Tag: society

• CONFUSED ME(ME)

  ‘You’re a meme!’ said Agnes. ‘A what-what now?’ said Archie. ‘A meme. That photo of you from Christmas last year?’ ‘The one where I was dressed up in your…’ ‘No, not that one.’ ‘Because that was just for playing the dame in the panto.’ ‘Yes, dear. No, the one where you opened the present from…

  Iain Kelly

  19/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, agnes, agnes and archie, Archie, comedy, confused, creative writing, Fiction, fitbit, Flash Fiction, humor, humour, infection, literature, meme, modern, online, photo, picture, Short Story, society, story, Technology, viral, Writing, writing prompt

• THE MINISTRY OF DISTRACTION

  

  ‘What’s it to be today, Sir?’ ‘Options?’ ‘Well, we have the usual of course: immigration outrage, racial injustice, free school meals for the poorest children…’ ‘Stop, stop, stop. Are you mad? All of those can be linked back to me. What else?’ ‘Ah, you want something a bit juicier, more conspiracy theory. How about the…

  Iain Kelly

  28/10/2020

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #fowc, brexit, britain, celebrity, creative writing, cycle, Death, disseminate, distraction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, flat earthers, immigration, infection, information, injustice, literature, media, news, no deal, one word challenge, pandemic, politics, poverty, public, scandal, school meals, Short Story, Social Media, society, spin, story, united kingdom, Writing, writing prompt

• 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 DAY IN A LIFE OF TOKENISM

  

  Tokens of his love left by way of an apology before he left last night to go back to his wife and children. She dumped the flowers in the bin. At her yoga as she tried to revive herself from too much wine the night before. She stuck to the back of the class and…

  Iain Kelly

  27/08/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #writephoto, creative writing, discrimination, effort, everyday, Fiction, Flash Fiction, healthy, life, literature, pizza, relationship, Short Story, social, society, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, tokenism, tokens, wine, Woman, work, Writing, writing prompt, yoga, zoom

• A TALE OF TWO WORLDS

  

  Palm trees and bright lights and smiling people. The glamour. The glitz. The full Hollywood razzmatazz. Over-turned cars and burning fires and desperate people. The injustice. The violence. The full social unrest. Cameras clicking and flashbulbs sparking and the crowd cheers. The gowns. The radiant idols. The elite on show. Cameras clicking and flashbulbs sparking…

  Iain Kelly

  12/08/2020

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  America, black lives matter, City, class, country, creative writing, disparity, drabble, europe, far left, far right, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, glamour, Humanity, injustice, justice, literature, loss, political, poverty, racism, riots, Short Story, social, society, story, system, world, Writing, writing prompt