Tag: threat

• PROPHECY

  

  ‘It is a given, Sir. It is only a matter of time.’ ‘Nothing is a given yet.’ ‘The votes are almost all counted. You have it, Sir. You will be appointed the next leader of the country.’ His eyes gleamed and I had to stop myself from giving in to his enthusiasm and optimism. ‘There…

  Iain Kelly

  04/02/2021

  #fowc, #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• CHAINED

  

  The chains tightened their grip. If she could just break free before he returned. How long had she been trapped here? It felt like her whole life. But there was a time before, when she was carefree and wild and full of joy. That had been taken from her, beaten from her. She tried once…

  Iain Kelly

  18/04/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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