Tag: race

• ROAD TO NOWHERE

  

  They couldn’t be it. After following the track through the forest for three days, this couldn’t be the end. The broken track hung in mid-air. The others looked at him. They were tired, hungry and desperate. And angry. It was Barnaby that challenged him. ‘What now?’ He had no answer. They had trusted him, and…

  Iain Kelly

  10/02/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  apocalypse, climate change, courage, creative writing, dystopia, Fiction, Flash Fiction, forest, Friday Fictioneers, global warming, hope, hopeless, Humanity, leader, literature, metaphor, pandemic, planet, race, Short Story, story, survival, track, Writing, writing prompt

• THE RACE

  

  Rain batters off the window. I lie in bed listening to it. It is my favourite sound, until I remember I have to get up and go out. I get up and pull on layers of clothing. Definitely a day for a hat and jacket and gloves. Then into the car, with just a piece…

  Iain Kelly

  17/11/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Non-fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, bed, covid-19, creative writing, event, exercise, exuberant, Fiction, fitness, Flash Fiction, great scottish run, jogging, literature, mass, miserable, non-fiction, normal, pandemic, participation, race, rain, running, scotland, Short Story, sport, start, story, warm-up, weather, Writing, writing prompt

• THE SECRET

  

  Father ranted on, waving the newspaper around in disbelief. ‘More rights?! Why should they get more rights? Who says they deserve ’em? I tell you, this country will fall to pieces soon enough if this happens.’ His violent bluster afforded me the opportunity to swiftly and discreetly scoop a lamb chop off my plate and…

  Iain Kelly

  11/06/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, accused, adventure, black lives matter, creative writing, equality, Fiction, Flash Fiction, friend, generation, guilt, history, innocence, literature, race, racial, secret, servitude, shelter, Short Story, story, tension, Thursday Photo Prompt, Writing, writing prompt

• THE CONCEPTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

  

  Strange thoughts. Feelings. 737947. That is all she knows. Wake. Dress. Do your duty. Today, procreation duty. Eat the pills. Sleep. Repeat. Do good service. This isn’t right. She remembers something more. Do your duty. Serve your masters. For the benefit of all. For the benefit of who? Who are their masters? Is anyone else…

  Iain Kelly

  05/02/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  AI, artificial intelligence, consciousness, creative writing, drabble, dystopian, emotion, feeling, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, future, human, Humanity, literature, race, rebellion, robot, role, sci-fi, science fiction, Short Story, slave, story, Technology, world, Writing, writing prompt

• GREENWOOD AVENUE

  

  A final swipe of the cloth across the shining black leather and Dick Rowland leaned back. Another satisfied customer. ‘Can see your face in them, like a mirror.’ ‘Thank you, Dick,’ said Walt, flipping him a shiny cent. Old Bill slipped into the vacated seat. ‘Just need to visit the restroom.’ Dick said. ‘I’m in…

  Iain Kelly

  30/11/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

  America, black, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, greenwood avenue, jim crow, literature, race, racism, Rape, razed, relations, riot, segregation, shoeshine, Short Story, story, tulsa, What Pegman Saw, white, Writing, writing prompt