Tag: sand

• HE WAITED SILENTLY

  

  The way was clear, the route less so. They could all picture it. The blue skies, the light glinting on the water, the sand between their toes. And they had been told this was the way, so they followed. Many were soon lost, or sacrificed, or dismissed. The leaders had no time for weakness or […]

  Iain Kelly

  10/03/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  #fowc, beach, belief, compassion, creative writing, cult, dark, determination, end, false, Fiction, Flash Fiction, followers, Friday Fictioneers, hope, island, literature, memory, metaphor, mindwashing, religion, sacrifice, sand, sea, Short Story, silence, sky, spiritual, story, sunlight, waiting, water, weak, Writing, writing prompt

• GLISTENING WAVES

  

  ‘You never listen.’ Glisten. The sun dancing on the water. ‘You’re never there.’ Dare. The cold water round his ankles. ‘I’ve been having an affair.’ Stare. A line of rocks breaking the water in the distance. ‘The children will stay with me.’ Free. His body weightless in the water. ‘I want you out.’ Doubt. Arms […]

  Iain Kelly

  16/07/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, affair, alone, creative writing, depression, drowning, Fiction, Flash Fiction, free verse, glisten, listen, literature, marriage, over, poet, poetry, relationship, rhyme, sand, sea, separation, Short Story, story, suicide, sun, Thursday Photo Prompt, verse, water, waves, Writing, writing prompt

• QUICKSILVER

  

  Shimmering silver on the sand, the last chance to grasp it. Too late, it recedes and is gone, disappearing into the distance. Once it had been gold. Then, oil. Now it was water. The most valuable commodity in the world. Now he was left with just the sand. Worthless sand that covered the earth in […]

  Iain Kelly

  25/06/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, change, climate, commodity, creative writing, desert, drama, drought, environment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, gold, literature, oil, sand, Short Story, silver, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, water, Writing, writing prompt

• DESERT GLAMPING

  

  Archie dug his toes into the sand, relaxing in his reclining chair. From the tepee he heard Agnes clattering about. She stumbled out. ‘You said you wanted a holiday with plenty of sun and sand.’ He didn’t open his eyes as she slumped into the chair next to him. ‘Don’t feign innocence. You knew what […]

  Iain Kelly

  30/01/2019

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  agnes, Archie, camping, comedy, couple, creative writing, desert, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, glamorous, glamping, holiday, humor, humour, literature, marriage, odd couple, sand, Short Story, story, sun, vacation, Writing, writing prompt

• THE NEW FRONTIER

  

  Dust blew over the barren landscape. Tumbleweed rolled through the desert and piled up on the side of the buildings. The buildings made up the main street, the only street, of Cody, Wyoming. Outside the saloon, Jensen swept the wooden decking. As soon as the brush removed a layer of sand, the wind blew a […]

  Iain Kelly

  02/09/2018

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

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