Tag: war

• TIME TRAVELS

  

  I opened my eyes slowly. Where had I landed this time? I hung the watch around my neck. I was on a beach. The waves crashed onto the shore, the sea spray lashed across my face. I could make out a grey ship in the distance. In front of it smaller boats were heading to land.…

  Iain Kelly

  23/08/2016

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  creative writing, D-Day, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, literature, normandy, sci-fi, science fiction, Short Story, time travel, war, watch, world war 2, Writing

• SACRIFICE

  

  The last of his comrades made it to the end of the bridge. They didn’t look back. He turned and saw the first of Franco’s troops cresting the hill and charging down the slope towards him. He winced at the pain from his shredded legs. The blood pumped from the bullet holes. He tried pulling…

  Iain Kelly

  10/08/2016

  Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story, Writing

  bridge, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Franco, Friday Fictioneers, greanade, literature, sacrifice, Short Story, spanish civil war, war, Writing

• THE CONFRONTATION

               The sun shone through the leaves of the oak tree, swaying in the gentle breeze. Their shadows played over Caleb as he sat with his back against the broad trunk, looking along the dusty track. From his carefully chosen vantage point across from the church he could see all…

  Iain Kelly

  28/06/2016

  Fiction, Short Story, Writing

  childhood, confrontation, Fiction, Flash Fiction, kindertransport, literature, refugees, scotland, Short Story, story, war, world war 2, Writing