Tag: Short Story

• SPECTRAL MISTS

  

  ‘Years since anyone has lived here.’ The cobwebs and thick carpet of dust, moss and dirt reinforced Daisy’s words. Wind blew in through broken windows, daylight entered where once the roof had blocked its path. Outside the crumbling walls the thundering sound of the surf crashing against the foot of the cliffs resounded. ‘They found…

  Iain Kelly

  13/09/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Thursday Photo Prompt

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• TICK-TOCK

  

  ‘Tick-tock, tick-tock,’ went the clock. ‘Time’s up! Time’s up!’ cried the People. ‘No more! No more!’ chanted the Poor. Save me! Save me!’ weeped the Earth. ‘Me Too! Me Too!’ screamed the Victims. Louder and louder the voices grew. Higher and higher the echos reached. Some of the Powerful fell on the sword of justice.…

  Iain Kelly

  12/09/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• A WHISPER

  

  Autumn had arrived. The windows were covered in early morning condensation as the cold air outside met the warm heated air of his apartment. He pulled the blanket round his shoulders and stared at the murky grey dawn. A child’s laughter, like a whisper on the breeze, echoed round the quiet room. Through the hazy…

  Iain Kelly

  11/09/2018

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

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• A TRUE SCOTSMAN

  ‘Bagpipes aren’t even a Scottish invention.’ ‘But they are the Scottish instrument.’ ‘No one in Scotland goes around dressed in kilts.’ ‘No-one?’ ‘Okay, the odd bloke might, but he smells of whiskey and urine and people steer clear of him.’ ‘The American tourists love this stuff.’ ‘Do you really think Scots wear tartan everyday?’ ‘I’ve…

  Iain Kelly

  09/09/2018

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

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• 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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