Tag: work

• ESCAPE HATCH

  He jumped from the fourth floor. This was exactly why he had built the escape hatch in wall of the office for. He crossed his arms across his chest and slid out feet first, speeding downwards, bracing for the impact against the cushioned platform on the ground. He bolted across the street, sprinting for safety. […]

  Iain Kelly

  01/06/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• CONVERSATIONS FROM AN EDIT SUITE

  

  ‘I really must do something about my weight.’ ‘Me too.’ ‘I eat too much.’ ‘Yes, we should cut down.’ ‘I don’t exercise enough.’ ‘It’s the sedentary job.’ ‘A lunchtime walk, every day, that would help.’ ‘Raining today though.’ ‘From tomorrow then.’ ‘Light lunch for you today then?’ ‘Yes, salad, fruit juice, nothing else.’ ‘Right, I’ll […]

  Iain Kelly

  06/04/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• CAT-ASTROPHE

  

  It had worked. The strategically placed books – Hugo, Zola, Harari – showing his new colleagues he was an educated reader. A man of philosophical thought. A last minute decision to move Michael J. Fox and some puzzle books into view showed he also understood modern culture and had thoughtful pastimes. Even the cat showing […]

  Iain Kelly

  16/02/2022

  creative writing, Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

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• IRRECONCILABLE

  

  We had our differences. For most couples they would have been irreconcilable, but we always muddled through. It’s all about compromise. Sure, his job kept him busy, away from home a lot. Maybe that helped. We weren’t living under each other’s feet for forty years. Then I found out it wasn’t his job that kept […]

  Iain Kelly

  17/02/2021

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

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• NO TROUBLE AT ALL

  

  Alongside temperature checks every time I enter the building, my work are introducing rapid flow Covid-19 testing next week for all staff that have to be in the building. Everyone will also get a proximity alarm that will go off if someone is closer than 2 metres away. The kids are at home and we’ve […]

  Iain Kelly

  15/01/2021

  #fowc, creative writing, Non-fiction, Short Story

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