Tag: Short Story

• LONE WOLF

  

  After ten days and no sign of life, with his supplies consumed, Marshall decided to descend from the mountain top. It was the middle of summer but all the trees were bare. At the bottom of the path the brook had dried up, leaving only a muddy brown puddle where the clear fresh stream once…

  Iain Kelly

  02/05/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  apocalypse, climate change, creative writing, earth, ecology, end of days, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, hill, life, literature, marshall, mountain, nuclear, planet, Short Story, story, stream, summer, survivior, the enemy within, trees, water, wolf, woods, Writing, writing prompt

• Z IS FOR ZARAGOZA, SPAIN

  A STORY WITH A LOSS OF ZEAL IN ZARAGOZA, SPAIN The atmosphere in the bullring was intoxicating, the crowd jeered and cheered. The pre-match entertainment ended and it was time for the real show to begin. Sitting high up in the oval theatre, looking down on the golden sand floor of the arena, Michael saw…

  Iain Kelly

  30/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, animal, AtoZchallenge, beast, blood sport, brexit, bull, bullfight, catalonia, creative writing, creature, cruelty, europe, european union, festival, Fiction, fiestas del pilar, Flash Fiction, Franco, hemingway, kill, literature, masculinity, matador, october, picador, Short Story, spain, story, sword, Writing, writing prompt, zaragoza, zeal

• Y IS FOR YPRES, BELGIUM

  A STORY OF YOUTH IN YPRES, BELGIUM Matthias rested his head on his arm, leaning against the cool stone. He felt woozy, too much alcohol in the club. Worth it though, a great gig to round of Ieperfest. He had travelled from Munich for the festival, one of the biggest hardcore punk gatherings in Europe.…

  Iain Kelly

  28/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, albert beckett, AtoZchallenge, belgium, casualties, creative writing, drunk, festival, Fiction, first world war, Flash Fiction, forgotten, generations, german, history, ieper, ieperfest, lancashire fusilers, literature, malta, memorial, menin gate, missing, music, punk, remember, respect, Short Story, story, subculture, war, Writing, writing prompt, youth, ypres

• X IS FOR XANTHI, GREECE

  A STORY OF A XENOPHILE IN XANTHI, GREECE Colourful ticker-tape blew all around as the parade made its way through the streets of Xanthi. Locals and tourists lined the route, cheering, waving and dancing along to the loud mix of music. Bright, garish and traditional costumes were everywhere. The atmosphere was intoxicating, and this was…

  Iain Kelly

  27/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, amphitheatre, AtoZchallenge, brexit, carnival, celebration, concert, creative writing, culture, europe, european union, festival, Fiction, fireworks, Flash Fiction, greece, literature, old town, ouzo, parade, Short Story, shows, story, theatre, wanderlust, Writing, writing prompt, xanthi, xenophile

• W IS FOR WARSAW, POLAND

  A SCENE OF DIALOGUE FROM WAR-TORN WARSAW 18th April 1943; The Jewish Ghetto, Warsaw, Poland Jakub, Benjamin and Stefan sit around a table, cramped in the small room, with no lighting. ‘What do we do, let them take us? Then we are as good as dead already.’ ‘If we resist they will kill us where…

  Iain Kelly

  26/04/2018

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

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, AtoZchallenge, concentration camp, creative writing, defiance, deportation, dialogue, extermination, Fiction, fight, Flash Fiction, genocide, germany, ghetto, history, jew, jewish, literature, nazi, play, poland, resolve, scene, Short Story, story, surrender, uprising, war, warsaw, world war 2, Writing, writing prompt