Tag: street

• HUGO

  

  Paris, 1829. Victor hastened along the snow-covered street.  A warm fireside awaited him. Soon he would be surrounded by dear Adèle and his children, no doubt excited by the late snowfall. ‘Excusez-moi monsieur, a few francs for a veteran?’ The beggar held out his hand. Victor drew back, revulsed at the sight of the disfigured…

  Iain Kelly

  17/04/2019

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• STREET HUSTLER

  

  This was her spot. Ideally quiet away from traffic at the end of the alley, yet near enough to the main roads of the city centre to guarantee custom. She had fought off challengers over the last few months. Not just other, older, more experienced girls who knew a prime sight when they saw one,…

  Iain Kelly

  07/10/2018

  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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• THE NEW KING

  

  He looked down upon his ragtag army of waifs and strays, born and reared in the streets, just like him. Now they had organisation and purpose. No longer fighting among themselves, no longer squabbling over meagre scraps. He had brought them together, united against their common enemy. From the rooftop he looked at the skyline…

  Iain Kelly

  11/07/2017

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

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