Tag: violin

• MOTHER

  ‘Hey, sis. Who’s strangling the cat?’ ‘I got her one for her birthday. Decorated it like her old one.’ ‘Did she recognise it?’ ‘She recognises less and less. She probably won’t recognise you.’ ‘You remember how she used to play?’ ‘Every night, while we were going to sleep.’ ‘Bach, wasn’t it? Her favourite.’ ‘The Chaconne…

  Iain Kelly

  29/03/2023

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  bach, care, creative writing, Death, dementia, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, life, literature, memory, mother, music, parents, remember, Short Story, siblings, story, violin, Writing, writing prompt

• E IS FOR ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG

  A STORY OF ELATION IN ECHTERNACH, LUXEMBOURG The violinist onstage, the world renowned Daniel Hope, took the applause. As it gradually died away he raised the instrument to his chin and an expectant hush descended. The opening notes of Brahms’ Violin sonata No. 1 in G major, op. 78 quietly soared from the sliding bow.…

  Iain Kelly

  05/04/2018

  A TO Z CHALLENGE, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  a to z, A TO Z CHALLENGE, AtoZchallenge, brahms, britain, creative writing, daniel hope, disability, echternach, elation, equal opportunities, europe, european union, festival, Fiction, Flash Fiction, inspiration, international, literature, luxembourg, music, musician, Short Story, sonata, story, violin, wheelchair, Writing, writing prompt