  04/02/2021

  #fowc, #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, #writephoto, appointed, celebration, coup, creative writing, crow, democracy, dictator, election, Fiction, Flash Fiction, fraud, given, gunshot, junta, leader, literature, Military, people, prophecy, Short Story, story, threat, votes, will, Writing, writing prompt

• 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

  #fowc, America, andrew johnson, biden, civil war, confederate, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, folk, lincoln, literature, MAGA, north, peace, people, president, rebel, rebellion, reconstruction, scalawag, scallywag, Short Story, slavery, south, story, tennessee, trump, union, Writing, writing prompt

• NOSTALGIA

  

  ‘Are they close enough together?’ He looked at the room. It seemed crowded and cluttered, but apparently that’s how they used to do it. ‘Four round that small table?’ They would be banging elbows. ‘It’s how they wanted it,’ the maitre d’ shrugged. The serving staff would have trouble manoeuvring in and out the small […]

  Iain Kelly

  29/04/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  chairs, comedy, coronavirus, covid-19, creative writing, dining, distancing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, literature, nostalgia, people, reception, restaurant, serving, Short Story, social, Space, story, waiter, wedding, Writing, writing prompt