Tag: water

• HE WAITED SILENTLY

  

  The way was clear, the route less so. They could all picture it. The blue skies, the light glinting on the water, the sand between their toes. And they had been told this was the way, so they followed. Many were soon lost, or sacrificed, or dismissed. The leaders had no time for weakness or…

  Iain Kelly

  10/03/2021

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  #fowc, beach, belief, compassion, creative writing, cult, dark, determination, end, false, Fiction, Flash Fiction, followers, Friday Fictioneers, hope, island, literature, memory, metaphor, mindwashing, religion, sacrifice, sand, sea, Short Story, silence, sky, spiritual, story, sunlight, waiting, water, weak, Writing, writing prompt

• DEEPER MEANING

  

  ‘I’m worried for your welfare!’ she shouted up to him, trying to hide her genuine fear. ‘I’ll be fine.’ He had come this far, he wasn’t going to turn back now and chicken out in front of everyone. A bet was a bet. He stood in just his pants and looked down at the black…

  Iain Kelly

  11/02/2021

  #fowc, #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

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• A FEW TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES

  

  Last week had gone so well. Seeing all the regular faces, some on grainy webcams, some in the synagogue. It felt good to preach again. Now, the loudspeaker wouldn’t switch on, he’d forgotten the login for his Zoom account and the wi-fi kept dropping out. ‘I think I’ve found your problem.’ Ben got up from…

  Iain Kelly

  27/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  #fowc, broken, comedy, creative writing, electrical, Fiction, fix, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, humor, humour, issue, jewish, literature, mend, preach, rabbi, religious, sermon, Short Story, story, synagogue, Technology, water, Writing, writing prompt

• GLISTENING WAVES

  

  ‘You never listen.’ Glisten. The sun dancing on the water. ‘You’re never there.’ Dare. The cold water round his ankles. ‘I’ve been having an affair.’ Stare. A line of rocks breaking the water in the distance. ‘The children will stay with me.’ Free. His body weightless in the water. ‘I want you out.’ Doubt. Arms…

  Iain Kelly

  16/07/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, affair, alone, creative writing, depression, drowning, Fiction, Flash Fiction, free verse, glisten, listen, literature, marriage, over, poet, poetry, relationship, rhyme, sand, sea, separation, Short Story, story, suicide, sun, Thursday Photo Prompt, verse, water, waves, Writing, writing prompt

• QUICKSILVER

  

  Shimmering silver on the sand, the last chance to grasp it. Too late, it recedes and is gone, disappearing into the distance. Once it had been gold. Then, oil. Now it was water. The most valuable commodity in the world. Now he was left with just the sand. Worthless sand that covered the earth in…

  Iain Kelly

  25/06/2020

  #writephoto, creative writing, Fiction, Short Story

  #amwriting, #writephoto, change, climate, commodity, creative writing, desert, drama, drought, environment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, gold, literature, oil, sand, Short Story, silver, story, Thursday Photo Prompt, water, Writing, writing prompt