Tag: tradition

• THE KELPIE

  

  He appeared naked, emerging from the mist hanging over the loch. Mhairi stopped scrubbing the shirt. His torso was chiselled, the hair a dark mane, his eyes a piercing green. When the water no longer covered the top of his legs she knew she should look away, but she stared, as in a trance. He…

  Iain Kelly

  11/11/2018

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

  creative writing, desire, devil, engorged, falkirk, Fiction, Flash Fiction, folklore, helix, hooves, Horse, kelpie, legend, literature, loch, lust, myth, nymph, satan, scotland, sex, sexual, Short Story, spirit, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, tales, temptation, tradition, water, Writing, writing prompt

• A TRUE SCOTSMAN

  ‘Bagpipes aren’t even a Scottish invention.’ ‘But they are the Scottish instrument.’ ‘No one in Scotland goes around dressed in kilts.’ ‘No-one?’ ‘Okay, the odd bloke might, but he smells of whiskey and urine and people steer clear of him.’ ‘The American tourists love this stuff.’ ‘Do you really think Scots wear tartan everyday?’ ‘I’ve…

  Iain Kelly

  09/09/2018

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

  bagpipes, canny, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, generalisation, home, humor, humour, literature, loch, loch ness monster, lochgoilhead, military tattoo, scenery, scotland, scotsman, Short Story, stereotypes, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, tartan, tourisim, tourists, tradition, Writing, writing prompt