Tag: writing prompt

• THE MAN IN THE FOREST

  

  Boris sat in the burnt out car, turning the steering wheel as he screeched round the corners, chased by the polizei. In the forest outside the town of Riedenberg, Boris had stumbled upon the old car. It had been there for decades, plants and grass had surrounded it. He picked up the revolver he had found in the glovebox. The trigger…

  Iain Kelly

  13/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, Short Story

  adventure, bavaria, burnt out, car, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers, forest, furher, germany, hitler, horror, literature, nazi, overgrown, riedenberg, Short Story, story, war, world war 2, wreck, Writing, writing prompt

• BUDGET SPACE TRAVEL

  

  The train arrived at Prestwick Spaceport, built adjoining the airport. The heavy spacesuit made the short walk to the terminal difficult for Frank, the boots weighed him down. Since watching an astronaut talk to his school class from the Space Station forty years ago, Frank had dreamed of travelling in space. He had bought the…

  Iain Kelly

  12/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, Sunday Photo Fiction

  Civilian, comedy, creative writing, Fiction, Flash Fiction, future, humor, humour, literature, Middle-aged, Prestwick, Short Story, Space, Space tourism, Space travel, Spaceport, story, Sunday Photo Fiction, Writing, writing prompt

• GOD BLESS THE CAUSE FOR WHICH I DIE

  The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations were over. An old drunk started singing ‘The Dying Rebel.’ ‘I never would have thought those songs would be anything but historical,’ said the red-haired woman. ‘I never thought they’d put up a border posts across Ireland again,’ the man replied. He looked at the woman. ‘We need to make…

  Iain Kelly

  11/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Short Story, What Pegman Saw

  America, bomb, border, brexit, britain, consequences, creative writing, Dublin, europe, european union, Fiction, Flash Fiction, ireland, literature, northern ireland, politics, republican, Short Story, st patrick’s day, story, terrorism, the dying rebel, the troubles, war, What Pegman Saw, Writing, writing prompt

• THE DYING LIGHT

  My life gathered round. Eve, the passionate glowing flames, lightening the dark. Martha and Olivia, flickering young embers floating playfully. Mother and father, wisps of smoke dissipating. The campfire warmth fades. A life that burned brightly ends. The cold shadow of night envelops. Farewell, sweet Earth. I drift away. Written for the Scottish Book Trust’s monthly 50-word Fiction…

  Iain Kelly

  10/03/2017

  50 Word Fiction, creative writing, Flash Fiction, poem

  50 Word Fiction, campfire, dark, Death, embers, Fiction, flames, Flash Fiction, life, light, mood piece, poem, prose poem, scottish book trust, Writing, writing prompt

• PLAGUE

  

  Angie came running in with her prisoner trapped inside the jar. ‘Look what I got, Mum.’ Mum was too busy scrubbing dust out of the clothes. ‘Look what I caught, Dad.’ Dad was too busy in the barn, shoeing the horse. Angie sat on the stoop. ‘Not one of them is interested.’ She watched the…

  Iain Kelly

  08/03/2017

  creative writing, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Short Story

  creative writing, Crops, family, Farm, Farmers, Farming, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Insects, literature, Locusts, Plague, Short Story, story, Writing, writing prompt