Tag: school

• FIRST DAY BACK

  

  Lily knelt down and started picking up the books, trying to block out the laughs and stares. She’d got it all wrong. Sneakers when everyone else had shoes. Short summer dress when everyone else wore leggings and tights. New plain backpack and all the cool girls had satchels. Hair plaited when the season’s look was […]

  Iain Kelly

  28/10/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  angst, books, bullying, corridor, creative writing, drabble, dress, Fiction, first day, fitting in, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, friend, hair, literature, peer, pressure, pupil, school, shoes, Short Story, society, story, Writing, writing prompt

• A FANTASY

  

  ‘…the castle was saved and the dragon was slain.’ The boy finished reading and looked up. ‘Very good, Michaels. Back to your seat. Right, who’s next? Hines?’ Freddy stood up nervously, fumbling his jotter, and made his way to the front of the class. ‘We haven’t got all day, boy. Start reading.’ ‘Yes sir,’ Freddy […]

  Iain Kelly

  06/08/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, a kestrel for a knave, barry hines, castle, class, creative writing, deprivation, dragon, family, fantasy, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, kes, literature, real life, school, Short Story, social, society, son, story, tale, Thursday Photo Prompt, Writing, writing prompt

• THE PROPOSAL

  

  They had been friends since the first day of school. Archie knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Tomorrow he left for University, leaving home and starting a new life in a new city. He knew Agnes was staying at home with her parents. Would she wait for him to […]

  Iain Kelly

  22/11/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, Writing

  agnes, Archie, back story, beginning, Carrot Ranch, cinema, creative writing, engagement, Fiction, Flash Fiction, literature, love, marriage, proposal, ring, Romance, school, Short Story, story, teenage, university, Writing, writing prompt

• ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE

  

  Up at seven on the dot. Hop into the shower, towel dry, throw on my uniform. Pop a slice of bread in the toaster, spoon on some jam (no clean knives again!), browse the morning headlines. Bag packed, ready to leave at eight on the button. Door opens, out I go, along the corridor and […]

  Iain Kelly

  13/02/2019

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  asylum, buzz, creative writing, depression, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, health, learning, literature, medication, mental, morning, noise, nurse, personality, pill, procedure, psychology, quiet, routine, safety, schizophrenia, school, Short Story, smile, social care, story, violence, welfare, Writing, writing prompt

• CRITICAL INTERPRETATION

  

  Felicity tried to interrupt the critic, but he had built up such a head of steam he wouldn’t be stopped. ‘The sunflower, you see, is a comment on Van Gogh’s work and the astronomical price OF art at modern auctions. It is saying to you, the viewer, is art really worth that much when a […]

  Iain Kelly

  20/01/2019

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

  art, artist, assistant, child, children, colour, comedy, cow, creative writing, critic, display, dog, donkey, farmyard, Fiction, Flash Fiction, gallery, humor, humour, interpretation, literature, modern, nursery, painting, school, Short Story, show, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, sunflower, van gogh, work, Writing, writing prompt