Tag: terrorism

• GOD BLESS THE CAUSE FOR WHICH I DIE

  The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were over. An old drunk started singing ‘The Dying Rebel.’ ‘I never would have thought those songs would be anything but historical,’ said the red-haired woman. ‘I never thought they’d put up a border posts across Ireland again,’ the man replied. He looked at the woman. ‘We need to make…

  Iain Kelly

  11/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

  America, bomb, border, brexit, britain, consequences, creative writing, Dublin, europe, european union, Fiction, Flash Fiction, ireland, literature, northern ireland, politics, republican, Short Story, st patrick’s day, story, terrorism, the dying rebel, the troubles, war, What Pegman Saw, Writing, writing prompt

• DELAYED

  

  They had been waiting for three hours in the airport terminal. The departure boards were full of yellow-highlighted rectangles reading ‘DELAYED.’ The fog looked thicker than ever out the window. The children were climbing on the seats again. ‘Joe get down from there and let go of your sister,’ Claire said. The kids ignored her. Pete…

  Iain Kelly

  20/02/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  airplane, airport, bomb, cancelled, creative writing, delayed, drama, family, fate, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, flight, literature, lucky escape, plane, Short Story, story, terminal, terrorism, terrorist, Writing

• REBUILDING

  

  The new Buckingham Palace looked exactly like the old one had from the air. The last remnants of the construction site had almost gone, only a large fence remained, to be removed before the official opening next week. The pilot brought the Boeing 787 Dreamliner round in another long circle over the city as he waited…

  Iain Kelly

  23/10/2016

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

  aeroplane, bomb, buckingham palace, creative writing, explosion, Flash Fiction, literature, london, monarchy, pilot, plane, rebuilding, Short Story, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, terrorism, Writing