Tag: smartphone

• A NEW FREEDOM

  

  Invigorating was one way to describe it. Freedom. A weight lifted. A new start. The rest of his life starting now. He put the sledgehammer down. All that remained of his laptop, PC, tablet and smartphone was a mangled, twisted pile of metal and plastic. His past life, his identity – trashed. He turned his…

  Iain Kelly

  18/02/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, computer, contact, creative writing, fict, Flash Fiction, freedom, human, invigorating, laptop, letting go, life, literature, machine, modern, outside, pressure, short, smartphone, story, stress, tablet, trash, Writing, writing prompt

• LAUNCH DAY

  

  They were about ten cars from the front now. They should get a space on the next ferry. They watched the lucky ones on the departing ship disappear from view. ‘How long have we got?’ She glanced at her watch. ‘Half an hour. We should make it.’ ‘Any word from Artie?’ ‘They made it across.…

  Iain Kelly

  13/08/2018

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

  anticipation, apple, comedy, consumerism, creative writing, crossing, fans, ferry, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, gadget, humor, humour, iphone, island, launch, life, literature, mainland, material, modern, must-have, obsessed, opening, queue, Short Story, smartphone, society, store, story, world, Writing, writing prompt

• CONNECTION

  

  He found the phone booth that would provide a secure landline connection. He punched in the number. Two rings and a click. ‘Danny?’ Her voice was tired. ‘Did you do it?’ he asked. He pictured the blood-spattered body. ‘I had orders.’ ‘I have to come after you.’ ‘I’ll guess I’ll be seeing you.’ The line…

  Iain Kelly

  26/07/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  assassin, creative writing, detective, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, intrigue, landline, literature, murder, noir, phone booth, police, sequel, Short Story, smartphone, spy, story, telephone, thriller, Writing, writing prompt