Tag: society

• STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

  He had pulled himself up from the gutter, from the place where the only options was to rise or die. He kicked the addictions, beaten the disease, climbed each painful step through the trash and rubbish and litter of his broken life. Now he had made it back, back to the light, to the world, […]

  Iain Kelly

  04/01/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  commentary, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, gutter, Humanity, life, literature, New year, Short Story, social, society, state, story, trash, world, Writing, writing prompt

• SIGN YOUR NAME ACROSS MY HEART

  The benches sit empty now. Once they had gathered there every morning, under the shade of the tree, watching the passing cars and mopeds and the pedestrians hurrying along the pavement on their way to work. That was where he saw her for the first time, going into the store across the road. That was […]

  Iain Kelly

  10/08/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  adulthood, benches, childhood, creative writing, drug, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, friends, life, literature, love romance, Short Story, society, story, violence, Writing, writing prompt

• FERTILISATION

  

  The flowers have come up well this year. White and red, her favourite colours. She arrives. I hope to impress. She glances at them, nods a little, makes a note on her clipboard. It’s over in less than ten minutes and she’s gone. All that work. A week later. The results are emailed to the […]

  Iain Kelly

  04/05/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  black humor, competition, creative writing, dark comedy, Death, fertiliser, fertilizer, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flowers, Friday Fictioneers, horticulture, humour, literature, murder, Short Story, society, soil, story, Writing, writing prompt

• NATIVES

  

  Unbowed, unbroken, persevering. From haunted past to uncertain future. They cling to what little life offers. Restless spirits, wandering. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt, hosted by SammiScribbles. This week’s prompt was: Restless. Click on the link to read more stories by other writers. If you’re interested in finding out more about my ‘State Trilogy’ novels, I’m […]

  Iain Kelly

  25/04/2021

  creative writing, Fiction, Short Story, weekend writing prompt

  aboriginal, american indians, colonisers, colony, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, literature, native, natives, oppression, refugee, refugees, restless, sammiscribbles, Short Story, society, story, weekend writing prompt, Writing, writing prompt

• FALLOUT SHELTER

  

  ‘Come with us, Sir. We need to get you to the fallout bunker right away.’ They grab him by the elbows and steer him down a grey corridor, moving fast. ‘The fallout bunker? Has there been a nuclear attack?’ ‘Not that fallout bunker, Sir. The political fallout bunker.’ ‘Why? What have I done now? Not […]

  Iain Kelly

  25/02/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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