Tag: Romance

• FAUCETLY CHALLENGED

  

  The evening had gone just as he had wanted it to. Sally had invited him round for dinner and drinks. She had been single for a few months now after her divorce. They’d been flirting round the office. He was sure she liked him. The meal had gone well, conversation flowed, along with the wine.…

  Iain Kelly

  18/06/2018

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

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• O IS FOR OGRE, LATVIA

  A STORY OF OBLIGATION IN OGRE, LATVIA Kūrmāja, the house, at 32 Brīvības Street in Ogre was the social hub of the small town. Here the local newspaper had its offices, next to the café on the lower floor. Above the rooms comprised a boarding house. In the evenings the high circles of society gathered…

  Iain Kelly

  17/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Social Media

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• N IS FOR NESSEBAR, BULGARIA

  A STORY OF SEARCHING FOR NIRVANA IN NESSEBAR, BULGARIA The Pearl of the Black Sea. Here was somewhere where she could forget about all the troubles in the world, and all the troubles in her world too. This was about as far east as she could go in the European Union. Across the Black Sea,…

  Iain Kelly

  16/04/2018

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

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• K IS FOR KOMÁRNO, SLOVAKIA AND KOMÁROM, HUNGARY

  K IS FOR A KLUTZ IN KOMÁRNO, SLOVAKIA AND KOMÁROM, HUNGARY Miro had arranged to meet her on the Elisabeth Bridge at midday. Before leaving the house he double-checked he had the ring in his jacket. The box caught in his pocket as he pulled it out, he fumbled it, dropping it to the floor…

  Iain Kelly

  12/04/2018

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

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• B IS FOR BIRKIRKARA, MALTA

  A STORY OF BENEVOLENCE IN BIRKIRKARA, MALTA ‘When the rain comes here it floods the valley. Often we had to leave our home and take with us what we could carry. I used to love the nights we had to spend camping on the hill before we could return home.’ Luċija rolled over on the lush…

  Iain Kelly

  02/04/2018

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

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