Tag: trees

• STUMPED

  

  The town hall meeting had turned ugly. Councillor Lewisham tried vainly to placate the natives. ‘If you could let me explain. There’s prohibitive cost involved as well as environmental regulations.’ ‘Rubbish!’ ‘The trees are a danger. One more storm and they’ll fall right on my house.’ ‘Typical politician, all talk. Regulation this, regulation that.’ ‘Why…

  Iain Kelly

  31/01/2018

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  agnes, Archie, chainsaw, comedy, council, councillor, creative writing, environment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, hall, humor, humour, literature, meeting, regulations, Short Story, story, stumps, town, trees, Writing, writing prompt

• FRIGHT NIGHT

  ‘You want to go through the woods? Are you nuts?’ ‘You think because it’s Halloween something bad will happen?’ Sam laughed and walked ahead. Amy followed his torchlight. Clouds drifted across the sky blocking out the moonlight. ‘You never saw the Blair Witch Project?’ she shouted after Sam. ‘I did,’ he called back. ‘Terrible movie.’…

  Iain Kelly

  30/10/2017

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

  blair witch project, bogeyman, chiller, creative writing, dark, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, halloween, horror, killer, Knife, literature, murder, scary, Short Story, story, thriller, trees, woods, Writing, writing prompt

• FALLEN TREE

  There was a time when my father stood strong. Through any storm his branches protected us. His roots anchored us to the land. His trunk solid and unbending against history. Now the turmoil of time has taken its toll. That once great man lies now broken. Torn down by years of war and violence. Now…

  Iain Kelly

  16/01/2017

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

  dark, Death, depression, family, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, history, literature, persecution, poem, poetry, Short Story, story, syria, trees, violence, war