Tag: relax

• THE TO-DO LIST

  

  Must get that loose top step fixed, she thought, as she walked up to her front door. As always she had to force the key in. Must get that lock seen to by a locksmith before it jams completely. She pushed the door open, seeing the boarded up diamond of mint-green. Must get that piece…

  Iain Kelly

  29/10/2018

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

  a justified state, comedy, creative writing, de-stress, decorate, door, evening, Fiction, fix, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, glass, house, housework, humor, humour, literature, lock, maintenance, novel, relax, Short Story, steps, story, stress, television, tidy, to do list, wine, Writing, writing prompt

• FIELD HOSPITAL

  

  Woozy. Sweat. Open eyes. Peeling paint, damp patches, broken ceiling fan. Movement next to me. Moist sheets. Another person. She moans. Dark hair, dark skin. Vague memories. A bar, drinking, her smiling face. Sit up, look round. Dilapidated. Head thumping. Air oppressive. Dry throat. Stagger to the window. Old, wooden frame. Open it. Humid air.…

  Iain Kelly

  11/04/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  aftermath, awakening, creative writing, day, disaster zone, doctor, downtime, Fiction, field hospital, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, healing, hot, humid, literature, natural disaster, night, relax, sex, Short Story, story, surgeon, surgery, sweat, triage, unwind, victims, volunteer, war, Writing, writing prompt