Tag: traffic jam

• ORBITAL

  

  Five hours she had been stuck on the orbital road. They had barely moved an inch while the snow continued to fall. The glowing streetlights fought off the encroaching darkness, the car’s heater battled the creeping cold and the radio staved off the loneliness. Some had abandoned their cars and started walking. She had too […]

  Iain Kelly

  13/12/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• IMPENDING

  

  ‘And now at twenty-nine minutes past eight, a summary of the headlines with Zeb Soanes. You’re listening to the Today programme on BBC Radio Four.’ Harry snapped the car radio off. He’d already heard the morning headlines twice. More protestations of doom for the National Health Service. Someone moaning about exiting the European Union and […]

  Iain Kelly

  09/12/2016

  creative writing, Fiction, Literature, Short Story

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