Tag: politics

• THE A TO Z CHALLENGE 2018 – THEME REVEAL

  

  THE BLOGGING FROM A TO Z CHALLENGE 2018 – THEME REVEAL This April I will once again be taking part in the BLOGGING FROM A TO Z CHALLENGE. Throughout the month the challenge is to blog a post each day based on a theme of your choosing, and each day linking it to the corresponding…

  Iain Kelly

  19/03/2018

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

  #ThemeReveal #AtoZChallenge, a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, april, AtoZchallenge, brexit, britain, comedy, countries, creative writing, europe, european union, Fiction, flags, Flash Fiction, history, humour, literature, nations, people, places, politics, reveal, Romance, Short Story, story, theme, theme reveal, war, Writing, writing prompt

• THE SOURCE

  Frost covered the grass and branches. Well-layered joggers trotted past at various paces. She wrapped her arms around herself, the thick coat and gloves failing to halt the chill. Mothers pushed buggies, couples walked hand-in-hand, dog-walkers pulled leads or were dragged by them, tourists swarmed. She didn’t know what to expect; she hadn’t formed a…

  Iain Kelly

  22/01/2018

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

  America, anonymous, bench, corruption, creative writing, drama, expose, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, free press, government, journalism, lafayette park, literature, newspaper, penns, pennsylvania avenue, politics, president, publish, scandal, Short Story, source, state, story, the post, washington d.c., washington post, white house, Writing, writing prompt

• DICTATOR

  He felt old. He felt tired. Forty years leading his people, the Father of the Nation. Now they wanted rid of him. How could they be so ungrateful? He freed them from oppression. Didn’t they remember? Resign, they cried. Perhaps he should. Father Time was catching up with him. The clock ticked relentlessly. No. There was…

  Iain Kelly

  22/11/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  aging, cell, clock, creative writing, dictator, father time, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, imprisonment, life, literature, madness, mugabe, old age, politics, power, prison, resign, Short Story, story, time, Writing, writing prompt

• 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

  buddhist, creative writing, Fiction, fire, flame, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, God, literature, monk, muslim, myanmar, persecution, politics, prayers, protest, religion, rohingya, saigon, self-immolation, Short Story, south vietnam, story, Thích Quảng Đức, the burning monk, vietnam, vietnam war, war, Writing, writing prompt

• ROBBERY

  The headlights on the van flicked off as it drove along the dark street. The van carried on driving for a another block. Without indicating it turned into a narrow alleyway. The driver cut the engine and let the van drift quietly until it came to a rest. ‘Anyone see us?’ the driver asked the…

  Iain Kelly

  20/10/2017

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fiction, Short Story

  America, CIA, climate change, conspiracy, cover up, creative writing, data, Fiction, Friday Fiction, global warming, greenpeace, langley, lyrics, politics, robbery, scandal, science, Short Story, simply marquessa, spies, spy, story, theft, united states, washington, watergate, wikileaks, Writing, writing prompt