Tag: rowing

• THE VISIT

  

  We were still heading away from the private beach, the staff on the sand were dots in the distance. ‘Shouldn’t we turn back now, Dad?’ He only smiled and carried on rowing, ‘Just a little further.’ Should I be panicking? This wasn’t some mad attempt at reaching another country, was it? ‘I’ve had enough, Dad.…

  Iain Kelly

  26/11/2018

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

  beach, belief, creative writing, creatures, daughter, delusion, fantasy, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, hospital, illness, imagination, literature, magical, mental, mermaids, psychiatric, rowing, sea, Short Story, story, visions, visit, visitation, Writing, writing prompt

• THE NEW NORMAL (PART 2)

  

  This is a companion to another short piece – you can read part one here: THE NEW NORMAL The sky had cleared since the morning. Albert wrapped up in a jacket and found a spot in the sunshine on their small balcony. ‘Just popping out in the boat to see mother,’ Elaine called from the…

  Iain Kelly

  12/09/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  Boat, climate, climate change, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, flood, flooding, flowers, hurricane, literature, rowing, Short Story, storm, story, the new normal, water, water levels, Writing, writing prompt

• THE NEW NORMAL

  

  Elaine looked at the water lapping against the side of the house. She could see the small white line she had made yesterday. ‘Level is the same as yesterday,’ she said. Albert nodded. That meant the dam had held. Another storm had passed and their town was secure. ‘Anything you need from the store?’ ‘Just…

  Iain Kelly

  10/09/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

  Boat, c’est la vie, climate, climate change, creative writing, dystopia, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flood, future, house, hurricane, life, literature, normal, rain, river, rowing, sci-fi, Short Story, storm, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, water, water polo, Writing, writing prompt